Op-Ed Contributors

A lesson from the Dubai crisis  2009-12-03 08:00:24

China should learn lessons from the Dubai crisis and take concrete measures to prevent a similar crisis from happening in its speculation-ridden real estate sector.



Asia should change its West-centric looking glass  2009-12-03 08:01:58

Why is Asia still suffering from a "colonial" hangover - of judging everything from outsiders' perspective?



Rule of law best help to freedom of faith  2009-12-03 08:01:58

The country is at a favorable time to develop an institutional guarantee for the legality and equality of all religions.



Problems of seeing mental illness as a curse  2009-12-03 08:00:24

To be more precise, it points to a deeper malaise: Diagnoses and treatment of people suffering from mental disorders.



Caught between optimism and caution  2009-12-02 07:54:01

After intense haggling over two new top posts, Herman van Rompuy was appointed president of the European Council, and Catherine Ashton, the foreign affairs high representative of the EU.



Visit, though late, still welcome  2009-12-02 07:53:24

After nearly four years of stagnation in bilateral ties, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will finally visit China from Dec 2 to 6, his first trip to the country since taking office in 2006.



Making Asia's bond markets work for the region  2009-12-02 07:54:01

Emerging East Asia's local currency bond market has snowballed in the last decade to more than $4 trillion, but there has not been a parallel increase in trading activities in most countries.



How to further boost consumption  2009-12-01 08:02:31

Increasing the role of domestic consumption is one of the key objectives of China's 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-10).



Nine economic dilemmas in 2010  2009-12-01 08:00:59

Next year will be a litmus test for China's macro-economy. China confronts a "dilemma" in a variety of fields.



World faces more pressingproblems than emissions  2009-12-01 08:02:31

Media organizations in wealthy countries regularly send forth reporters to find "victims of global warming".



Will 'phoenix Nest' incubate same-feather bird?  2009-11-30 07:41:32

Top Chinese search engine Baidu is expected to fully operationalize its Phoenix Nest advertising system tomorrow.



Low-carbon urbanization way forward for China  2009-11-30 07:41:32

The core of low-carbon growth is the improvement of energy utilization and the transformation of the energy structure.



4 P's for sustainability planning  2009-11-27 16:45:23

Sustainability has three traditional major pillars where it is needed to promote development. The economic dimension (profit), the environment dimension (planet) and the social dimension (people). I am adding a fourth "P": pro-activeness.



Standardize agricultural trading  2009-11-27 07:56:17

The government should try to set up a sound and standardized agricultural market as soon as possible to check speculation, ensure stability of prices and protect the interests of consumers and farmers.



Money is need not greed for Chinese  2009-11-27 07:56:50

Have Chinese become totally materialistic and mad about money? Is this behavior creating a deep moral crisis even as the country's GDP grows at breakneck speed?



Shield of protectionism only skin deep  2009-11-27 07:56:50

Within a week of US President Barack Obama's visit to China, the US Department of Commerce decided to slap final countervailing duties (CVD) on the import of $2.6 billion worth of goods from China.



China not in search of money or power  2009-11-26 07:50:35

He Maochun has changed roles with aplomb, from farmer to professor, from sailor to government official, and from exporter who has traveled to 110 countries to a researcher on WTO.



Green your buildings to fight climate change  2009-11-26 07:50:35

Policymakers should embrace one of the cheapest ways of cutting air pollution that lies at the root of the problem: making buildings more efficient.



Regulation of news portals needed  2009-11-26 07:50:07

The emergence of an increasing number of problems and malpractices in the process of the rapid development of China's Internet has made it vital to build a binding legal framework to regulate the fast-growing online sector.



Be aware of Western climate change tactics  2009-11-26 07:50:07

I keep coughing after a brief visit to a sizable developing nation - not because of a possible A(H1N1) infection but the continuous exposure to strong smell of fuel and pollutants on roads of the country, where 20-year-old obsolete cars rattled everywhere.



Transparent pricing mechanism  2009-11-25 07:53:42

Distribute medical service evenly  2009-11-24 08:03:03

Paradigm in Sino-Japanese ties  2009-11-20 07:56:08

Many good tidings from Obama's visit  2009-11-13 14:12:32

Violent revenge is bleeding the US  2009-11-20 09:51:36



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