Onus on countries to treat their own waste, not dump it on others

AN AUSTRALIAN TV PROGRAM recently reported that the country had been suffering a "recycling crisis" since China banned imports of solid waste. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

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AI should benefit, not harm, humans

Editor's note: The European Commission recently issued the ethical guideline for the development of artificial intelligence (AI), setting out seven key requirements including transparency and accountability of AI. How should we guide the development of the emerging AI industry? Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Kids must not be exposed to sex and violence

Editor's note: The final season of the Game of Thrones is airing on Tencent video site in China sans six minutes of scenes containing sex and violence. Why have Chinese video sites adopted such a cautious approach toward sex and violence in TV series and films? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Yao Yuxin. Excerpts follow:

Horticultural expo worth every penny

It will attract 110 countries and international organizations as participants and more than 120 non-official exhibitors. It will have 41 outdoor exhibition centers which will host about 2,500 activities, including those involving artificial intelligence and 5G technology. And it will draw an estimated 16 million visitors both from home and abroad.

Belt and Road Cooperation: Shaping a Brighter Shared Future

Joint Communique of the Leaders' Roundtable of the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation

List of Deliverables of the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation

China hosted the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing on 25-27 April 2019. Since the first BRF and during the second one, national governments, local authorities and enterprises reached a series of cooperation agreements, important measures and practical results. As the host country, China has put together the most representative outcomes, and formed a list of deliverables of the second BRF. The list includes 283 concrete results in six categories, namely, initiatives proposed or launched by the Chinese side, bilateral and multilateral documents signed during or immediately before the second BRF, multilateral cooperation mechanisms under the BRF framework, investment projects and project lists, financing projects, and projects by local authorities and enterprises.

Foundation eyes better emotional ties

The China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation, a major charity in Beijing focused on poverty issues, has stepped up collaborations with humanitarian groups in countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative in a bid to promote emotional ties with people in these countries.

Chinese help raises poor Laos school to excellence

In Vientiane province in Laos, the Nongping Primary School was among those with the poorest facilities. It could only accommodate 125 students then.

Nations welcome modern agricultural machinery

Not only has the Belt and Road Initiative brought about opportunities for China's agricultural vehicle manufacturers, it has also improved the livelihoods of people in related countries, said Jiang Weidong, founder of a leading Chinese agricultural machinery company.

Sewage treatment gear heading to Cambodia

Equipment for two sewage treatment facilities - one with a daily capacity of 10 metric tons and the other with 50 tons - was packed for a trip from South China to Cambodia recently. It is expected to arrive by the end of June.

Trade grows with better links

One early morning in April, a cargo train departs from the Shilong Railway International Logistics Base in Dongguan, in Guangdong province, heading for the Russian capital Moscow.