Law stands by women against sexual assaults

ON TUESDAY, a local court in Shanghai sentenced a man to six months in prison because he touched two women's breasts on the subway this July. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

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New round of trade talks offers hope

Editor's Note: A "phase one" deal has been reached after the new round of China-US trade negotiations concluded on Friday, breaking the months-long impasse. Two experts share their views on the deal with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Final push to attain poverty alleviation goal

China's poverty alleviation work has stepped into the decisive stage, and it is expected that, according to the existing poverty standard, the poverty-stricken population will be only about 5 million by the end of this year, with the goal of eliminating poverty in the country expected to be attained by the end of next year.

Cooperation with Nepal reaches new heights

President Xi Jinping's visit to Nepal was the first visit by a Chinese president in 23 years. However, the wait proved fruitful as the two sides issued a joint statement and signed 20 cooperation documents.

Those serving the public in Hong Kong have a duty to uphold social order

The failure of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority to properly deal with the arrest of a public hospital doctor in connection with the heightened violence over the past weekend showed how some key players in the special administrative region are not doing their part to help bring an end to the current lawlessness.

Trade agreement needs signing into effect

How did the China-US trade negotiations go in Washington?

NEV audit shows stricter review of subsidy applications necessary

THERE SHOULD BE A STRICT REVIEW OF applications before the issuing of government new energy vehicle subsidies in order to prevent fraud. Nanfang Metropolis Daily comments:

Rule of law means unjust 'luck' will run out

The trial of Sun Xiaoguo by the High People's Court of Yunnan province, which began on Monday, has grabbed the public's attention.

Say 'see a doctor' rather than 'be happy'

CHOI JIN-RI, A FEMALE POP STAR FROM the Republic of Korea better known under her stage name Sulli, was found dead in her apartment on Monday at the age of 25. The local police said they would conduct a postmortem examination to determine the cause of her death, but the expectation is she committed suicide. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Germany right to separate 5G from politics

In a rebuff to the United States' call to strangle Huawei Technologies worldwide, Germany has finalized security rules for the construction of its next-generation 5G networks that will not exclude the Chinese telecommunications maker.

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