US increasingly isolated denying trend of the times

When German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, "the question now is: do we fall apart into pieces of a puzzle and think everyone can solve the question best for himself alone?" she was denouncing the unilateralism the United States has been pursuing since 2016.

Washington's AI plan creates battlefield

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP signed a presidential decree on Feb 11 requiring the federal government to put more resources and funds into the artificial intelligence research and promotion. Li Zheng, a US studies researcher at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, commented in an article for Beijing News:

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Families should make their planning

The National Health Commission has said the family planning policy should not be completely scrapped immediately. Instead, we should seriously consider a population policy to increase China's low fertility rate.

Public awareness can help fight film piracy

Editor's Note: Some blockbusters including mega Lunar New Year hit The Wandering Earth are being challenged by pirated versions. How to end this menace and protect intellectual property rights, which in turn would support the film and TV industry? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Yao Yuxin. Excerpts follow:

Summit may yield results

Editor's note: The international community expects the second summit between US President Donald Trump and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea top leader Kim Jong-un, to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Feb 27-28, to take the Korean Peninsula peace process further forward. But will the summit fulfill people's expectations? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Pan Yixuan. Excerpts follow:

Consumer, producer prices stay steady

China's consumer and producer price indexes rose less than forecast in January, official data showed on Friday.

Ant Financial acquires UK payments firm

Ant Financial, the fintech company owned by Chinese internet giant Alibaba, has taken a major step into Europe through the acquisition of United Kingdom payments company WorldFirst.

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No countryside comfort zone for lookalike goods

A RECENT MEDIA investigation found that many products that carry similar names with famous brands are openly on sale in certain rural supermarkets. ThePaper.cn comments:

Vietnam set to be next Asian growth miracle

Editor's note: Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January that Vietnam will expand its opening-up, transform to an innovation economy and establish fair and transparent rules based on international standards. A WeChat account owned by Qin Shuo, a business commentator, comments:

Washington's Huawei anxiety has become hysteria

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies has been in hot water lately.