No relaxing measures to cool house prices

ON AUG 17, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development talked with the leaders of five municipal governments, urging them to strengthen their macro control over the local housing market. China Youth Daily comments:

Don't confuse traditional culture with feudal dross

PAMPHLETS HANDED OUT by local government employees working in the marriage registration office in Fuxing District, Handan, North China's Hebei province, have created a stir because of the views it contains about women. Thepaper.cn comments:

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Greater Bay Area an exciting story for China

The Pearl River Delta region is getting ready for its biggest transformation ever. The region is already an industrial powerhouse in southern China, comprising Guangdong province, and the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions. Now, it will get an upgrade thanks to the impending announcement of the Greater Bay Area plan - China's ambitious proposal to transform the region into a technology powerhouse to rival the likes of the San Francisco and Tokyo Bay areas.

US Space Force a counterproductive reality

US President Donald Trump's assertiveness in the military domain has to be interpreted as an element of a strategy taking the United States from multilateralism to unilateralism. Be it in trade, the environment, global governance or security, Trump believes unilateralism serves better his slogan of "America First".

Involving stakeholders key to Afghan peace talks

The recent talks between the United States and the Taliban, the first of its kind, in Qatar broke many a stalemate. But the Taliban has intensified their attacks against the Afghan government in total disregard to the outcome of the talks.

Supremacy, not exceptionalism, is what Trump is seeking for US

"We shall be as a city upon a hill.... The eyes of all people are upon us," proclaimed John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony in 1630.

Financial sector to be opened further

Foreign investors may soon be allowed to participate in China's treasury bond futures market, as the securities regulator contemplates more steps to open the bond market and liberalize the interest rate system.

CSRC suspends ratings agency for violations

The China Securities Regulatory Commission said on Friday that it has suspended Dagong Global Credit Rating, one of three main ratings agencies in the nation, from bond market business for one year for charging extravagant fees for consultancy services to clients.

UK businesses eye Chinese maternity market

The end of the one-child policy has had major implications across all aspects of Chinese society, and given a huge lift to the market for maternity goods - with British companies leading the way in meeting the demand.

Tariffs bring challenges for cloud computing industry

The booming US cloud computing sector is facing a challenge from US President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on Chinese imports, as most of the components used for the development of information factories figure in the latest $200 billion round of tariffs.

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