China, France to strengthen cooperation

China's new round of reform and opening-up, and consumption upgrade will create new opportunities in niche sectors including high-tech waste recycling, quality control, food safety, medical processes and fintech, areas where French companies have proven technological expertise, a senior French business leader said on Friday.

Top two oil and gas companies report output growth

The nation's two major oil and gas companies reported growth in oil and natural gas production during the first half of the year.

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Trade talks journey arduous, but can be done step by step

Responding to Washington's latest threat to impose additional tariffs on another $325 billion of Chinese exports, the Chinese Foreign Ministry called on Washington to show "determination and perseverance" and work with Beijing to find a way out of the current impasse.

No condoning racism whatever the excuse

Things have turned ugly for Shandong University's foreign students' "buddy program".

IMF must continue to reform no matter who is at the helm

THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND announced on Tuesday that it has accepted the resignation of Managing Director and Chairwoman Christine Lagarde, who is to take over as head of the European Central Bank, and it has initiated the procedure of looking for a successor. China Radio International comments:

Spotting kids drowning in video games

THE NATIONAL HEALTH COMMISSION released an expert consensus on curbing and treating gaming disorder, which repeated the World Health Organization's decision this May to list it as a new disease. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Only the courts can judge merits of a grievance

Editor's note: Zhang Koukou, who was given the death penalty for intentional homicide after killing three neighbors whom he held responsible for the death of his mother, was executed on Wednesday. China Youth Daily comments:

Hot words: Regulation on improving the business environment

优化营商环境条例 (yōuhuà yíngshāng huánjìng tiáolì)

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What lies behind the success of AIIB

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank's board of governors approved the applications of three African countries - Benin, Djibouti and Rwanda - at its fourth annual meeting in Luxembourg on July 13, taking the total number of members to 100.

Scrapping of treaty makes future of world uncertain

On Feb 2, the United States announced it would withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty alleging that Russia had violated the 1987 agreement to eliminate the two countries' land-based ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and missile launchers in the short range (500-1,000 kilometers) and intermediate range (1,000-5,500 km).