But most of the local papers lead on a show business shocker - China's top comedian Zhao Benshan has pulled out of national broadcaster CCTV's annual Spring Festival Gala citing "extreme tiredness".

BBC: China morning round-up: Lunar New Year

In his statement, which was repeated by the state-run Xinhua news agency, Mr. Wang said Mr. Buffett would sing a song and play guitar in the online version of this year's Spring Festival gala.

WSJ: No Song, or Dance, for Buffett