The escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, both nuclear-armed countries, over the past two days have stirred worries over an all-out conflict in South Asia if the military confrontation escalates out of control.
A number of officials have not been fulfilling their duties, even compromising public interests by neglecting their duties, arousing public concern. In fields where social contradictions are acute and jobs difficult to come by, the problem of officials neglecting their duties is more widespread.
Editor's Note: A proposal by Zhao Zhizhong, a member of Hainan provincial committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, has sparked a public debate on whether a law should be promulgated to ban schoolchildren below 16 from using mobile phones, especially in school, because tech products bring more harm than convenience for adolescents. Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Yao Yuxin. Excerpts follow:
US President Donald Trump said last week that he wants the United States to become a technology leader through open and fair competition rather than by blocking others of their "currently more advanced technologies." The message came as a surprise because US officials have been busy waging an aggressive smear campaign against Huawei, Chinese telecommunications equipment maker and the world's leading 5G technology player.
When Democratic People's Republic of Korea top leader Kim Jong-un and United States President Donald Trump met in Hanoi on Wednesday, their broad smiles and warm handshake conveyed the same conviviality they displayed after their head-to-head talks in Singapore eight months ago.
Divorce can be costly, especially when there is no prenuptial agreement in place. The United Kingdom is finding this out the hard way as it tortuously tries to decouple itself from the European Union.
SIX PEOPLE are on trial in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, for operating a medical tourism scam targeting wealthy Chinese. Guangming Daily comments:
A DEVELOPER IN YUNCHENG CITY, North China's Shanxi province, reportedly requires all buyers to sign a contract promising not to raise dogs when they buy a property in one of its residential developments. Liu Yuanju, a researcher in law and sociology at Shanghai Institute for Finance and Law, comments:
Editor's note: The summit between US President Donald Trump and Democratic People's Republic of Korea top leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday and Thursday in Hanoi, Vietnam, is their second meeting in eight months. Fang Ning, a researcher in politics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, comments in his interview with Guancha.cn:
Editor's Note: Some US-led Western countries have launched a technology "cold war" against China by targeting Chinese high-tech enterprises such as Huawei, a telecommunications equipment maker and major 5G technology player. Given the twists and turns of the tech "cold war", how should Chinese high-tech companies respond to the developments? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:
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