US attacks violate Iraq's sovereignty, threaten peace in Middle East
[2020-01-03 00:00]The US airstrikes on Iraq on Sunday that killed 25 people of the Kata'ib Hezbollah militia blatantly violated Iraq's sovereignty and raised tensions in the volatile Middle East region. Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, who was informed by US Defense Secretary Mark Esper only a few hours ahead o
Hong Kong's New Year resolution must be to put an end to violence
[2020-01-03 00:00]The violence on New Year's Day in Hong Kong sent a worrying signal that some radicals and rioters are still intent on taking the city's stability and prosperity hostage.
New Securities Law follows market rules
[2020-01-03 00:00]Editor's note: China's top legislature recently passed the revised version of the Securities Law, which takes effect on March 1. This is the second comprehensive amendment to the law since it came into force in 1999. 21st Century Business Herald comments:
US high-tech export ban self-defeating
[2019-12-26 00:00]Editor's Note: The US Commerce Department is finalizing a set of rules, according to media reports, to limit exports of sophisticated technology including quantum computing and 3D printing to China. What will be the impact of these rules on China? Will they lead to a "technology cold war"? Two exper
Rural accident victim gets bigger compensation
[2019-12-26 00:00]Editor's note: A court in Yongxing county in Hunan province recently ruled that a rural inhabitant who was badly injured in a road accident can get 70,000 yuan ($10,024) as disability compensation, more than the 20,000 yuan that was being given under the earlier standard. Beijing News comments:
Christmas card note a seasonal farce
[2019-12-26 00:00]Nothing is more damaging to a country's international image than human rights abuses. And any story that contains elements juicy enough to satisfy some people's wild imagination about the dark sides of an "authoritarian police state"－an opaque prison system, forced labor and human rights violations－
'Silent Night' demands ring hollow despite persistent protester chorus
[2019-12-26 00:00]Although it is not yet known what the "bloody Christmas Day" promised by some radical demonstrators in Hong Kong will be, one thing is certain, the "Silent Night" anti-government gatherings in the city on Christmas Eve were anything but calm.
Neighbors need to walk their talk
[2019-12-26 00:00]If the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka was a tentative move toward improving the strained China-Japan relationship, the latter's just-concluded visit to China to attend the China-Japan-Republic of Korea l
Not just first-aid equipment, people should be given first-aid skills too
[2019-12-26 00:00]A LEGISLATIVE PROCESS is on to ensure public places are equipped with first-aid equipment. But the public should also be trained to administer first-aid. China Daily writer Wang Yiqing comments:
Save those who try to save others
[2019-12-26 00:00]FAMILY MEMBERS OF a patient assaulted Yang Wen, a female doctor at the General Hospital of CAAC in Beijing on Tuesday, seriously injuring her in the neck. Early on Wednesday, Yang succumbed to her injuries. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:
Reverse travel phenomenon a welcome trend
[2019-12-26 00:00]Spring Festival travel rush refers to the 40-day travel peak when people in big cities travel to their hometowns to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year with their families and travel back to the cities to rejoin work. During the travel rush airports, railway and bus stations, and highways are chock
HK must secure status as a global financial center to sustain growth
[2019-12-26 00:00]Despite rising global economic uncertainties, the recent Central Economic Work Conference said that thanks to its sound economy and sustainable growth, the Chinese mainland will continue to support Hong Kong's economic development. The CEWC also urged the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to t
