Trust building is still needed for peninsula denuclearization

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wound up a three-day visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on the weekend. The first high-level contact between the United States and the DPRK in the wake of the historic meeting between their two leaders signals the two sides' continuing efforts to resolve their differences and promote the denuclearization process.

Thai authorities must strengthen risk management to protect tourists

SEARCH AND RESCUE operations are continuing after two boats carrying Chinese tourists sank off Phuket Island in Thailand. Although all 42 on board one of the vessels were rescued, 41 Chinese tourists died when the other vessel sank and 14 are still missing. Beijing News comments:

Any kind of recruitment discrimination illegal

FRESH HEMA, an emerging chain store for fresh meat, fruit, and vegetables has been heavily criticized because one of its managers reportedly said he wouldn't hire people from Beijing when interviewing job-seekers, because "Beijing people have money, we can't afford them." Beijing News comments:

Local officials can't rush their duties to please superiors

OFFICIALS from Taixing in East China's Jiangsu province demolished over 300 billboards along local highways within two months, even though some of the billboard owners said they have certificates and their billboards are legal. Gmw.cn comments:

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Will China and US enter a new 'Cold War'?

In the past 40 years, the world has seen the end of the Cold War and the emergence of the United States as the sole superpower, prompting it to assume the global competition between political systems had ended without realizing that these changes have been accompanied or followed by multi-polarization and globalization.

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.