BP oil spills regulation lessons all over
2010-06-04 07:54:36
As the damaged BP oil well continues to spew millions of gallons of crude from the depths of the floor of the Gulf of Mexico, the immediate challenge is how to mitigate an ever-magnifying environmental catastrophe.
Turbulence may hit region
2010-06-04 07:54:36
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's abrupt resignation Wednesday has plunged Japan into a fresh political crisis.
This is America's new Asia policy
2010-06-04 07:54:36
Two points in America's "new Asia policy" deserve special attention: US President Barack Obama's deep interest in the continent and America's role in the post-global economic crisis era.
Gray areas of income revealed
2010-06-03 07:49:06
Most people in China are familiar with the term "gray income" but have seldom tried to find what it really means. Wang Xiaolu, deputy director of the National Economic Research Institute, affiliated to China Reform Foundation, is one of the welcome exceptions. In fact, he has been studying the impact of gray income on China's economy, as well as society for some time now.
Striving hard for food safety
2010-06-03 07:49:06
China and Japan recently agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation on food safety after the dumplings poisoning incident that strained Sino-Japanese ties during the early days of 2008 buttressed the case for an accord to handle disputes related to food safety between the Asian neighbors.
SDP leaves Japan govt with a message
2010-06-03 07:49:06
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) made a natural and logical decision on Sunday and broke away from the ruling coalition of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and the People's New Party.
Are we barking up the wrong tree?
2010-06-02 07:48:52
We only have to look at the various explanations for school shootings by American kids in Kentucky, Arkansas, and Colorado in the late 1990s to understand that explaining these events by blaming society is largely pointless.
Check borrowings by local govts
2010-06-02 07:48:52
While parts of the world are dealing with the aftermath of the financial crisis or an emerging sovereign-debt crisis, China is coping with the risk of overheating and/or an asset bubble.
Thai dilemma of Western democracy
2010-06-02 07:48:52
But in the cases of Thailand and several other developing countries, social disorder has followed economic prosperity and political democratization, which can be said to be a dilemma of democracy.
New era in Northeast Asia
2010-06-01 07:48:21
The annual summit between leaders of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) concluded on Sunday, mapping out a blueprint for tripartite cooperation by 2020.
Five steps to a better society
2010-06-01 07:48:21
China's economy is growing, but so is its income divide. The Gini coefficient has increased alarmingly. The coefficient measures income inequality in a society, with 0 signifying perfectly equal distribution of wealth among households and 1 denoting that a single household controls all the wealth.
West moving toward deeper financial abyss
2010-06-01 07:48:21
A year and half after the first shock waves of the global financial tsunami, Western economies - including the US and the European Union (EU) but excluding Australia and Canada, which are big natural resources exporters - are marching toward economic failure. I base this assertion on just one thing: Their governments are afraid to do the right thing.
