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How to help deflate America's opioid bubble

The opioid epidemic in the United States, which the Department of Health and Human Services declared a public-health emergency in 2017, continues to escalate. To figure out how to resolve it, policymakers should look for lessons in what may seem to be an unrelated episode: the 2008 global financial crisis.

Merkel's slap down of US stance reveals allies' growing rift

US leaders are used to lecturing the world, including their European allies. But when Vice-President Mike Pence tried to do that at the Munich Security Conference last weekend, he was taught a hard lesson that he might not forget for the rest of his life.

Guangdong sets healthy hongbao example

The Spring Festival hongbao, or red envelope, a child receives as a festival gift can contain as much as 10,000 yuan ($1,560) or as little as 100 yuan, although the amount is generally several hundred yuan. Also, the average sum varies from province to province.

Decisive talks must be forward-thinking

China and the United States began their latest round of trade talks in Washington on Tuesday, with principal-level discussions led by Vice-Premier Liu He, who is President Xi Jinping's special envoy, and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin scheduled for Thursday and Friday.

Promise of 'exciting' summit raises hopes of real peace

Since last year, after the leaders of the two Koreas first set it in motion, a strong momentum of conciliation and engagement has eased the tensions over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear issue.

Shanghai raises the curtain as China begins its rollout of 5G

CHINA MOBILE AND HUAWEI JOINTLY ANNOUNCED on Monday that they have begun installing a 5G digital system at the Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, a major railway hub that handles 60 million passengers every year, and the project will be finished by the end of this year. China Daily reporter Li Yang comments:

Livestreaming no excuse for life-threatening acts

IN DECEMBER, a male from Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province, died after drinking a lot of liquor while livestreaming. Thepaper.cn comments:

Palace Museum lightens up its staid old image

Editor's note: The Palace Museum organized its first light show on Tuesday evening to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Beijing News comments:

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Saudi diplomacy tastes diplomatic change

Editor's Note: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit China on Thursday and Friday as part of his Asia tour, which has taken him to Pakistan and India earlier. Why is the Saudi crown prince visiting China now? And how can China and Saudi Arabia strengthen ties? Four experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

What the post-INF Treaty world will be like

The United States formally suspended the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty on Feb 1, forcing Russia to do so a day later, which heightened regional and international security risks.