Cooperation would benefit US more than blame game

US President Donald Trump once again harped on his favorite bête noire, trade deficits, during his visit to Japan on Sunday, the first stop on his five-country Asia tour, saying his country had "suffered massive trade deficits at the hands of Japan for many, many years".

Timely e-commerce cleanup

At its recent session, the National People's Congress, the top legislature, passed a revised antitrust competition law, which stipulates that retailers will be fined up to 2 million yuan ($301,500) if they delete adverse online comments about their quality or services, or fabricate false sales figures.

Time to discard outdated bias against vocational education

THE CHINESE PARTICIPANTS at the 44th WorldSkills Competition, held in Abu Dhabi last month, brought home eight bronze, seven silver and 15 gold medals. China won its first gold medal in the competition last year, and ranked first on the gold medal list this year. Legal Daily comments:

New rules can keep tour guides in line

THE CHINA NATIONAL TOURISM ADMINISTRATION, the country's top tourism regulator, released a series of regulations on Thursday that clarify improper behavior and detailed punishments for tour guides. Those violating the rules could have their licenses revoked and face fines up to 20,000 yuan ($3,000), according to the new regulation scheduled to take effect on Jan 1. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Monday:

Traditional culture does not include tormenting kids

YUZHANG SCHOOL, which described itself as a youngster behavior-correction institution in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, is embroiled in a scandal as some of its previous pupils claimed online that they were illegally beaten and shut in a small, dark room for days by the school. After probing, local authorities said the beatings did take place and they will punish those responsible. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

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Trump's visit comes with rational hopes

US President Donald Trump's first state visit to China is expected to improve Sino-US relations, but we should not have very high expectations from the visit.

US should cooperate to better protect IPR

Editor's note: China has made remarkable progress in protecting intellectual property rights, which helps its economic transformation to innovation-driven growth. This will benefit the country and the rest of the world, which should be appreciated by other countries, including the United States. Three experts share their views with China Daily's Wu Zheyu. Excerpts follow:

Vision for a pollution-free planet Earth

For too long, the relationship between prosperity and environment has been seen as a trade-off. Tackling pollution was considered an unwelcome cost on industry and a handicap to economic growth.

China's local governments reaching out to EU states

The China-Belgium Technology Center, a future hi-tech business center launched in Louvain-la-Neuve in June last year, is the result of a partnership between the Hubei provincial government and the Walloon government in Belgium. And the China Culture Centre in Brussels, in which the Shanghai municipal government is a major player, is strengthening cultural ties between China and the European Union through its activities and programs.

China champions open trade with import expo

In a move to implement the country's pledge to expand economic opening-up to benefit the global trade system, the first China International Import Expo is to be held in Shanghai in November next year.