Washington's rule-breaking will leave it out in the cold

Intent on showing his critics he is making America "great again", US President Donald Trump appears willing to lash out at pretty much everyone and everything these days.

Kunshan findings uphold law, not a bow to public opinion

After five days, the local police in Kunshan have announced the results of the investigation into the case of Yu Haiming, who, after being attacked and wounded by drunken driver Liu Hailong with a knife on Monday evening, fought back and killed his assailant. The police concluded that Yu's actions were "justifiable self-defense".

Investigation into driver's killing sets example for justifiable homicide cases

ON SATURDAY, the local police in Kunshan, East China's Jiangsu province, announced that a man who killed his attacker would not be prosecuted as the death was a case of justifiable homicide. Zhao Lei, a partner lawyer and deputy director of the Beijing Zewen Law Firm, comments:

Academic's probe leaves questions unanswered

ON FRIDAY NIGHT, Hebei University of Science and Technology published the results of its investigation into claims associate professor Han Chunyu falsified his research results. ScienceNet, a website co-sponsored by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, comments:

HIV carriers' right to privacy cannot be a risk to others

IN A RECENT DISCUSSION on preventing epidemics, several members of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the nation's top legislature, advised revising the law to require HIV carriers and patients to inform others of their condition in certain circumstances. Beijing News comments:

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Toward a shared future with Africa

Delivering a speech in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in March 2013, President Xi Jinping summarized the history of Sino-African friendship and the experience of building such a friendship, and elaborated on his proposals for future efforts to promote peace and development on the continent.

Students, beware of loan sharks on campus

Campus loan generally refers to a loan given to a college student on the campus, but it is in essence a private loan. Internet lenders, most of whom are loan sharks, offer such loans to students who need the money to meet their college and other expenses. The demand for such loans is high because it is relatively easy to apply for and receive. But these loans come with high interest rates and often with collateral security, which has included naked photographs of female students.

How internet of things can benefit everyone

At a telecommunications conference hosted by Huawei late last year, I told a group of senior executives looking for growth opportunities in a saturated market that about 1 billion new mobile subscribers were just waiting for their services. Then, I showed them a photograph of a cow.

Japan is moving further away from defense-only postwar strategy

The annual defense white papers Japan has released in recent years have delivered the same message: the security situation in the neighborhood is severe. They have come up with the same suggestion, too: Japan's defense capabilities must be increased.

An ode to the clarinet

Clarinetist Wang Tao is eager to display the versatility of his musical instrument, which has long played an important role in symphony orchestras and jazz groups.

Acclaimed musical kinky boots arrives in Beijing

After 45 successful shows in Shanghai and Guangzhou, the award-winning musical extravaganza Kinky Boots has finally arrived in Beijing, the final stop of its inaugural China tour.