A digital BRICS can fulfill new goals

The ongoing 10th BRICS summit of the leaders of five major emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - in Johannesburg will ensure programmatic continuity, as suggested by its theme of "BRICS in Africa: Collaboration for Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity in the Fourth Industrial Revolution". And the accompanying forums, dialogues and about 100 sectoral meetings on the sidelines of the summit show every effort is being made to lead the group toward greater success.

Region to suffer collateral damage of a trade war

A series of decisions by the US to impose trade tariffs on its various key trade partners, including China, the European Union, India, Russia and the North American Free Trade Agreement signatory countries - Canada and Mexico - have pushed the world toward escalating trade protectionism amid rising retaliatory "tit-for-tat" tariffs as well as non-tariff measures.

Vaccine scandal has shattered public trust in supervision

The vaccine scandal raises many tough questions that the thorough investigation promised by President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang must not ignore, especially because the substandard vaccines could have been given to many children below the age of 12 years nationwide.

Strong treatment needed to remedy vaccine system

If it is found that the company at the center of the vaccine scandal paid kickbacks to local disease prevention and control centers for the procurement of its vaccines, as reports claim, it clearly had no qualms about selling substandard vaccines.

Natural partners on Belt and Road

President Xi Jinping's recent visit to the United Arab Emirates, the first visit by a Chinese head of state to the Arab country in 29 years, enhanced the level of pragmatic cooperation between the two countries to the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership.

No tolerance for any misdeeds that endanger lives and health

ON JULY 15, the State Drug Administration found that Changchun Changsheng Bio-tech Co fabricated its manufacturing records for the human rabies vaccines. On July 20, the same company received penalties for having produced "junk" DPT vaccines last October. People's Daily comments:

Debate touches on economic pain point

THE PUBLIC DEBATE between two senior researchers, one with the People's Bank of China and the other with the Ministry of Finance, has laid bare how delicate the balance is between money supply and tax reduction. Beijing News comments:

Hainan needs to think about more than just horses

IN APRIL, the central authorities announced a plan to turn Hainan province into the world's largest free trade zone. The province is also being encouraged to develop a sports lottery, alongside beach and water sports, and horse racing. Not surprisingly, an equestrian fervor has followed. Beijing News comments:

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BRICS on right track to the future

The 10th BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, from Wednesday to Friday will once again highlight the rising power of large emerging economies in the world economy.

BRICS building strong bridges with Africa

The 10th BRICS summit in Johannesburg from Wednesday to Friday is the second one to be hosted by South Africa, which has since earned it the epithet of a "BRICS gateway" to fast-transforming African nations. The theme of this year, "BRICS in Africa: Collaboration for Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity in the Fourth Industrial Revolution", is also a step forward from that of the 5th BRICS summit in Cape Town in 2013, "BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Integration and Industrialization".

US Congress is wrong to question Huawei's academic partnerships

Recently my company Huawei was strongly criticized by several members of the US Congress. They asked the US secretary of education to investigate whether our cooperation with US universities on basic scientific research might threaten US national security. I believe this criticism displays an ignorance of how contemporary science and innovation work and I recently described it as "ill-informed" in a media interview.