Rules governing soccer ban political provocations

The Chinese Football Association announced on Sunday that the nation's Under-20 team will return home from Germany after indefinitely suspending the plan for the team to play a series of friendlies with German fourth division teams after Tibetan "independence flags" were unfurled at a match in Mainz.

Beijing's positive response encouraging

Beijing Party chief Cai Qi said at a meeting on Monday that consideration must be shown to those people who experience difficulties as a result of the campaign to check safety hazards in places where many migrant workers are living. As well as being people-oriented, the work must not be done in haste, he said.

Better pay and training to ensure tots entrusted to qualified carers

AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE at a kindergarten in Beijing, all kindergartens in the capital are to be staffed with inspectors to oversee their operation, the local education authority announced on Sunday. Beijing News commented on Sunday:

Confidence in UK battered by Brexit

PARIS AND AMSTERDAM will be the respective locations for the European Banking Authority and the European Medicines Agency from April 2019 as a result of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. Beijing News commented on Monday:

Surnames should adhere to tradition and social norms

A COUPLE IN JINAN, capital of Shandong province, wanted to register their daughter with a surname different from that of either of them. The local police rejected their request and a court also later ruled against their request. Hebnews.cn comments:

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'16+1' invigorates China-Europe ties

The 6th meeting of heads of government between China and Central and Eastern European Countries in Budapest is proof that cooperation between China and the 16 CEE countries has grown from strength to strength and matured over the past five years, marked by a number of early harvests in the areas of trade, investment, infrastructure, finance, education, tourism and people-to-people exchanges. The "16+1" cooperation mechanism has delivered benefits to all the countries involved, highlighting China-Europe cooperation as a whole.

Should grads insist on staying in big cities?

Editor's note: With the population decentralization policy taking effect in cities, and competition in the job market becoming fiercer, it's time college graduates pondered whether or not they should look for a job in a metropolis. Three experts share their views on the subject with China Daily's Wu Zheyu. Excerpts follow:

Ties with ROK improving, but cautiously

Communication between China and the Republic of Korea has gradually improved, leading to their recent agreement to resolve the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system issue.

EU could learn some economic growth lessons from China

The European Union is an economic bloc with disparities among its 28 member states. For example, Luxembourg's per capita GDP last year was roughly 12 times more than Bulgaria's. In addition, Western European countries are better off than their Central and Eastern European counterparts.

Child abuse in kindergartens calls for tighter management

Any member of staff at a Beijing kindergarten of RYB Education New World, if proved by a police investigation to be involved in child abuse, should be shown no leniency in terms of legal penalties. And RYB Education, a New York listed company, to which the kindergarten is affiliated, should also receive deserved punishment for its lack of proper management.