Pragmatism required as well as creativity

In an acknowledgment that the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have been talking at cross-purposes, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that he hoped both sides could "be a little more creative" with what they bring to the table when the two sides restart talks aimed at denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

Making the cake bigger must be focus of reforms

Editor's note: In a recent interview with the Xiakedao, a WeChat account of People's Daily Overseas Edition, Zheng Yongnian, a researcher in East Asia studies at the National University of Singapore, points out that China has no choice but to press ahead with reform. The following are experts of Zheng's points of view on the topic:

It retires, but the journey continues

ACCORDING TO AN OFFICIAL press release, China's Tiangong II space lab will reenter Earth's atmosphere on Friday, which marks its official retirement. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

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Hopes raised for third Trump-Kim summit

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he hoped both the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the United States could "be a little more creative" when the two sides resume talks aimed at resolving the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue. Speaking in a radio interview on The Sean Hannity Show, however, Pompeo did not say when the talks would resume.

Law can make waste sorting drive a success

Editor's Note: China is trying to accelerate the garbage sorting campaign nationwide. Shanghai, the first place to join the nationwide campaign, required all households and offices to start sorting their trash from July 1. Which household waste management rules are the hardest to implement and what measures should be taken in the next phase to make the campaign a success? Two experts share their views with China Daily's Yao Yuxin. Excerpts follow:

US has not changed its basic stance on Huawei

The United States may approve licenses for American companies to resume new sales to Huawei, the world's largest telecommunications equipment maker, in as little as two weeks, which suggests the recent efforts of the two countries to ease restrictions on the Chinese company could move forward quickly.

Grandparents did not kill Zhang Zixin

ZHANG ZIXIN, a 9-year-old girl who was taken from her home by a middle-aged couple who had been renting a room in her family's house in Chunan, East China's Zhejiang province on July 8, was confirmed dead by the local police on Saturday. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Economy plowing ahead despite strong headwinds

For those who are concerned about China's economic well-being, the first half-year figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday may not be enough to relieve them of their worries, especially given the ongoing trade conflict with the United States and weakening global demand.

Last chance for effective climate change actions

Editor's note: The 10-day High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2019, which started on Tuesday last week in the United Nation's headquarters in New York, is coming to a close. Zhong Sheng, a People's Daily columnist, comments:

Cities in the trillion yuan club are regional support points

ACCORDING TO THE LATEST STATISTICS, the number of Chinese cities whose GDP exceeds 1 trillion yuan ($156.5 billion) is still growing, with Ningbo in Zhejiang province, and Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, joining the club, increasing the number of members to 16. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Scheduled military drill, but it still sends a message

Even though the Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday that a People's Liberation Army exercise in the water and air space off the southeast coast should be regarded as a routine arrangement according to the annual plan of the Chinese military, it is understandable that some have interpreted it as a message of deterrence to Taiwan secessionists, given how tense cross-Straits relations have become.