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There's more to life than textbooks
2011-11-18 10:55
The number of Chinese students going abroad for higher education continues to grow at a rapid rate.
The right path to finding, and keeping, staff
2011-11-18 08:51
As more and more Chinese companies look to move into all kinds of markets, expanding recruitment will be their key to building and sustaining a strong workforce.
Green road is being laid: Now, for the cars
2011-11-18 08:51
Worries about the range of electric vehicles and a lack of widespread charging stations continue to preoccupy consumers in markets such as the US and Europe. China is the exception. Many Chinese consumers want electric vehicles and so does the government. For vehicle manufacturers, this may mean new business opportunities, but greater challenges too.
Harsh realities dawn on Europe
2011-11-11 11:14
Countries urgently need to correct their wayward economic ways; China also needs to act
A way of ensuring credit is worthy
2011-11-11 11:14
Regulators are keeping a sharp eye on the real estate sector, which is a very good start
China's role in reducing carbon emissions
2011-11-11 09:05
Just before the Copenhagen climate change summit in 2009, China pledged to cut its carbon emissions per unit of gross domestic product, the so-called carbon intensity, by 40-45 percent by 2020 relative to its 2005 levels to help an international agreement on climate change to be reached.
US factories begin to fire up again
2011-11-11 09:05
American manufacturing is on the way back, and that is not necessarily a bad thing for China
Art market shows its eastern colors
2011-11-04 10:30
China has emerged as a heavyweight, and it is helping to protect the market from downside risks.
Should China help the Europeans?
2011-11-04 10:30
In 2009, my book China and the Credit Crisis: the emergence of a new world order was described by some Western critics as alarmist and one-sided.
China adopts wait-and-see position
2011-11-04 08:55
The specter of Greece being the first country to exit the eurozone loomed large as the G20 summit opened in Cannes on Nov 3.
G20's grand role on the world stage
2011-11-04 08:55
The Group of Seven, which has been superseded by the Group of 20, is still active but in decline. People have been paying their last respects to this former prominent global economic governance platform since the first G20 summit in Washington in 2008. But these seven members, seemingly reluctant to take their leave, now coordinate their stance before each G20 meeting, and sometimes cannot resist jumping on issues such as currency and monetary policy, which deserve broader discussion.
Let's ensure all inhabitants are well fed
2011-11-04 08:55
Over the past week or so much ink has been spent in telling us all about the future of the planet, the scarcity of resources, lifestyles, consumption, the availability of food and land, carbon prices, inflation, water, obesity and a few other things that have made us a lot more sensitive to the fundamental changes taking place around us.
United stand crucial in breast cancer battle
2011-10-28 11:07
As deadly disease is set to become more prevalent, china and UK are joining forces to fight it.
Losses come along with material gains
2011-10-28 11:02
In October, three years since my last visit, I returned from the United States to visit my hometown in China. In a sense I did not return - at least to the hometown I used to know, even just a few years ago.
A new formula to help save the planet
2011-10-28 10:59
Putting caps on carbon emissions is well and good, but the target dates set need to be reconsidered.
Soft power better than hard approach
2011-10-28 10:55
Global communities have often misunderstood and misinterpreted the diplomatic guideline taoguang yanghui, made popular in China two decades ago by the late leader Deng Xiaoping.
This is no time to take foot off brake
2011-10-28 10:52
Housing developers looking to safeguard huge profits should be given short shrift.
It makes sense for China to walk away from gas deal
2011-10-28 09:28
When the Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, ended his two-day visit to China two weeks ago, media in China and Russia regretted that the two countries failed to sign the Sino-Russian gas cooperation agreement.
Europe needs some time and patience
2011-10-21 11:08
As an idea, Chinese, at least according to surveys, like Europe. They respect its languages, they like its image, and they enjoy coming to visit as tourists.
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