Investors taking stock as fortunes start to improve

A recent rally in the Chinese stock market has fueled passions across the board, from individual investors to large institutions.

Discontents of demography

China has been racking its brains on how to combat the economic slowdown, but it should pay more attention to the alarm sounded by the drop in its working-age population.

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A trilateral cooperation of mutual gain

The idea of China-India-Nepal trilateral cooperation appears to be gaining a level of acceptance that was not evident even a few years ago. While proposed cooperation among the three countries requires a detailed, even technical, articulation, a more theoretical and philosophical treatment of the matter is also very much in order.

Human rights progress as a matter of fact

In its World Report 2013, Human Rights Watch, a New York-based international non-governmental human rights group, has distorted China's judicial system and judicial reforms by twisting or ignoring some basic facts.

Valentine's Day murder charge for Pistorius

South Africa's Paralympic gold medalist Oscar Pistorius has been charged with the Valentine's Day murder of his model girlfriend, police confirmed on Thursday ahead of his expected court appearance.

Horsemeat crisis sparks calls for DNA food tests in Europe

The EU's executive called in Europe's law enforcers on Wednesday and urged that DNA food testing be done in all member states to restore consumer confidence amid a widening scandal over horsemeat-tainted processed food.

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Obama urges Congress to act on agenda

US President Barack Obama called for support from a divided Congress on Tuesday for his ambitious plan to revive the economy, and for a long list of other priorities such as education, gun control, immigration reform, climate change and the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.

CNOOC, Nexen deal wins US approval

US regulators have approved the $15.1 billion takeover of Canadian oil and gas company Nexen Inc by China's State-owned CNOOC Ltd, removing the final obstacle to the country's largest foreign takeover.

Chocolate valentine a heady idea

Chocolate hearts for loved ones on Valentine's Day are so last year - at least in Japan where one Tokyo design firm offered up its 3-D scanner to make miniature chocolate replicas of faces.

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