Ministry has to do more to ease people's GM food safety fears

CUI YONGYUAN, a former famous news anchor, recently posted several photos via his micro blog account, claiming the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs for promoting genetically modified (GM) food nationwide while not allowing GM food to appear in its own canteen. On Wednesday, the ministry responded, saying it bought all its foodstuff in the market. Thepaper.cn comments:

More efforts required to bring nation's lost treasures back home

Editor's note: An overseas buyer donated Tiger Ying, a bronze ware of the Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century-771BC), to the National Cultural Heritage Administration in September after buying it at a price of 410,00($517,000) in an auction organized by Canterbury Auction Galleries in the United Kingdom in April. The administration sent the bronze ware to the National Museum of China on Thursday. People's Daily comments:

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China, Japan face bumpy road despite détente

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship, as also the thawing of Sino-Japanese relations after eight long years. The visits of Premier Li Keqiang to Japan and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's subsequent visit to China helped bilateral ties to get back on track.

Housing sector could set new pricing trend

With the real estate market experiencing fluctuations this year, both the supply side and demand side, at different times, have indicated the realty market would cool down. And many are worried whether the cooling trend will continue next year.

Future generations deserve more than just empty talk

It takes a child to tell an emperor he has no clothes and it took Greta Thurnberg to tell climate negotiators in Poland they "have to speak clearly, no matter how uncomfortable that may be".

Writing the first draft of history of China's miracle

As a journalist, the privilege of covering many historic events firsthand is indeed rewarding, and there has probably been no better time to be a journalist if it is about "firsts" and "mosts". Most of which are associated with China's reform and opening-up.

Race is on to claim lead in NEV industry

Editor's note: Statistics show that in 2016, approximately 50 percent of the global demand for oil was attributable to the road transportation sector, with automobiles accounting for 20 percent. Countries that are strong in the new energy vehicle industry therefore have more room to ease their reliance on oil. China should pay more attention to building up its new energy vehicle industry. Niutanqin, a columnist, said in a recent post:

Huawei victim of US panic attacks

This year has not been an annus mirablis for China's Huawei Technologies Ltd, the world's largest supplier of telecommunications network equipment and second-biggest maker of smartphones.

Washington's militarization of space will ignite arms race

Washington seems intent on getting its kicks by trying to relive the good old days. If that just involved it rambling on about "America first" it could just go in one ear and come out the other. Unfortunately, it also insists on trying to act as it did in the past.

Private economy still pioneer of reform and opening-up

SOME WELL-KNOWN ENTREPRENEURS WON the honorary title of "reform pioneer" at the meeting to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening-up held in Beijing on Tuesday. Beijing News comments:

Parents should beware raising adult babies

CHEN YU, a 22-year-old from Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, is reported to have spent 2 million yuan ($290,200) on studying in New Zealand but failed to get any diploma. He even could not take care of himself and his grandmother had to feed him. Qianjiang Evening News comments: