Sky's the limit for reborn Wang

Chinese ace Wang Qiang has set her sights on filling some big shoes.

Cashman wants to see Sabathia, Happ back in pinstripes

CARLSBAD, California - Brian Cashman wants to bring CC Sabathia back for an 11th season with the New York Yankees, and he's also holding out some hope of re-signing JA Happ.

Searching for the Yao factor

China is cranking up its efforts to find its soccer equivalent of Yao Ming, as authorities continue to shift their focus away from quick fixes to long-term, sustainable solutions.

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Globalization a trend that cannot be reversed

In his keynote speech to the opening ceremony of the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Monday, President Xi Jinping made it crystal clear that the world's second-largest economy stands firmly behind multilateralism and the free trade system.

Drill will intensify mistrust between Russia and NATO

Despite being its largest military exercise since the end of the Cold War, NATO has tried to downplay the war games it is holding just 200 kilometers from Russia's western border.

No interference in exchange rate sign of govt's faith in the economy

THE RENMINBI'S EXCHANGE RATE against the US dollar dropped to a decade low of 6.97 last week before a quick rebound to 6.89 by Sunday. Guancha.cn comments:

Commercialization gives esports better image

ON SATURDAY, a team from China won the annual League of Legends championship held in Busan, the Republic of Korea. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

China continues to open its doors wider to world

Editor's note: The ongoing trade frictions with the United States will not close China's doors, comments Niutanqin, a popular columnist, in a web post. Excerpts:

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Expo to boost consumption, global growth

The ongoing China International Import Expo could help the world economy overcome part of the challenges facing economic globalization and stem the spread of unilateralism and protectionism. The reason: it is aimed at facilitating a new round of high-quality opening-up and boosting qualitative development, which in turn will promote trade liberalization and multilateralism.