Farming alone doesn't drive food prices
2011-02-24 07:38:01
International food prices began rising again last summer, and experts - from economists to government ministers - are debating the causes and consequences, and whether it will last long.
Labor market is imbalanced
2011-02-24 07:38:01
Many Chinese cities have made it a practice to hold two separate recruitment fairs simultaneously - one for college graduates, the other for migrant workers.
Pediatric crisis a growing concern
2011-02-24 07:38:01
The parents of 8-year-old Xiaoxiao spent three nights cradling their sick child on a hospital floor desperate to see a doctor. They are just one of the millions of families who seek out pediatric specialists in the hope their child will be cured.
Rebalancing global economy
2011-02-24 07:38:01
The US-led Western countries' advocacy of revising the way that current accounts are measured fully exposes their attempts to shift the responsibilities for the global economic imbalances to countries with a trade surplus.
A great opportunity for China and EU
2011-02-23 07:46:54
This year is the European Union-China Year of Youth. Aimed at strengthening and expanding people-to-people contacts, intercultural dialogue, mutual understanding and cooperation
View DPRK as it really is
2011-02-23 07:46:54
Many Western politicians and researchers, predicting the DPRK's collapse, tend to count China in. Likewise, the media in the West and the ROK keep flashing contrived news that China's army will soon or has already entered the DPRK, raising the alert against China.
Development matters to ordinary people
2011-02-23 07:46:54
Growth and development can mean the same thing sometimes, but they are different, at least to my understanding. In Chinese, growth is translated as zengzhang and is related to figures, while development is fazhan and refers to progress toward better quality.
Improved review process
2011-02-23 07:46:54
The news that China will review proposed mergers and acquisitions (M&As) by foreign firms has been a hot topic among foreign media recently. Some view the new security review system as a signal that China is changing its attitude toward foreign capital, while others worry that future deals might be prohibited by the Chinese government on the grounds of safeguarding national security.
Common prosperity the focus
2011-02-22 07:57:57
New development model is based on consumption, a greener economy and a balanced national public service network.
The global influence of China
2011-02-22 07:57:57
Last week, a Gallup Poll found that more than half of Americans mistakenly see China rather than the United States as the world's leading economic power.
Unlock the potential of services sector
2011-02-22 07:57:57
China's top political adviser Jia Qinglin stressed the development of the services industry, echoing the head of the national economy planning body's announcement.
China should be judged properly
2011-02-21 07:35:39
Germany hopes for G20 deal despite Chinese opposition. China resisting G20 deal on indicators. China blocking G20 agreement on indicators. These are some of the headlines that flashed across the Western media during the weekend.
