Chinese dancer joins hit BBC show

The BBC has announced that Xu Xi, a professional dancer from Hunan province, known in the United Kingdom as Nancy Xu, will become the first Chinese performer to join the cast of the hit British variety show Strictly Come Dancing.

Law to protect Yangtze significant step to realize ecological civilization

THE MINISTRY OF ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT announced at a news conference in Beijing on Friday that it is closely working with the country's top legislature to draft a protection law for the Yangtze River that is scheduled to be submitted to the legislature for deliberation before the end of this year. China Daily writer Li Yang comments:

Mischief-mongers, please note: Your tricks won't work

Editor's note: As China and the United States hold their 12th round of high-level economic and trade talks, some in the US are once again making irresponsible remarks to disrupt the main theme, saying China "always changes the deal in the end to its advantage", and it "is biding time to get a pretty good deal, as it has for the last 30 years, to continue to pillage the United States". Zhong Sheng, a columnist for People's Daily, comments:

Shanghai round breathes new life into trade talks

Chinese and US negotiators concluded their latest round of trade talks in Shanghai on Wednesday without a post-talks toast as they failed to reach any breakthrough in their trade standoff, although they did agree to continue their negotiations.

South China Sea ploys of US doomed to fail

The ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and related events being held in Bangkok, Thailand, provide a chance for the 10-nation regional block to discuss with its major dialogue partners including China and the United States how to seek greater cooperation and tackle key concerns such as regional security and the disputes in the South China Sea.

Occupational diseases, a changing risk

AT A RECENT NEWS CONFERENCE, the Healthy China Promotion Commission, an agency affiliated to the National Health Commission, said that certain diseases such as cervical spondylosis are becoming increasingly common among office workers. The commission's experts also proposed to add these diseases to the list of occupational diseases. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Tsai's provocations come at a cost

Individual travel permits to Taiwan for people from the Chinese mainland were suspended on Wednesday. It was a decision that came out of the blue. But in light of the current state of cross-Straits relations, it may be just the first of a series of moves.

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Preserving HK's bridging role in everyone's interest

Hong Kong has long been a beacon of inspiration for other Asian cities. Highly competitive and connected, it has served as a bridge between the East and the West, earning it the moniker "Asia's world city". But this position is now under threat - and it is Hong Kong's own fault.

Time to redefine shared responsibilities

Sino-US relations have reached a crossroad. Economic and trade bonds that in the past served as the ballast in bilateral relations have now become a major source of tension. Although China and the US have resumed the trade talks, overall bilateral relations in the past few years have been defined by growing distrust and sometimes open hostility.

Nepal and China ideal partners in development

Nepal and China established diplomatic relations on Aug 1, 1955. Ever since, the successive leaderships of the two countries have cultivated bilateral relations for mutual benefit.

Stability, development transform Xinjiang

Xinjiang today is embracing its best period in history with social stability, economic development, ethnic unity, religious harmony and people from different ethnic groups living a happy life. This was the message officials from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region delivered at a State Council Information Office news conference in Beijing on Tuesday.