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.

Infrastructure ideal for Sino-US cooperation

US President Donald Trump and Congressional Democratic leaders recently agreed to work out an infrastructure package worth $2 trillion.

Olympics demonstrates what a better future could be

Humanity has never lived under a single unified world order. Order, when maintained, has only been achieved within the shifting bounds of limited regions. Today, the several orders that govern our world impact each other with increasing frequency and magnified effects.

Writing a new chapter for Sino-DPRK relations

President Xi Jinping highlighted the importance of strengthening communication, cooperation and coordination with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea when he met with DPRK top leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday.

China has the right to pursue its goal of high tech progress

Robert Lighthizer, trade representative of the United States, was right when he told the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday that he thinks "it's in the interests of both China and the United States to have some kind of successful agreement".

Women's national soccer team gives men's a lesson in professionalism

IN THE ON-GOING FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP in France, the Chinese women's national soccer team entered the knockout stage after advancing from a group of Germany, Spain and South Africa. China Daily writer Li Yang comments:

Kids waste too much time on short videos

A RECENT SURVEY of 1,974 parents shows that 92.1 percent of them think that kids like to watch short video clips, and 66.3 percent worry their children might imitate bad behavior they see. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

Innovation should be cooperative, not isolated pursuit

Editor's note: Ren Zhengfei, founder of Huawei, recently met with two US scholars, George Gilder and Nicholas Negroponte, for talks over afternoon tea in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, in which he stressed how openness and cooperation, not isolation and confrontation, can promote human welfare and progress. In a post published on his WeChat account, Qin Shuo, a financial commentator, revealed some of Ren's remarks: