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The seven who will run China

2012-11-23 09:02

To discern China's future, one should know China's leaders, especially Xi Jinping, who was on Nov 15 elected general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, the nation's top leader.

Interest rate reform would be good step

2012-11-23 09:02

Chinese leader Hu Jintao opened the 18th National Congress of the CPC by highlighting the need to build a "beautiful China". The man who replaced him as the general secretary, Xi Jinping, closed the session by talking about the "great renewal of the Chinese nation". Together, they conjure up an image of a sublime butterfly emerging from its cocoon, preparing to spread its wings and embrace a new and brighter future.

Changing Chinatowns

2012-11-16 11:10

Chinatowns in Europe reinvent themselves to stay relevant to migrants, locals.

Blending a successful future

2012-11-16 11:10

Antwerp is a place in Europe where one would expect to find second or third-generation Chinese emigrants making successful crossovers into the mainstream society.

A home away from home

2012-11-16 11:10

When I first came to study in the UK I found it exciting and yet daunting, an experience shared by most of the Chinese teenagers venturing abroad. It was the first time I had left home, was independent and living in a multicultural environment, constantly trying to define and re-define my cultural identity.

Foundations for the future

2012-11-16 11:10

Liverpool project will showcase the important role played by Chinese diaspora in UK

City slick

2012-11-09 10:01

As China hurtles toward urbanization, pace of change places immense pressure on municipal planning departments.

Eco-cities the next big thing

2012-11-09 10:01

China aims to take a global lead in the creation of eco-cities to minimize the environmental impact of its march toward urbanization.

Architecture is 'about solving living problems'

2012-11-09 10:01

It might be possible to move millions of rural residents into China's expanding cities but they may still want to keep pigs in the basement of their modern 21st century high-rise apartments, says Wang Yun.

Masterplanning the future

2012-11-09 10:01

American architect and urban planner Daniel Burnham, who drafted the first comprehensive city plan a century ago, has summed up the necessary ambition in the art of city-making: "Make no little plans," he said. "They have no magic to stir men's blood."

Costs of suburban sprawl

2012-11-09 10:01

Without checks and balances, urbanization will have negative impact on sustainable development

Future power

2012-11-02 10:24

Demand for clean energy gives Chinese nuclear companies ample opportunities in overseas markets.

Nuclear plans still on course

2012-11-02 10:24

Nuclear power, once labeled as the cleanest and most efficient source of energy, appeared to be on its way out after the Fukushima disaster in Japan last year.

Looking beyond the boundaries

2012-11-02 10:24

On Oct 24, the State Council of China cleared the Nuclear Power Safety Plan (2011-20) as well as the Mid- and Long-term Development Plan for Nuclear Power (2011-20), signaling the long-awaited restart of the world's most ambitious nuclear program after a year-and-a-half hiatus.