True value of exams is not in the score

As usual, the performance of their children in the final exams has dominated the emotions of their parents ahead of Spring Festival. The family atmosphere, parent-child relationship, consumption and even the kids' food are all closely related to their scores.

Private capital can help make a difference

At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, one key topic was the increasing importance of private rather than public capital in solving problems that don't respect national boundaries.

Trump & co have nothing to defend in S. China Sea

There can be little doubt that, like Taiwan, the South China Sea has the potential to become a wild card in Washington's strategic game with Beijing.

TPP ends with little fallout

For Asian businesspeople who were expecting greater access to the US market, perhaps the best advice for the time being may be to heed the suggestion of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin for days of grief: "Merry days will come, believe."

New family planning policy beneficial but it requires supporting policies

A NEW FAMILY PLANNING POLICY was implemented last year, which, in principle, allows every couple to have two children. On Sunday, the National Health and Family Planning Commission announced that over 45 percent of the newborns that year were the second or third children in their family, which was around 30 percent before 2016. China Youth Daily comments:

Domestic manufacturers still have work to do

AS HEAVY SMOG has plagued more parts of China in recent years, foreign manufacturers of anti-pollution face masks, especially the US company 3M, have achieved huge success in the Chinese market. China Youth Daily commented on Tuesday:

Restrictions on fireworks healthy

SUNDAY was the first day that fireworks were on sale in Beijing for the coming Spring Festival holiday with stalls inside the Third Ring Road starting their festival business. However, the sales on the first day were poor. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Tuesday:

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Urbanization requires market-based planning

With many rural migrants in cities going back to their home villages for Spring Festival, the holiday is an opportunity for many empty-nested villages to come alive again.

Family still the beating heart of Spring Festival

People are always lamenting that the flavor of Spring Festival, which falls on Jan 28 this year, has waned and it is not what it used to be, as a result how to preserve this Chinese tradition has become a hot topic.

Globalization needs rebooting not rejecting

President Xi Jinping's powerful message on economic globalization delivered in Davos elicited an exceptionally warm response worldwide. His call for the international community to work together to make economic globalization work for all has rekindled hope and confidence in the process which has been losing steam and even direction.

Xi lights up path ahead for better global governance

President Xi Jinping attended the World Economic Forum in Davos with a delegation of business elites, scholars and officials last Tuesday. They made their own contributions while eagerly hearing speakers at an event on how to brighten the world's gloomy prospects.