Club World Cup bonanza will be big challenge for Chinese soccer

REPORTEDLY, CHINA IS IN LINE TO host the first expanded FIFA Club World Cup in 2021, as it is the only country recommended by the FIFA Council to host the event, which is likely to be approved by the council members of the world's soccer governing body during their meeting in Shanghai on Wednesday and Thursday. China Daily writer Li Yang comments:

No virtue in Wong's dishonorable behavior

JOSHUA WONG, A KEY FIGURE BEHIND THE UNREST IN HONG KONG, is described in a local middle school's textbook as a "celebrity with traditional Chinese virtues". China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

Homicide suspect offers chance to end unrest

Editor's Note: A man who inadvertently triggered Hong Kong's huge protests after returning to the special administrative region to avoid being tried in Taiwan for killing his girlfriend, has agreed to return to the island to face justice. China Daily writer Wu Yixue comments:

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No resting on laurels after eliminating poverty

Next year, China will celebrate the end of poverty. This will mark the accomplishment of over 40 years of continuous and consistent efforts, policies, and programs aimed at lifting the whole rural population in China out of poverty.

Twitter manipulating conversation on Hong Kong

When Daryl Morey tweeted in support of the violent protests that have raged in Hong Kong for months, he probably did not foresee a huge backlash from China.

Economic power shifting east as Asia rises

In 1820, Asia accounted for two-thirds of the global population and more than one-half of the world GDP. The subsequent decline of Asia was attributable to its integration with the world economy shaped by colonialism and driven by imperialism. By 1970, Asia was the poorest continent in the world, marginal except for its large population. The deep pessimism about Asia's economic prospects, voiced by Gunnar Myrdal in Asian Drama, was widespread at the time.

Shared future in cyberspace preferable to a virtual Cold War

For China, a latecomer to development, the information age represents a chance for it to catch up with developed countries. And the nation has wholeheartedly embraced the internet since it was first connected in 1994.

Poverty alleviation must persist beyond 2020

The "decisive fight" the government is spearheading against poverty, targeted at an official farewell to the curse of absolute poverty and the dawning of an all-round well-off society is set to be won.

Brexit a train wreck whatever happens

Finally it seems a deal has been reached between the United Kingdom and the European Union.

Number of new foreign-invested firms reflects the vitality of China's economy

ON FRIDAY, the National Bureau of Statistics released economic data for the first three quarters of the year, which shows that the national GDP grew by 6.2 percent in this period year-on-year. Besides, there were 30,871 newly established foreign-invested enterprises in China in that period, using foreign direct investment of 683.2 billion yuan ($96.4 billion). Beijing News comments:

Proposed national park not just to protect pandas

THE NATIONAL FORESTRY and Grassland Administration is soliciting public opinions on its plan of establishing the first national park for giant pandas. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments: