The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) came into being on Dec 30 as a new free trade accord among Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, New Zealand, Singapore and Vietnam. The newly signed trade deal is essentially a successor to the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, which US President Donald Trump withdrew from within days of assuming office in January 2017.
Apple Inc has slashed the price of some its iPhone models by up to about 800 yuan ($118) for its channel partners in China after the United States tech giant lowered its revenue forecast partly due to a weak performance in the country.
China will further promote financing services for small and microenterprises this year based on two principles - keeping risks controllable and making the lending business commercially sustainable, said officials of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission on Friday.
China has announced it will build the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region into a financial opening-up gateway to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Editor's note: The yellow vest movement in France might lead the country in a different direction, comments Zheng Ruolin, a columnist who lived in France for 20 years, in a post. The following are excerpts from the post:
Having exchanged in-depth views on trade and other economic issues, the Chinese and US delegations finally wrapped up their discussions on Wednesday, with both sides agreeing to continue to keep close contact with a view to ultimately solving their differences.
Should the Tibetan autonomous region open up to the outside world?
ON TUESDAY, the top disciplinary, supervisory, procuratorate and public security authorities started a joint investigation into the allegation that the supreme court lost case documents related to a coal mine dispute, which was exposed late last month. Beijing News comments:
ON JAN 3, a 19-year-old girl went to a plastic surgery hospital in Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou province, for a nose job. Seven hours later, her family was told she had died. Thepaper.cn comments:
Editor's Note: China has made history in space exploration by landing the Chang'e-4 spacecraft on the far side of the Moon. While most leaders and scientists have applauded China's achievement, certain parties view China's progress in space technology as a threat. Are their worries well founded? Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:
Editor's Note: China's movie box office reached a record 60.98 billion yuan ($8.88 billion) last year, up 9 percent from 2017, with domestic movies accounting for 62.5 percent of the total, according to the State Film Administration. What new features and trends were visible in Chinese films, and how can domestic filmmakers improve their products in the future? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Yao Yuxin. Excerpts follow:
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