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Being the two largest US debt holders, China and Japan are facing common challenges derived from the depreciation of dollar in the current dollar-dominated international monetary system.
With growth slowing in the large emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China, there is growing anxiety that the global financial crisis will finally end up in emerging economies.
Within the tech community, there is much angst about whether the Web is about to be "closed" - controlled by companies like Apple, Facebook, and Google - or if it will remain "open" to all?
In fact, even without the global financial crisis or the Greek sovereign debt crisis, China's trade patterns reflect the re-balancing of the global economy.
One of the most surprising proposals tabled at this year's Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was that lessons in the study of English should no longer be given in Chinese kindergartens.
Residents should have a bigger say in determining whether or not, and how to hold such games.
Turning a blind eye to the two-way population flow, they constantly claim that the Tibetan language, culture and ethic character, as well as Tibetan Buddhism, are on the verge of extinction
The second Nuclear Security Summit will be held in Seoul on March 26-27, 2012. The event provides an opportunity for China, Japan and the Republic of Korea to develop concrete cooperation on nuclear security.
Parents and educators should try to be more broad-minded instead of regretting or even worrying about what is actually an imaginary crisis.
Premier Wen Jiabao's promise of oil sub-sidies for farmers came as Chinese drivers were already bracing themselves for another price hike at the pumps.
While wind energy is cheaper than other, more ineffective renewables, such as solar, tidal, and ethanol, it is nowhere near competitive. If it were, we wouldn't have to keep spending significant sums to subsidize it.
It will be difficut because Europe faces further challenges, the US still has a debt mountain to climb, and many emerging economies have been slowing in the early months of the year.