Break from New York to Washington

I have been fascinated by New York City, where I stayed and worked for the last three years. But I was equally excited with the opportunity to shift to Washington DC on a new assignment, for I could know more about the "mystic" capital of the United States.

Decentralize and diversify

The 18th national congress of the Party indicated a shift from economy-centered development to "five-in-one" - economic, political, cultural, social, and eco-civilization - development.

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Take wild bites off the table

From bird legs to monkey brains, wild animals in the south of China, especially in Guangdong and adjacent provinces and regions, have gruesomely fallen prey, on the dining tables, to avid human beings.

Saved from fiscal cliff

The jury is still out.

Wary of yellow lights

The widespread controversy arising from a traffic regulation that extends severer penalties to drivers running yellow lights highlights the need for traffic authorities to conduct a timely review of the revised regulation and take measures to increase its operability.

Emerging economies' euro crisis

Most of today's economic institutions, from money to banking, evolved over many years the unintended consequences of decisions by millions of individuals. By contrast, the eurozone stands out for being a deliberate creation.

The silent revolution inside IMF

The International Monetary Fund, at long last, has begun to open up. Gone are the days when it acted as a handmaiden of Western, mainly US, economic orthodoxy. It is even throwing a gauntlet down to the mighty US Federal Reserve, questioning the effects its constant monetary boosting has had on the rest of the world.

The timeline of an optimist

Usually, "optimism" and "realism" are used to describe two different outlooks on life. But I believe that a realistic appraisal of the human condition compels an optimistic worldview. I am particularly optimistic about the potential for technological innovation to improve the lives of the poorest people in the world. That is why I do the work that I do.

61 crushed to death in stampede

Incident further exacerbates Cote d'Ivoire's civil war wounds

Chavez's condition 'complicated'

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is aware that his condition is complicated following a fourth cancer operation in Cuba, Vice-President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday, as the OPEC nation watches for clues to the socialist leader's health.

New Delhi rapists tried to 'run over victim'

A gang of rapists who savagely assaulted a woman on a bus in New Delhi last month tried to run her over after the attack which left her fatally injured, reports said on Wednesday, citing a police account of the incident.