Eldercare model reflects wisdom of society

Editor's note: Living in a fast-aging society, senior citizens are coming up with new ideas to care for themselves. For instance, 13 senior citizens have chosen to live as a group (baotuan yanglao) in the suburbs of Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Four experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Job seekers, beware of the pitfalls of illusory offers

In several big cities, including Beijing, a rather "creative" but vicious fraud has been targeting young female job seekers.

Tariffs to repay blow if US makes good on threat

The tariffs Beijing announced it would slap on US imports on Friday was a response to Washington's threat to raise its previously announced pending tariffs of 10 percent to 25 percent on Chinese imports worth $200 billion.

Constructive engagement key to South China Sea stability

Summing up his impressions of the foreign ministers meetings on East Asia cooperation that just concluded in Singapore, chief Chinese diplomat Wang Yi highlighted a sharp contrast: a "very successful and smooth" 10+3 session and a 10+8 session that displayed "some negative tendencies".

Kubuqi a successful example of desert greening

The world's most successful land reclamation project is not to be found in a coastal area, since it is not land reclaimed from the sea. Instead, one needs to look west from Beijing at inland China and land reclaimed from desert.

US and allies can't exclude China from world trade

The tariff war the United States initiated with China has been continuously escalated by the Trump administration.

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Economy to be stable despite headwinds

At a key meeting on July 31, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee signaled that in the second half of this year, China would focus more on keeping the economy stable amid external uncertainties.

This technology will make subway ride easier

Editor's Note: Beijing metro is reportedly developing a new system to allow passengers to enter and exit the stations with facial recognition, which could become operational by the end of this year. A technological expert and a lawyer share their views on the issue with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang: Excerpts follow:

Who will bell the climate change cat?

Torrential rain, cloudbursts, flashfloods are wreaking havoc in large parts of the world. Countries such as Greece are seeing wildfires ravaging one part, and flashfloods leaving people helpless in others. While large swathes of China and India are experiencing record temperatures, thunderstorms, continuous downpours and floods other parts have paralyzed people's daily life and destroyed houses and properties.

Abe should know cooperation means more than having a sweet tongue

Making a U-turn, Japan is showing interest in working with China on infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia and Africa, where Tokyo has tried hard to compete with Beijing.

Heineken to buy stake in CR Beer

China Resources Beer Co Ltd, the largest brewer in the country and the maker of the best-selling Snow Beer brand, has signed an agreement with Dutch premium brewer Heineken NV to further develop the high-end beer market in China.