世界与政治

Chinese consultants reveal achievements in rapid business growth

Emerging Chinese company Kmind Consulting on Tuesday released its strategic business consulting achievements during a news conference held in Shanghai. The achievements comprise five major breakthr…

Holidays help us transcend differences

Despite being a Muslim, I look forward to this time of year to share the jovial activities of Christmas and New Year's with my fellow human beings, regardless of their religious beliefs.

Media failed Wu in life and even in death

Wu Yongning, known for scaling skyscrapers without safety equipment to snap astonishing selfies, died last month after slipping off a 62-story building in Changsha, Hunan province. The video of the…

Uphill battle of Chinese tea in Russia

The Chinese tea in Russia is not a novelty. Tea from the Middle Kingdom first reached tsarist Russia in the 16th century via the ancient Silk Road. However, as history unfolded, the Indian tea grad…

Exclusive Interview with the Head of UN Women China on Gender Equality and Gender-based Violence

On November 24th, UN Women jumpstarted the 2017 #OrangetheWorld campaign with a bang. The 'Orange the World' awareness campaign spans 16 days, wherein individuals and groups alike are encouraged to…

'Orange the World': Enlightening Youths on the Reality of Gender Inequality

The 'Orange the World' awareness campaign spans 16 days, wherein individuals and groups alike are encouraged to spread information and awareness about gender-based violence. Awareness about gender …

Exclusive interview with UN coordinator in China on gender equality

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was a plan adopted by the United Nations world leaders from over 193 countries in September 2015. It officially came into effect in 2016 and has set a ba…

UN Women and Netease announce the winners for the 2017 "Women's Media Award"

UN Women China and its prominent media partner Netease are awarding leading women in the media who have given notable contributions to the fastest growing industries in China.

Internet essential to ending poverty worldwide

After a period of world-historic poverty reduction, China faces a difficult "last mile" of progress on the road to ensure the end of poverty in the country by 2020.

A hairy proposal

By Luo Jie

Australian leader should not pander to anti-China bias

Turnbull should not have bought into this media orchestrated falsehood. And it is wrong for him to engineer his country's policies based on the Australian media's bias against China. The unjustifie…

WIC should address benefits, challenges of the internet

The fourth World Internet Conference (WIC) opened Dec 3 in the ancient town of Wuzhen in Zhejiang, China. In this unassuming little ancient town, the past and future world meet together, history jo…

Insurance reform to boost public welfare

The State Council, China's Cabinet, recently decided to transfer 10 percent equity shares of State-owned enterprises and financial institutions to the National Council for Social Security Fund.

Brexit deal

By Cai Meng

Heating policy inconsiderate

Northern China has long been plagued by smoggy weather, especially in winter when heating is supplied, and they have a deep longing for cleaner air. That explains why residents in the region have w…

Wuzhen is building a strong foundation for the Iinternet's future

In the early days of the internet during the late 1960s, the technology wasn’t purely meant for a worldwide access. It existed among a few interconnected networks in the United States and later joi…

Are tax cuts a US supply-side scam?

Tax cuts masquerading as tax reform are the best way to describe the thrust of Washington’s latest policy gambit. The case is largely political — namely, the urgency of a Republican Congress to del…

Wuzhen Summit

Internet conference provides venue for exchanging ideas on digital era

China is now home to about 750 million netizens and has the world's second-largest digital economy. It is also in an advantageous position in developing e-commerce and third-party mobile payments.

Rights to those with HIV has to be protected

A Beijing security guard was reportedly told to leave his post after being diagnosed with the virus, and some 15 students with HIV, who had to sit their college entrance examinations in a separate …

Digital economy set to play greater role

With its theme of "Developing Digital Economy for Openness and Shared Benefits－Building a Community of Common Future in Cyberspace", the Fourth World Internet Forum in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, ha…

Building of a better world for all is China’s mission

Bright prospects for the commons are what General Secretary Xi Jinping of the Communist Party of China Central Committee sought to convey in his keynote speech at the world political parties dialog…

Daniel Franklin's book Megatech explores how technology will influence our lives in 2050

Based on the idea that it can be useful to consider the longer term, it encourages us to be more thoughtful about the technologies we are building and their implications on our world, three decades…

Using professionals for cities' benefits

Some second-tier cities are competing with not only each other, but also first-tier cities to attract talents. The governments of some second-tier cities are offering professionals local hukou (hou…

Who has the right of way on zebra crossings?

Since June, Beijing traffic police have begun enforcing a fine of 200 yuan ($29) and deduction of three demerit points for motorists who fail to give way to pedestrians on crosswalks. Do pedestrian…

Efforts of all needed to improve kindergartens

The State Council, China's Cabinet, has dispatched a team of inspectors across the country to check teachers' ethical standards and working styles. The move comes after recent media reports on "chi…

Guizhou through a photographer's eye

For Bruce Connolly a visit to Guizhou provided an opportunity to capture images of this beautiful land and also reflect about rural life and the area's future.

US anti-dumping investigations go against fair trade

By Luo Jie

US Commerce Department's move goes against fair trade

By launching probes into the Chinese imports without any requests from US companies and industries, Washington is going against the free, fair and reciprocal trade that it has so often proclaimed i…

Good kindergartens need efforts of all

The State Council, China's cabinet, has dispatched a team of inspectors across the country to check teachers' ethical standards and working styles. The move comes after recent media reports on "chi…

Ikea displays its double standard

Ikea should stop unequally treating Chinese consumers and extend its latest recall of defective chests of drawers to the Chinese market to show it attaches the same concern to the safety of Chinese…

Grave concerns that DPRK crisis is getting out of hand

Unilateral countermoves by individual stakeholders have proven insufficient, and ineffective, in reining in the nuclear weapons program of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as its latest m…

Land-based Aegis anti-missile defense

Patent office has not been duped by fans

Imagine 15 million people waving fans in the same direction at the same time... That idea appeared on the official website of the State Intellectual Property Office, as a "solution" to free Beijing…

'Silk Road Dialogues' deepens UDNP, Himalayan Consensus Institute cooperation

The United Nations Development Program China Office and Himalayan Consensus Institute, an environmental think tank, entered into a memorandum of understanding November 28, 2017, for the establishme…

Can 15 m people blow away smog? That's a joke

Imagine 15 million people waving fans in the same direction at the same time

The Zunyi Conference rebooted

An account of the history of the Communist Party of China (CPC) or to be precise modern China’s history would be incomplete without a reflection on the historical Long March, a march that was the t…

Gender bias is the result of twisted male mindset

Will girls be in a more disadvantageous position in the college entrance exam, or gaokao, in the future?

Real estate tax to help normal homebuyers

Real estate tax should be promoted according to the principles of legislation, and the process should be carried forward gradually. Enacting real estate tax legislation is a lengthy process, and th…

Anger at online rumors

By Luo Jie

'Tiger' hunt shows Party is resolved to clean house

The investigations of Lu, who was also head of the Cyberspace Administration of China, and Zhang, who was also the former head of the military's Political Work Department, have come as timely reass…

Brexit divorce

Better pay and training to ensure tots entrusted to qualified carers

Taking care of toddlers who are vulnerable to almost any hazard is not an easy job, because it requires great perseverance and patience. Entrusting kids to insufficiently trained carers is not just…

Beijing's positive response encouraging

It is hoped that Cai's words will help ensure law-based governance and put an end to all the controversy.

EU could learn some economic growth lessons from China

The EU has enough reason to learn from some of the economic and development policies of China.

Ties with ROK improving, but cautiously

Communication between China and the Republic of Korea has gradually improved, leading to their recent agreement to resolve the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system issue.

Witnessing the rapid transformation of Guizhou

Traveling by train is often a good way to view a country, to look not just at the landscape but also the levels of development.

Should grads insist on staying in big cities?

With the population decentralization policy taking effect in cities, and competition in the job market becoming fiercer, it's time college graduates pondered whether or not they should look for a j…

Protecting children

Strict standards required to keep safe watch on kids

Fortunately, there has been no major incident involving children's smart watches yet. We hope the responsible departments will draw up national standards as soon as possible to ensure that remains …