Abe needs a new storyline for his drama

With his domestic support on the decline, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reached the end of his diplomatic tether and should admit that playing the "China threat" card has not helped to win him the public's approval.

Joint efforts against Ebola

AS THE DEATH TOLL CONTINUES TO RISE, AND the fear of Ebola spreads like the deadly virus itself, broader international involvement is imperative to prevent it from wreaking further havoc.

Ending poverty to help stop disease

Ebola has a very high mortality rate, but it spreads through bodily fluids contact, which means it will not so easily burst into a scaled epidemic. Therefore we should remain alert and not panic. Especially, there is no need to cut exchanges with the affected African countries; proper measures are enough to prevent the virus from gaining a foothold in China.

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Cut suicide rate by aiding rural elderly

China's aging population has given rise to some difficult problems especially in rural areas. The high suicide rate among senior citizens is one of them, which has revealed a slew of problems that the government and society as a whole should attend to.

US' hypocritical role in sea disputes

Once again the United States has been fanning the flame of the South China Sea disputes. While calling on China to show restraint to calm tensions on Monday, Daniel Russel, the top US diplomat for East Asia, said China's oil rig had left a legacy of anger and strained relations with Vietnam. The US has proposed "freezing actions that change the status quo". What a farce.

Reform needed to achieve judicial independence

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has placed the country's former security chief Zhou Yongkang under investigation for suspected "serious disciplinary violations". Zhou is the most powerful official to be investigated for "discipline violation".

Letters

Seize the chance to spawn charity

From the Chinese press

Wrong way to fight corruption

Change in diplomatic strategy

In the face of the continuous provocations from some of its neighbors, China's diplomacy has become more active. This has been especially obvious in China's foreign policy toward Japan.

A cautionary tale of Internet times

It spread across the country in a farcical manner three years ago and has now come to a disturbing end.

Lesson from lethal accident

IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE there was an accident such as the deadly explosion in a factory in Kunshan on Saturday that killed 75 workers and seriously injured another 185.