Brand alliance can give plastic surgery a healthier image

TWELVE COSMETIC SURGERY brands formed an alliance on June 28, promising all the tools and materials they use are legal and safe. Legal Daily comments:

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China's diplomacy makes world a better place

President Xi Jinping's two-day state visit to Russia followed by a three-day state visit to Germany, during which he also attended the G20 Summit in Hamburg, should be regarded as the most important foreign trip he has made since China hosted the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing in May.

India should not expect China to compromise

Ever since India sent its troops across the Sikkim section of the border into Donglang area of China on June 18, sparking a tense face-off between soldiers of the two countries, no progress has been made in dissolving the tensions.

Building a bridge of cooperation

'It is a great pleasure to be with you in Hamburg, the City of Bridges, to discuss ways of building a bridge of cooperation to advance our shared prosperity," President Xi Jinping said in his speech at the G20 Leaders Summit in Hamburg on Friday.

World heritage listing is not a green light for exploitation

GULANGYU, A PEDESTRIAN-ONLY ISLAND off the coast of East China's Fujian province, and the Kekexili National Nature Reserve in Northwest China's Qinghai province, were recognized as part of the world's heritage at the ongoing 41st session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Poland. Beijing News commented on Sunday:

School's enrollment methods unfair

KNOWN FOR ITS SUCCESS IN PREPARING STUDENTS for the national college entrance examinations, or gaokao, Hengshui No 1 High School in North China's Hebei province is being criticized for its policy of seeking out high-performing of students nationwide. The Mirror commented on Saturday:

Local alcohol ban might be going too far

A PROPOSED BAN on sales of alcohol in Dulongjiang township, Southwest China's Yunnan province, has raised questions over whether such a prohibition is feasible. Southern Metropolis Daily commented on Friday:

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India's moves demand strict vigil

For the past three weeks, China has been demanding that India withdraw its troops that have crossed into Chinese territory to avoid "further consequences". The Sikkim section of the China-India border, where the Indian troops trespassed on Chinese territory and have remained since June 16, was demarcated by the Convention Between Great Britain and China Relating to Sikkim and Tibet in 1890 and has been acknowledged by successive Indian governments.

Better world economy needs concerted cooperation

At the G20 Leaders Summit in Hangzhou last year, the leaders of major industrialized and developing countries reached a consensus that they would play a leading role in pushing for more inclusive and sustainable global growth, further liberalize trade and investment, and strive to improve global governance.

More open govt spending

Commenting on the audit report submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on the implementation of last year's central budget, Premier Li Keqiang said at a meeting of the State Council, China's Cabinet, on Wednesday: "What this year's audit has discovered are mainly the 'chronic problems' identified in previous years. So we should not only focus efforts on their rectification, but also try to set up a long-term mechanism to avoid their reoccurrence."