Stellar Q3 makes Alibaba upbeat before Singles Day

An upbeat Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will hold its famed annual Singles Day online shopping festival on Nov 11, having posted its fastest quarterly (July-September) sales growth since its record initial public offering in 2014.

SOEs set up center for trading minerals

China Minmetals and four other State-owned companies have joined hands to set up a new international trading center for minerals in the Caofedian Wetlands in Hebei province.

CCB inks house renting deals

China Construction Bank Corp on Friday joined hands with major real estate developers to provide long-term housing for rent and launched a loan product for tenants in Shenzhen, Guangdong province.

US law firm sees Chinese M&A abroad rebounding on B&R

A rebound in Chinese companies' overseas mergers and acquisitions is on the horizon, thanks to the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative, according to Baker McKenzie, a Chicago-based multinational law firm.

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Constructive contribution to regional issues welcome

Donald Trump's first visit to Asia as US president, which will take him to Japan, the Republic of Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines, comes at a critical moment, as the missile and nuclear programs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have cast a shadow over the region. The issue is expected to feature prominently in Trump's talks.

Greener growth focus required

The Ministry of Environmental Protection recently dispatched 280 inspectors from other places to 28 cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region to check whether their key industries have carried out pollution treatment as required.

Proactive move by authorities to protect consumers on Singles Day

THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES have published a blacklist of e-commerce companies and a warning about the dubious practices of some sellers ahead of Singles Day, the shopping gala on Nov 11. Southern Metropolis Daily comments:

More deaths in NY if attacker had gun

IN THE WAKE OF Tuesday's terrorist attack in New York, which killed eight people and injured at least 11 others, US President Donald Trump has called for an end to the visa program that the terror suspect used to enter the country. Beijing News commented on Thursday:

For safety's sake, vending machines must be regulated

A VENDING MACHINE offering ready-to-eat instant noodles appeared in an office building in the Xuhui district of Shanghai, on Monday. All customers needed to do was pay using the digital wallet on their smartphones and then select the flavor they wanted, and a bowl of noodles would be cooked within 45 seconds. It was shut down by the local authorities two days later. Gmw.cn comments:

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Pace of opening-up will not slow

China will firmly stick to the basic national policy of opening-up and pursue win-win cooperation with other countries, President Xi Jinping said on Monday while meeting with foreign and Chinese entrepreneurs and academics. That Xi made the remarks at the first meeting with visiting dignitaries after his re-election as the general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee last week will make the world more confident about doing business with China.