TV HOST AND FASHION ICON WHO INTRODUCED CHINA TO THE WORLD

Today, Chinese people travel and study abroad, watch blockbusters at cinemas, order international fashion brands online, and do business with people from other countries.

40 YEARS ON

Editor's note: This year marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of China's reform and opening-up policy. China Daily profiles people who experienced or witnessed the important drive.

Car hailing company must use technology to guarantee safety

A DRIVER EMPLOYED BY DIDI, the largest car hailing company in China, has confessed to raping and murdering a female customer on Saturday in Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Three months ago, an air stewardess was raped and murdered by a car hailing driver, who had registered the car with Didi under his father's name, in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province. Qianjiang Evening comments:

Rewards may encourage garbage sorting

AN INTELLIGENT HOUSEHOLD refuse collecting and sorting machine was launched in a residential community in Shanghai on Monday. ThePaper.cn comments:

Japan's defense paper at odds with reality

As has become the norm, Japan's latest defense white paper points an accusing finger at surrounding countries, including China, for creating security concerns.

Data driven dorm distribution for student harmony

AS THE NEW SEMESTER approaches, Nanjing University has been allocating dormitory rooms to freshmen based on online survey results of their living habits, such as their sleeping schedule, so as to match each fresh student with some suitable roommates. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

DPRK detente will not last if US insists on all take, no give

Frustrated there has been no tangible progress on denuclearization, the Donald Trump administration has just reached a fresh consensus with Japan and the Republic of Korea on sustaining the pressure on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, until the latter gives up nuclear weapons.

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A trade war won't benefit the US

Editor's note: The US and China have announced a new round of tit-for-tat tariffs, and if such actions and reactions continue and turn into a full-blown trade war, no one will emerge winner. Two experts share their views with China Daily's Pan Yixuan on the issue. Excerpts follow:

Passengers' safety must be above profit

A 20-year-old woman was raped and killed by a Didi Chuxing hitch carpooling driver in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, on Friday. On May 5, an airline stewardess was raped and killed in Zhengzhou, Henan province, by the driver of a car registered under his father's name with Didi Chuxing, China's largest online car-hailing platform.

Policies to curb real estate demand are bearing fruits

China's real estate market has entered a new stage this year. In the first seven months, the authorities adopted policies to curb the unreasonable real estate demand. Till the end of July, more than 50 prefecture-and higher-level cities and 10 county level-cities had issued real estate policies to curb demand. But on the other hand, the authorities have emphasized the importance of adequate supply to stabilize the supply-demand relationship.

Car hailing company must put customers' safety before profits

A 27-YEAR-OLD DIDI CHUXING DRIVER in Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, has reportedly confessed to raping and murdering a 20-year-old woman who booked his car through the company's Hitch carpooling service. People's Daily comments: