Switzerland offers example how to increase soft power

Once a year, politicians, business gurus, journalists and celebrities from across the world gather at the annual "thought fair" in Davos, Switzerland. This year's annual winter meeting of the World Economic Forum will be held in Davos from Wednesday to Saturday.

Tsai faces the test to keep cross-Straits ties on track

The victory of Democratic Progressive Party leader Tsai Ing-wen in Taiwan's "presidential" election on Saturday may bring short-term uncertainty to cross-Straits relations, but it does not necessarily mean the positive momentum that has built up between the mainland and Taiwan over the past eight years will be reversed.

New bank a supplement

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is not a product of narrow-minded geopolitical considerations. Nor should it be. Rather than a diplomatic success of China's, it is the success of every signatory.

Party watchdog's openness is helpful to anti-graft campaign

THE CENTRAL COMMISSION FOR DISCIPLINE INSPECTION, China's top anti-graft agency, held a news conference on Friday, which aroused much attention as it frankly answered some sensitive questions. Transparency is prerequisite in the anti-graft campaign, says The Beijing News:

No good players from bad league

CHINA'S UNDER-23 MEN'S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM, or the national Olympic soccer team, lost to Syria, all but ending its hopes off competing in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. People's Daily attributes the failure to the domestic Super League, in which players are well-paid without having to work hard:

How money for left-behind kids has been spent needs explaining

A JOURNALIST, Zhou Xiaoyun, recently sued the Bijie municipal and Guizhou provincial governments because they failed to publicize how they had used 177 million yuan ($26.9 million) in funds specially allocated to help left-behind children. The local officials responsible should be held accountable for any misuse of funds, says Beijing Youth Daily:

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Xi's visit to highlight China's presence in Mideast

President Xi Jinping will embark on a tour of the Middle East on Tuesday during which he will visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iran.

Iran-Saudi row unlikely to raise oil prices

The year 2016 for the Middle East began with the political crisis caused by the arrest and execution of Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia.

AIIB a test for China's international role

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, which is operational now, will open up new opportunities for vast infrastructure projects in Asia.

New blood may not necessarily support the LDP

Japan welcomed 1.21 million 20-year-olds into adulthood on Jan 11.