China and Arab states set to shine together

Editor's Note: The eighth Ministerial Meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum will be held in Beijing on Tuesday. How can China and the Arab states strengthen cooperation? Four experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Trade row will not change manufacturing approach

Trade disputes with the United States will not hamper China's ongoing move to become an advanced manufacturing power with intensified research and development efforts and international cooperation, experts said on Friday.

Stocks steady as tariffs take effect

Chinese mainland stocks rose on Friday as investors had expected the Trump administration's 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese imports to take effect.

Duties on electronic parts to hit small tech companies

The United States import tariffs came into effect on $34 billion of Chinese goods on Friday, including electronic parts, creating challenges for technology manufacturers in the US.

Boeing, Embraer to establish joint venture in Brazil

United States aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co and Brazil-based plane-maker Embraer SA announced on Thursday they will form a joint venture as part of a strategic partnership.

Xiaomi gets weak response ahead of HK float

Once the world's most valuable unicorn - a startup valued at more than $1 billion - Xiaomi, the world's fourth-largest smartphone maker by shipments, got off to a bad start even before its shares officially started trading in Hong Kong.

US will feel the blowback from its trade extortion

Although the World Trade Organization did not name any particular country, its warning that trade barriers are damaging the global economy and that the effects are already apparent should be heeded by the United States.

Iran deal has proved its worth despite US claiming otherwise

In contrast to the hardening US position against Iran, the other parties to the Iranian nuclear deal are stepping up their communication in a bid to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive.

Protective umbrellas for polluting enterprises must be stripped away

Miners must be cleared of unproved fraud charge

TWO YEARS AGO, a miner surnamed Ren was detained for allegedly forging test results showing black lung disease so as to gain the medical insurance fund. Although Ren's lung disease was confirmed by doctors appointed by the police while awaiting a trial, the charge against him was not dropped until his death in May. Beijing News commented on Thursday:

No defense for students' stance of no repayment

IN THE FIRST HALF of the year in the Xixiangtang district of Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, about 400 college students were taken to court by a financial loan company because they failed to repay their loans. Thepaper.cn comments:

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