China to attract more foreign investment

Last week, the International Monetary Fund raised its growth forecast for the Chinese economy from 6.2 percent (which it had predicted in January) to 6.3 percent for 2019. At the same time, it downgraded its global growth forecast from 3.5 percent to 3.3 percent owing to poor world economic growth, including that of the United States.

Woman's video over faulty car shows consumers still being taken for a ride

A VIDEO CLIP has gone viral showing a young woman in Xi'an sat on the hood of a car complaining about the dealer that sold the car to her. Xiakedao, the official WeChat account of People's Daily overseas edition, comments:

Not easy for US-DPRK to make real headway

Democratic People's Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong-un has said he is only interested in meeting US President Donald Trump again if the United States comes to talks with the right attitude.

Say goodbye to giant softshell turtle

ON SATURDAY, the last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle, the largest species of freshwater turtle, died in Suzhou Zoo. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Urbanization requires more than construction of buildings, roads

With household registration restrictions lifted recently for cities with a permanent population of less than 3 million and the further loosening of such controls for cities with permanent population between 3 and 5 million, migrant workers who have worked in cities for years but have not been able to settle down with a permanent household registration will definitely benefit.

Better protection of cultural relics needed when exhibited abroad

Editor's note: On Tuesday, a mistrial was declared in a case in which a US man broke off the thumb of a Terracotta Warrior during an exhibition at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia in December 2017. Beijing News comments:

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China's accountability system unique

China has made unprecedented contributions to global economic growth and green innovation in recent decades, lifting close to 800 million people out of poverty since it launched reform and opening-up four decades ago. China- and the world - owes this success to the Chinese authorities' experimental approach to policymaking, characterized by trial and error and constant adaptation.

EU's new lifeline may not be enough to save May

On Thursday, the European Union gave British Prime Minister Theresa May until Oct 31, four months more than what she had sought, to resolve the domestic deadlock over Brexit.

Firms should look before they leap into foreign markets

Chinese enterprises have gone global thanks to the rapid economic development of China over the past decades. They now occupy a vital place and enjoy certain advantages in the global industrial chain and marketing network because they have optimized worldwide resources and trade mechanisms such as the Belt and Road Initiative, which is aimed at improving connectivity between Asia and Europe and Africa.

World Bank, IMF seek closer ties with China

Leading multilateral funding organizations are looking to expand the nature and scope of their engagement with China, according to their top officials.

Chengdu inks 22 foreign-invested deals

A total of 22 foreign-invested projects worth $3.39 billion were signed during the "Chengdu can do" foreign investment signing event held in the capital city of Sichuan province on Friday.