G20 obliged to promote multilateralism

According to the latest forecasts of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the economic growth of almost all the major economies including the United States, the European Union, Japan and China will decline in 2019.

Cooperation with Africa reaches new high

Editor's Note: A two-day meeting of coordinators began in Beijing on Monday to review the implementation of the agreements reached at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit in September, where President Xi Jinping announced $60 billion of aid, investment and loans to facilitate Africa's development. Two experts share their views on the meeting and China-Africa cooperation with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Xinjiang on the road to modern governance

The rapid development of science and technology since the beginning of this century, big data in particular, has helped countries to strengthen their social governance. Many countries are using big data to explore the best ways to govern society and promote national security. China, too, has been using big data to conduct trials on comprehensive governance, fighting terrorism and maintaining stability in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region with tangible results.

US high-tech feels the pain of tariffs on Chinese exports

IN A LETTER RELEASED ON THURSDAY, Apple urged US decision-makers to have second thoughts and give up the 25 percent tariff on imports from China. Dell, Intel, HP and Microsoft have also issued a joint statement opposing the US administration adding laptops and tablets to the list of products that will be subject to the new tariffs. The 21st Century Business Herald comments:

Xi-Trump meeting may avert the worst scenario

With Russian President Vladimir Putin, he has "opened up a new era for China-Russia relations".

Washington should stop extreme pressure on Iran

The cloud of war over the Strait of Hormuz continues to darken as tensions between Washington and Teheran escalate, after US President Donald Trump admitted that he called off strikes against Iran at the last minute on Friday.

Cities pay price for drainage debt

HEAVY RAINS have brought serious flooding to many cities in the south of China since the region entered its annual rainy season in June. ThePaper.cn comments:

Dig out the truth of a murder that had been buried

Editor's note: The police in Huaihua, Hunan province, confirmed on Thursday that the remains of a body that were dug out from the playground of Xinhuang No 1 Middle School the previous day were that of Deng Shiping, a teacher of the school who had been missing for 16 years after he complained about the contractor cutting corners in the school's playground renovation project in January 2003. Beijing News comments:

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Population growth set on a new trajectory

A new United Nations report says India's population is expected to increase by about 273 million between 2019 and 2050, and India is likely to surpass China as the most populous country in the world by 2027.

Greater Bay Area set to boost HK development

The outside world may not be optimistic about the economic prospects of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, but a closer look will show Hong Kong's economic and employment conditions remain sound. And by fully integrating into the under-construction of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong can inject new vitality into its economy, especially its job market.

Nothing wrong in China developing its high-tech sector

In an interview with CNBC on Wednesday, former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice said China had made a risky choice by disclosing its ambition of expediting the high-tech sector's development in a bid to surpass the United States in quantum computing and artificial intelligence.