BoComm H1 profit up 4.61%

Bank of Communications Co Ltd posted 4.61 percent net profit growth year-on-year in the first half of this year, hitting a record high since 2015.

Meituan-Dianping wins approval for HK float

Meituan-Dianping, an online food delivery and booking platform, is said to have won approval from the Hong Kong stock exchange for its planned IPO, in what would be the second listing under the city's new dual-class share system.

Lower income triggers fall in Alibaba shares

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd saw its shares tumble 3.16 percent in New York on Thursday to close at $172.23, as the Chinese internet giant reported its first profit slide in several quarters despite top-line revenue growth.

US will aggravate self-inflicted wounds by persisting with tariffs

The United States imposed 25 percent tariffs on $16 billion of Chinese goods on Thursday, forcing China to retaliate and impose tariffs on US goods of equal value.

Much can be done to curb plastic pollution

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION recently issued A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy. Beijing News comments:

Law must act as a dam to stem tide of child pornography

ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL news, some netizens have submitted clues about websites such as Shotazone spreading pornographic pictures and videos of underage persons. An investigation is now underway. Gmw.cn comments:

Ghostbusters required to prevent future stealth software data theft

POLICE IN SHAOXING, East China's Zhejiang province, recently uncovered a case in which a listed technology company based in Beijing stole more than 3 billion pieces of personal information from 96 internet enterprises nationwide, including big names such as Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent. Beijing News comments:

Canberra's bias still hurdle to better ties

The Australian government's decision to ban Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE from its 5G network is disappointing as well as poisonous to bilateral cooperation. The ill-advised move again casts a shadow over bilateral ties, which had been showing some signs of improvement recently.

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Time for Trump to heed advice, 'to jaw-jaw is better than to war-war'

The talks between China and the United States in Washington this week prompted sighs of relief despite the fact that they are unlikely to put an end to the trade tensions between the two countries.

More houses and fair market can lower rents

Editor's note: Rapidly rising rents have become one of the hottest topics of discussion in China. According to data from realty agencies, the average rent in Beijing increased 21.89 percent in July compared with June. Two experts share their views on house rents and the property market with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang:

China can overcome a trade war

The tariff war the United States has launched against China shows no sign of abating, as the Donald Trump administration made good its threat to impose 25 percent tariff on another $16 billion worth of Chinese imports on Thursday. Instead, since the US has threatened to slap tariffs on $500 billion worth of Chinese goods, or on almost all Chinese imports, the trade conflict seems set to intensify.