Local law executors' big fish are all too often small fry

THE SUPREME PEOPLE'S COURT, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Justice jointly issued their opinions on the handling of organized crime cases on Tuesday. China Daily reporter Li Yang comments:

Seeing something never before seen

MORE THAN 200 YEARS after British natural philosopher John Michell guessed the existence of big-massive objects from which even light could not escape, and 50 years after US theoretical physicist John Archibald Wheeler coined the term "black hole", humans got their first look at one on Wednesday evening, when the Event Horizon Telescope project made public the first photo of a black hole at a coordinated news conference jointly held in six cities on three continents. Humankind has been waiting for this for a long time, comments China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang:

Judgements against tycoons must be able to pass retrial test

Editor's note: The Supreme People's Court's First Circuit Court in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, announced on Wednesday that the sentence of Gu Chujun, former chairman of the refrigerator maker Guangdong Kelon Electrical Holdings, had been commuted to five years in prison. China Daily reporter Wu Yixue comments:

Hot words: Learn more to make your country stronger

学习强国(xuéxí qiángguó)

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Building bridges between China and CEE

Editor's Note: Premier Li Keqiang will meet with the leaders of 16 Central and Eastern European countries in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on Friday to not only strengthen the 16+1 cooperation framework but also to improve overall China-Europe ties.

Does technology offer peace of mind?

TWO PEOPLE IN NINGBO, East China's Zhejiang province, were reported to have stolen a roommate's money from his bank account by unlocking his smartphone via facial recognition while he was asleep. Science writer Zhang Tiankan comments:

Washington's fixation with Iran takes another turn for the worse

Viewed independently, Washington's announced intent to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist organization may seem to be little more than symbolic.

'Occupy Central' verdicts uphold rule of law in HK

As the day when nine leaders of an illegal campaign launched in the name of "democracy" were convicted of criminal charges ranging from conspiracy to causing a public nuisance to inciting others to do so, April 9, 2019, can be seen as another important milestone in the history of Hong Kong's rule of law.

SMEs must make the most of the help offered by the govt

THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA and the State Council, China's Cabinet, recently issued a guiding document to promote the healthy development of small and medium-sized enterprises. A Beijing Youth Daily article comments:

Burden eased on grassroots civil servants

Editor's note: The General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee issued a notice on resolving the prominent problem of formalism to ease the burden on grassroots governments last month. China Daily reporter Li Yang comments:

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