In July, I had the opportunity to visit the Tibet autonomous region at the invitation of officials from Beijing and the regional capital, Lhasa. The five-day trip left me cautiously optimistic about its future.
Environment | Christiana Figueres, Mario Molina, Joseph Alcamo
After running some attention-getting restaurant kitchens in Asia for several years, only a thatch of graying hair betrays that Australian Rob Cunningham is now 44.
Business opportunities underscore importance of China-India relations
US elevator producer Otis is speeding up its development in China to meet the country's fast growing demand for elevators, according to a senior company executive.
Growing acceptance of the sport may help bring in more sponsors
Range of luxury products capture imagination of connoisseurs
Watching the increasing influence of the emerging economies on the global stage seems to give Carlos Magarinos as much pleasure as listening to his favorite jazz music.
Greater need for a better understanding exists due to bigger economic, geopolitical importance of China in the world, says leading academic
Most economists think China's economic growth had to slow down. As one notes, economies that were once the world's fastest growing such as Japan and South Korea maintained 8 to 10 percent growth for 20 years, then slowed to 7 percent or less.
As China is now the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide, there is talk that it is considering setting an absolute cap on such emissions from 2016.
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