Sochi boosts China-Russia relationship

President Xi Jinping reached Sochi in Russia on Thursday to attend the opening ceremony of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games. By accepting the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the event, Xi has not only become the first Chinese head of state to attend a major sports event abroad, but also proved that China-Russia relations have been moving full steam ahead.

Mr Abe, creating confusion can't change history

Lowering tensions between China and Japan over historical issues and maritime territorial disputes is a common wish. But how can this wish be fulfilled when Japanese politicians are trying to create confusion about history?

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Governing for the people

Further reforms will maintain modernization momentum and create a fairer society, earning China more respect from others

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Luxury brands need a change of approach

There can be no doubt that the luxury market in China has been experiencing a tough winter, nor that the government's anti-corruption and frugality campaign has been a major factor in this, nor that it will continue to be a drag on the market's growth in 2014.

A Japan that can't win trust

With Shinzo Abe at the forefront, Japanese politicians are trotting the globe on sympathy-seeking trips, peddling the image of Japan as a peace-loving country stuck in a hostile neighborhood.

May sense dawn on Aquino

Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III, in comparing China to Nazi Germany, has exposed his true colors as an amateur politician who is ignorant both of history and reality, says a Xinhua commentary.

Politics no stranger to the Games

Modern Olympic Games are never entirely free from politics, but their level of politicization varies. Awarding the games to Rome in 1960, Tokyo in 1964, and Munich in 1972 was meant to symbolize the post-World War II rehabilitation of the three former Axis powers. The 1988 Games were awarded to Seoul to highlight South Korea's spectacular economic success and encourage its moves toward political democratization. But spikes in tension during the Cold War led to the boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games by the United States and several other countries and to the reciprocal decision by the Soviet Union and its allies to stay away from the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Virtual world can never replace real world

Do you find it upsetting or annoying when you are in the middle of a conversation with friends or relatives, and one of them ignores you and keeps constantly checking their phone? This is not a rare phenomenon, and you are bound to meet at least one person who does this during Spring Festival.

Hot words

If "Abenomics" fails to fuel Japan's economy, then the country could face "Abegeddon" and end up with a potential Armageddon story, according to UBS.

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High-speed trains out of reach