Clean bedding is the right of every hotel guest

AN INSPECTION by a nongovernment appraisal agency found that many a time five-star hotels in Beijing, including Hilton and Intercontinental, fail to change the bedding and toiletries of used rooms. Yanzhao Metropolis Daily commented on Wednesday:

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US threats won't resolve DPRK issue

That US President Donald Trump and his supporters have ruled out the most apparent solution to ease the tensions on the Korean Peninsula is regretful, and his continuous injection of "fire and fury" into millions of souls a mistake.

The most vital lesson: Teach students to live

'Teach me, brother, how to live." This line from Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin should be a footnote to what is the most important education for Chinese students.

Navy patrols will compromise regional peace

Whether the Donald Trump administration will order the US Navy to conduct more "freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea in the next few months will serve as a barometer for the international community to gauge the sincerity of the United States in not only continuing its good relations with China but also in maintaining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.

Controlling TB must be part of BRICS' story in 'golden decade'

The 9th BRICS Summit that concluded in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, on Tuesday has drawn the world's attention to the member nations' tremendous accomplishments and promises. The five BRICS economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - have experienced a combined growth of nearly 180 percent in the past 10 years. They look set to usher in another "golden decade" that will benefit people in BRICS states and beyond.

Ineffective sanctions highlight need for talks

That a new, knottier round of crisis would break out after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea conducted its sixth nuclear test on Sunday was immediately clear, as was the fact it would not end any time soon.

Chinese stories promoting peace

Chinese solutions to common global problems, as highlighted in Major Country Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics, a six-episode documentary made by China Central Television that went on the air on Aug 28, have helped the world to pursue better global governance, promote peace and common development, and build a community of shared destiny.

Initial coin offerings are nothing but Ponzi schemes in e-business garb

PEOPLE'S BANK OF CHINA, the country's central bank, along with banking and securities regulators and five other central government departments issued a joint statement on Monday banning individuals and organizations from raising funds through initial coin offerings (ICOs), or digital currency launches. Southern Metropolis Daily comments:

What's in a name? A mobile game

A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE REGISTRATION CARD of a newborn in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province has gone viral online because she has a unique name: Wangzhe Rongyao, or King of Glory, a popular mobile game. Beijing News comments:

By not reducing pollutants, firms harm themselves

MORE THAN 54 PERCENT of some 41,928 enterprises across the country were found to have violated the environmental protection laws during the past five months, according to an ongoing inspection on air pollution by the Ministry of Environmental Protection. Beijing News commented on Tuesday:

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