Direction of opening-up foretold by S&P entering the Chinese market

CHINA'S CENTRAL BANK said on Monday it has filed the Standard&Poor's China branch in Beijing. On the same day, the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors notified its members that it has accepted the Standard&Poor's China branch's registration to do bond rating business in the interbank bond market. Beijing News comments:

Labor Law prevails over company culture

BAI YA, chief executive officer of the internet company Youzan, has been widely criticized online for claiming that employees of his company should work six days a week from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. ThePaper.cn comments:

In court of public opinion, actions better than words

Editor's note: China should exercise restraint when encountering disparaging voices, as the country's fast development over the past 40 years has unavoidably put it in the spotlight, Ruan Zongze, vice-director of the China Institute of International Studies, writes in an article published by Global Times on Tuesday. Excerpts:

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Nursing leave for only child a necessity

In 2016, Henan became the first province to introduce nursing leave for the only child, providing a maximum of 20 days of nursing leave per year to enable people to take care of their ailing parents. In 2018, Henan included the nursing leave for the only child into the province's ordinance on the protection of senior citizens' rights and interests.

Japan needs reality check on Kuril dispute

Russia and Japan have long been locked in a dispute over four islands, known as Kuril Islands in Russia and Northern Territories in Japan. On Jan 22, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, the first official meeting between the two leaders since they agreed to accelerate negotiations on a peace treaty based on the Soviet-Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956, which ended the formal state of war between the Soviet Union and Japan.

Outside forces must not meddle in Venezuela's internal affairs

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is facing challenges from internal protests, as well as external pressure with some countries including the United States, Canada, Brazil and Australia recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president and calling for re-election in the country.

Mud slung at Huawei sticks to Washington

At a news conference, acting US Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said that two affiliates of Huawei had been indicted on 10 federal crimes related to accusations that Huawei stole technology from T-Mobile, and that Huawei, its chief financial officer, an affiliate in Iran and one of its subsidiaries in the US had been indicted on 13 charges related to allegations that Huawei committed financial fraud by violating US sanctions against doing business with Iran.

Trade talks are not a contest to see who blinks first

It is being anticipated that the upcoming talks between China and the United States will produce some positive results, but whether those expectations are met will depend on both sides being genuine in their efforts to bridge their differences and reach an agreement.

Peace talks with Taliban show US focus is on Iran

THE UNITED STATES and Taliban officials seem to have agreed on the outline for the framework of an eventual peace accord that would end 18 years of war in Afghanistan. Beijing News comments:

Strengthen safety net to protect wildlife

LAST YEAR, the police in Meixian county, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, caught 48 suspects in their campaign against wildlife poaching. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Economic cake must be shared in a fairer way

Editor's note: Many domestic problems of major economies have exerted influence on international issues, said Zheng Yongnian, a researcher in East Asia studies with the National University of Singapore, in a recent interview with Xiakedao, a WeChat account run by People's Daily. The following are excerpts of his responses to questions on the risk prevention and control in domestic and international politics: