Tackling trans-Pacific trade
2010-09-16 07:48:13
With a third round of negotiations scheduled to be held in Brunei in October, the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP) still faces ambiguity in promoting its intentions.
Lesson is to go back to basics
2010-09-16 07:48:13
This year has been fruitful with abundant achievements in the field of the global financial regulatory rulemaking.
What the future holds for DPRK
2010-09-16 07:48:13
Stephen Bosworth, US special envoy on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Sung Kim, special envoy for the Six-Party Talks, and other US officials arrived in China Wednesday to discuss the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.
Road traffic: Jams today, jams tomorrow ...
2010-09-15 07:55:09
The recent 100-km long traffic jam on the Beijing-Tibet Expressway, which extended till Beijing's outer suburbs caught the world's attention because of the sheer scale of the block and the length of time that people were caught up in it. But media coverage in many of the world's most affluent countries was generally received by audiences with a wry smile that said: "China, welcome to the motor age."
For a more flexible currency
2010-09-15 07:55:09
The US congress will hold a hearing today to judge whether China has revaluated its currency to its "requirement". On June 19, 2010, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced a policy re-pegging the yuan to a basket of currencies. But the Americans, eager to see a faster increase in the value of the Chinese currency, don't seem to be happy with the "slow revaluation". Hence, they are pressuring China again to revaluate the yuan faster.
Road tragedies scream for ethics and rules
2010-09-15 07:55:09
The nation has been shocked by the tragic death of a 3-year-old boy who was run over by a luxury car more than once and by the driver's behavior.
Diaoyu dispute sowed by US
2010-09-15 07:55:09
Japan's propaganda on the islands falls into US strategies to create and take advantage of tension in East Asia
Hardly feeling safer nine years later
2010-09-14 08:02:41
Has the United States or the rest of the world become safer nine years after the tragic Sept 11 attacks?
Attracting talent globally for the future
2010-09-14 08:02:41
China recently released a very ambitious national talent development plan. The National Medium- and Long-term Talent Development Plan (2010-2020) sets a blueprint for creating a highly skilled national workforce within the next 10 years.
Paving the way for inheritance tax
2010-09-14 08:02:41
Chen Guangbiao is among the few philanthropists in China to pledge his entire fortune to charity after his death.
Japan must honor law of sea
2010-09-14 08:02:41
The 14 Chinese fishermen and their trawler, detained off Ishigaki harbor in Okinawa after a collision with Japan Coast Guard ships on Sept 7, set off for home yesterday morning.
Debate: Death penalty
2010-09-13 08:17:19
Should capital punishment be abolished for 13 economics-related non-violent crimes as proposed by an amendment to the Criminal Law? A legal practitioner says 'yes', while a lawyer says 'no'.
