Xiongan holds out lots of promises for foreign firms

To the south of Beijing, Xiongan New Area is taking shape not only to offload non-capital functions from Beijing but also to become a "world-class water and forest city". The new city in Hebei province will be larger than London, which covers about 1,500 square kilometers.

No tolerance for those trying to split country

Both the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council and the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region issued strong statements on Saturday expressing their resolute support for the SAR government in its bid to reign in any collusion between Hong Kong separatists and external forces.

Xiongan to blaze a new trail for further reforms

Xiongan has been in constant change since April 1 last year when the Communist Party of China Central Committee announced its establishment as a new area to take over some of Beijing's non-capital functions and blaze a trail for the balanced development of the densely-populated Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area.

Easing listing requirements will help enterprises realize their innovations

THE CURRENT stringent requirements on corporate profitability will be eased to enable innovative startups in tech, bio-tech and high-end manufacturing to apply to be listed before they become profitable if they meet certain standards set by the authorities, according to a notice published by the State Council, China's Cabinet, on Friday. Beijing News comments:

Y-STR proves to be evidential link

A MAN surnamed Gao has been convicted on raping and killing 11 females from 1988 to 2002 in Northwest China's Gansu province and North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, after admitting his guilt in court. He was sentenced to death on Friday. Beijing News comments:

Ways must be found so Chinese referees worth their whistles

FIFA has unveiled the names of the referees for the 2018 World Cup that will be staged in Russia from June 14 to July 15. It is a pity, but not a surprise, that there is not a single Chinese referee among the total of 99 referees, who are from 46 countries and regions, on the list. People's Daily comments:

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The acid test for China as it comes of age

On March 22, US President Donald Trump announced three measures in response to an "investigation" into China's intellectual property rights violations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The US administration claimed that China's actions, policies and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property and innovation, which had harmed US businesses. The three measures are:

Patriotism basis of 'one country, two systems'

Speaking at the closing of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress last month, President Xi Jinping said the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions should integrate their own development into the country's development, and take measures to enhance the sense of national consciousness and patriotism among their residents.

Is Abe losing confidence in Trump and his friendship?

Emerging from the Trump Tower in New York City in November 2016, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he was convinced that Donald Trump "is a leader in whom I can have confidence". Abe became the first head of government to visit the US president-elect, and since then he has been busy trying to forge a close relationship with Trump, with their common outdoor pursuit - golf - acting as a lubricant.

Tax cuts to alleviate burden of enterprises

China will issue an additional set of policies to further cut 400 billion yuan ($63.8 billion) of tax this year, following Wednesday's announcement of value-added tax reform, officials from the Ministry of Finance said on Friday.

Cainiao launches global air freight service

Courier aggregator Cainiao Network Technology Co Ltd has launched its first international air freight service, a solid step toward the goal of serving 2 billion customers within two decades set by its parent company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.