Maintaining multilateralism is top priority for good global governance

UPHOLDING MULTILATERALISM remains a top priority for strengthening and improving global governance, and at a time of rising unilateralism and growing risks of confrontation, countries should rally to oppose these headwinds. Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

Pompeo's remarks reflect US role in Latin America

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is clearly intent on seizing every opportunity of his ongoing four-country trip to Latin America to attack China's role in the region. His latest attempt to throw mud at China's normal cooperation with Latin American countries was to accuse it of abetting authoritarian leaders and spreading corruption with its growing military and economic influence in the region.

Photo speaks of IPR protection loopholes

Visual China Group is in trouble. At a time when the country has pledged to strengthen its protection of intellectual property rights, the country's largest stock images provider has been accused of abusing them - and even resorting to blackmail - to make a profit.

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'996' must not be imposed on workers

Editor's Note: The"996" schedule (working from 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week) has sparked a heated public debate, because many workers don't get paid for overtime work and, worse, could end up in the "intensive care unit". The"996" phenomenon is rampant in the high-tech and internet companies. And some internet company chiefs have added fuel to the debate by saying they want their workers to "work hard". Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Yao Yuxin. Excerpts follow:

CPEC a debt reliever, not a 'debt trap' for Pakistan

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, has been making remarkable progress, yet some countries and observers are trying to belittle its enormous potential benefits by labeling it a "debt trap".

China to attract more foreign investment

Last week, the International Monetary Fund raised its growth forecast for the Chinese economy from 6.2 percent (which it had predicted in January) to 6.3 percent for 2019. At the same time, it downgraded its global growth forecast from 3.5 percent to 3.3 percent owing to poor world economic growth, including that of the United States.

Woman's video over faulty car shows consumers still being taken for a ride

A VIDEO CLIP has gone viral showing a young woman in Xi'an sat on the hood of a car complaining about the dealer that sold the car to her. Xiakedao, the official WeChat account of People's Daily overseas edition, comments:

Not easy for US-DPRK to make real headway

Democratic People's Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong-un has said he is only interested in meeting US President Donald Trump again if the United States comes to talks with the right attitude.

Say goodbye to giant softshell turtle

ON SATURDAY, the last known female Yangtze giant softshell turtle, the largest species of freshwater turtle, died in Suzhou Zoo. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Urbanization requires more than construction of buildings, roads

With household registration restrictions lifted recently for cities with a permanent population of less than 3 million and the further loosening of such controls for cities with permanent population between 3 and 5 million, migrant workers who have worked in cities for years but have not been able to settle down with a permanent household registration will definitely benefit.

Better protection of cultural relics needed when exhibited abroad

Editor's note: On Tuesday, a mistrial was declared in a case in which a US man broke off the thumb of a Terracotta Warrior during an exhibition at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia in December 2017. Beijing News comments: