Lifesaving give and take

Xia Suisheng, a professor at Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology and an organ transplant pioneer in China, died on Tuesday. His family members followed his wishes and donated his corneas to the hospital.

Domestic economists should develop own innovative theories

Editor's note: Justin Yifu Lin, an economist with Peking University and former chief economist and senior vice-president of the World Bank, gave a speech on China's economy at the ceremony to mark the founding of the School of Economics at Beijing-based Renmin University of China late last month. The following are excerpts from his speech:

Employers must be made to err on the safe side

A VIDEO CLIP recently went viral on the internet showing a worker holding two hard hats - a red one, which he said is for the use of the site managers, and a yellow one, which he said is for the use of ordinary workers - which after he knocked them together left the yellow one broken. Qianjiang Evening News comments:

US riding its hobby horse with suspicions about scholars

Instead of considering them intellectuals with whom to exchange ideas, it seems the United States now regards Chinese professors and scholars in the field of social sciences as spies, and is shutting the door to them.

Virtual way to save architectural heritage

THE NOTRE DAME FIRE has been extinguished, but its spire and a large portion of its wooden roof have been damaged. Maybe digital technology could help to better protect architectural cultural heritage, comments China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang:

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US can't call all the shots anymore

The United States has officially designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization in an attempt to isolate Iran in the international community. US President Donald Trump's announcement on April 8 that he would designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization, not surprisingly, invoked a quick counter-move from Teheran - Iran's Supreme National Security Council labeled the US Central Command and its forces in West Asia as terrorist organizations on the same night.

Stop cryptocurrency 'mining' for public good

Editor's Note: In a recent draft list of industries it intends to encourage, restrict or eliminate, the National Development and Reform Commission has said the cryptocurrency "mining" industry has to be eliminated. What will be the impact of this move on the cryptocurrency industry both at home and abroad? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Smear campaign against China won't make US great again

Senior US officials like to talk about reciprocity in relations with China. But one thing that China will not and cannot reciprocate is sending its officials around the world to defame another country. Which is exactly what US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did in Chile on April 12 when he slandered Beijing, and tried to drive a wedge between Latin American countries and China.

Govt's actions ensure economy in better fettle than expected

China's GDP growth in the first quarter beat market expectations to achieve a 6.4 percent year-on-year expansion, a hard-won result that reflects the country's strenuous efforts to keep the world's second-largest economy on track.

Some in Australia insist on banging the same old drum

A worrying trend is gaining momentum in Australia as the country's media are giving increasing coverage to political figures and academics airing far-right, even racist views.

Together, three neighbors can better promote free trade in Asia

THE 15TH ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS AMONG CHINA, Japan and the Republic of Korea on a free trade agreement was held in Tokyo last week. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments: