Cooperation helping Africa to build a new future

Even decades after throwing off the shackles of colonialism and gaining independence, African countries have not been able to beat the cycle of poverty. World Bank reports say 23 of the 28 poorest countries in the world are in Africa. And the number of Africans who earn less than $1.9 dollars a day, the World Bank's international poverty line, is about 400 million, or about 30 percent of the total population of the African continent.

Belt and Road Initiative serves to promote multilateral cooperation

It is natural for such a big international project as China's Belt and Road Initiative to be taken by some with a grain of salt.

Not a hope in hell that Tsai will achieve her goal

In her latest attempt to seek foreign support for her separatist agenda, Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen said she had submitted requests to buy new F-16 fighters and M1 tanks from the United States. This will have warmed the cockles of Washington's heart, but it has only further strained the already chilly atmosphere across the Taiwan Straits and incurred strong opposition from Beijing.

Greater China-EU cooperation will instill confidence in multilateralism

PRESIDENT XI JINPING VISITED ITALY, Monaco and France from March 21 to 26. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Grave concerns in conservation area

IN A NATIONAL WATER SOURCE conservation area in Fuzhou, Fujian province, more than 100 graves appear like gray rashes on the lush green mountains. China Daily reporter Li Yang comments:

New financial crisis would make 2008's seem child's play

Editor's note: At the Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan last week, Zhu Min, an economist with Tsinghua University and former deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, aired his views on the high debt ratio of the world economy in a sub-forum. Excerpts:

Hot words: Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge

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Model for coordinated development

This year's Government Work Report said that "major progress was made in boosting the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region".

Removing the tumor of corruption

One year after the National Supervisory Commission was established on March 23, 2018, as the highest anti-corruption agency, China's supervisory system reform has made concrete achievements.

Huge potential of China's bond market is being tapped through ongoing reforms

On April 1, China's renminbi-denominated central government and policy bank bonds will be added to the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Index.

Eatery flashes flair for French cuisine

GUANGZHOU - Guangzhou-based restaurant Get Holiday, known for its forays into Western cuisine, has joined Good France, a campaign launched by the French government to promote the European nation's cooking and cuisine to the world.