Growth in fellow BRICS members and the new MINT bloc pale in comparison to that of China
With President Xi Jinping's arrival to power, many international investors are excited about the prospect of economic rebalancing. They were impressed by Xi's open recognition that China's State-led stimulus plan of 2008 was like an adrenalin shock. It was necessary to rejuvenate the patient, but it had severe negative side effects: overcapacity in many sectors; an excessive real estate boom; environmental degradation; increased inequality; a worrying rise in local government and corporate debt, and an emerging shadow banking system.
Investment banks have released quite a few reports on China in 2015. Some points are obvious.
Chinese navigator Zhai Mo, 46, is ready to set sail again. Five years ago, he finished his solo circumnavigation around the globe, and now he is determined to lead a group of people to follow the ancient Maritime Silk Road.
On a dais with eight other members of the US national ski and snowboarding team, Hannah Kearney, owner of Olympic gold and bronze medals in freestyle moguls, was asked last week if a recent World Cup victory - the 43rd of her career - gave her reason to reconsider her retirement at season's end.
Manny Pacquiao flew to the US on Wednesday, preparing for a meeting with contestants of the Miss Universe pageant.
Usually this is how big-time sports television works: The network pays for the right to air an event.
Growing up in the North Philadelphia projects, Bernard Hopkins smoked marijuana and was arrested for assault and robbery more times than he can remember.
Mike Alvarado is taking things one fight at a time - first in a bout with Brandon Rios later this month and then with his latest legal entanglement.
Win over Uzbekistan earns berth in Asian Cup quarterfinals
Australian forward Robbie Kruse has followed in the footsteps of China manager Alain Perrin, labeling the Asian Cup surface in Brisbane "a disgrace."
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