Chinese brandy producer eyes pole position

With around 10 kilograms of Ugni Blanc grape being fermented into wine and then distilled twice to age in oak barrels for at least six years, a bottle of 700 ml Koya brandy is created, giving Chinese consumers more choices for high-end brandy.

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Education reforms must tread on some toes to be effective

Editor's note: The education authorities have rolled out intensive policy measures in recent years, not only involving the comprehensive reform of preschool education, high school education and vocational education, but also the building of the teaching team, the management of after-school training institutions, and the mitigation of homework burdens on primary and middle school students. A China Youth Daily article comments:

Rural revitalization does not mean dying villages should get life support

THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS talked about the country's "hollowed-out villages" twice in its meetings this month, calling on the whole society to pay attention to developing rural industries to help prevent the collapse of rural communities. Beijing News comments:

Engaging with China would serve US better

Even if the outcome of the bargaining in the soon-to-be-resumed trade talks between the United States and China produces a long-awaited deal, it is unlikely to correct the course of their overall relations, which has shown increasing signs of deteriorating lately. Unless the latest trade war cease-fire agreed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Osaka, is taken as an opportunity to reboot their relationship.

Extreme weather highlights urgency of concerted actions

Floods, drought and extremely high temperatures have again marked a summer of extreme weather events across China and, as if to drive home the point, a rarely seen tornado swept through the northeastern province of Liaoning on Wednesday, killing six and injuring 190.

Accessories to crimes also bear responsibility

WANG ZHENHUA, chairman of Shanghai-based realty developer Seazen, which is listed in both Shanghai and Hong Kong, was detained by the Shanghai police on suspicion of molesting a 9-year-old girl, while a 49-year-old woman surnamed Zhou was detained, too, for possibly assisting him. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

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It's time US and Iran stepped down a bit

Editor's Note: Iran's enriched uranium stockpile has passed the 300-kilogram limit set by the 2015 nuclear deal, from which the United States withdrew in May last year. Given the mounting tensions between Teheran and Washington, how would the situation evolve? Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Everything looks yellow to the US' jaundiced eye

The United States and Germany once again criticized China at a United Nations Security Council meeting on Tuesday for "depriving the Uygur people's rights in Xinjiang".

China and US should work on strategic partnership

For people who are dedicated to improving China-US relations, the meeting between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump in Osaka, Japan, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit on June 30 has come as an encouraging sign.

West's meddling in HK root cause of violence

Following the vandalizing of Hong Kong's legislature on Monday, Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt urged the city's authorities to understand the root causes of what happened which according to him was a deep-seated concern by people in Hong Kong that their basic freedoms are under attack.