Rumors only widen rift over dogs

AFTER A DOG OWNER IN HANGZHOU attacked a woman who was trying to move his dog away from her frightened children, leaving her with a concussion and fractured finger, the city's urban management department announced that all dogs must be registered and kept on a leash in public, among other measures. Thepaper.cn comments:

Clarifying nonphysical molestation is a crime better protects minors

Editor's note: With the development of technology, the protection of children's rights and interests has become an increasingly complicated and pressing challenge. For instance, many criminal acts targeting at the children now involve the internet or social media, which is why the Supreme People's Procuratorate has clarified that indecent acts with children involving no physical contact are still crimes. Beijing Youth Daily comments on Monday:

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Xinjiang's cultures integral part of Chinese culture

Editor's note: A white paper published by the State Council Information Office on Thursday shows the Chinese government attaches great importance to the protection and development of the traditional cultures of all ethnic groups in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

APEC must follow trend of times toward shared future

Thanks to their embracing of free trade and investment facilitation, the 21 APEC members, which include the world's most robust growth engines, now account for 60 percent of the global GDP and 47 percent of global trade.

Referendum on 'proper name' for Olympics team is ridiculous

The referendum some political forces in Taiwan are seeking on "a proper name" for the island's athletes to participate in the Olympics is both absurd and dangerous.

Authorities have legal duty to protect endangered species

CHINA'S LARGEST CHINESE STURGEON BREEDING base in Jingzhou, Hubei province, reported that the fish that belongs to the valuable first generation of its artificial breeding population started dying on Friday, and 36 had died by Saturday. The base also revealed that the second generation sturgeons began dying in large numbers from September, and nearly 6,000 had died by Nov 5. The Paper.cn comments:

Hotel housekeeping caliber of management

A MICRO-BLOGGER has uploaded online video clips recorded via candid cameras exposing some luxury hotels in different cities, including many big names in the industry, cheat on their housekeeping work and the hygiene conditions of the bedclothes, cups, glasses and toilets are not as spotless as they look. Beijing News comments:

40 years of reform, opening-up prove it is way forward

Editor's note: The process of reform and opening-up over the past 40 years has never been plain sailing, rather it has been sailing against the current, comments columnist Zhuo Ji in a recent post. Excerpts:

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ASEAN-China trade boosting growth

Economic relations between China and ASEAN have strengthened considerably over the past two decades, resulting in rapidly growing bilateral trade and investment flows. ASEAN-China trade has grown strongly, increasing from $192 billion in 2008 to $515 billion by 2018.