Sinologist dedicated his life to Chinese culture

Editors' note: On Thursday, Goran Malmqvist, a renowned sinologist and member of the Nobel Prize for Literature committee, died at the age of 95. Tao Duanfang, a columnist wrote at Beijing News:

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CPC has explored exemplary growth path

The Communist Party of China continually seeks to improve its governance capabilities, and this has enabled China's rapid development in the past decades, as it has led China the path of the reform and opening-up.

Technology that will transform social life

In the development of mobile communication technology from 1G to 5G, Chinese mobile communications have made great advancements.

Things are not looking good for the UN

Editor's note: The worst budget cash deficit in a decade has put the operations of the United Nations at risk. With only 129 out of the 193 member states having paid their annual dues, the UN called for others to pay "urgently and in full". What will follow the UN financial crisis? Will the UN reform help? Two experts shared their views with China Daily's Pan Yixuan. Excerpts follow:

Envoy's visit sign of better China-Japan relationship

China's Vice-President Wang Qishan will attend Japanese Emperor Naruhito's enthronement ceremony on Tuesday, a sign of the great progress that has been made in improving Sino-Japanese ties.

Lingang woos firms with friendly policies

Two months after the Lingang Special Area was included into the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, the Lingang administrative committee announced 56 favorable measures on Friday to bolster the full life cycle development of emerging industries and build an open industrial system that will be competitive worldwide.

Homegrown cruise ship enters production stage

The first cruise liner to be built in the Chinese mainland entered the production phase on Friday, with the 135,500-metric-ton Vista-class vessel expected to showcase China's cutting-edge prowess in shipbuilding technologies, experts said.

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Putting pen to paper on partial deal would be confidence booster

The 15-month trade frictions the United States instigated with China have been an appreciable drag on global economic and trade growth, and are a significant source of risk for the global economy, with "real spillover effects" for emerging markets.

Succession amnesties fail to find favor with Japanese public

EMPEROR NARUHITO will officially take over the throne from his father Emperor Akihito in a ceremony to be held next week. The Beijing News comments:

Good that Tokyo, Seoul still willing to talk

Editor's Note: Japan and the Republic of Korea recently held talks at the World Trade Organization headquarters in Switzerland, but as expected they failed to reach an agreement on easing Japan's tightened controls on exports of semiconductor materials to the ROK. 21st Century Business Herald comments: