The Chinese community in the United States are demanding Fox News fire host Bob Beckel and are asking for an apology after Beckel's discriminatory comment about Chinese people aired on July 4.
It's unusual for pundits at the world's top think tank to come to a unanimous agreement. But panelists who convened at a recent Brookings Institute seminar all believe that the BRICS countries now meeting in Brazil for their sixth summit want a more diversified world where they can have a stronger voice and one that is not dominated by the United State and the West.
Brazil makes ready to play host to BRICS 'family'
It was a two-day forum on South China Sea held July 10-11 at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington.
The question that has been asked for days in Brazil and almost any corner in the world finally has an answer: Germany won the champion of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
The Brazilian government is very optimistic on the future of their relations with China and hopes to achieve new advances in the relations at the next bilateral meeting between Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and Chinese President Xi Jinping, which will take place on July 17 in Brazil’s capital city Brasilia, says a high-ranking Brazilian diplomat.
The five countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa were named "BRICS" by Jim O'Neil, the former chief economist at Goldman Sachs as an investment concept to optimize portfolios toward a group of fast-growing emerging economies.
In the past few weeks, I would sometimes watch the reruns of the exciting World Cup matches. My disappointment at the absence of Chinese footballers on the pitch was somehow mitigated by the fact that many products and services for the event are from China.
President Xi Jinping's upcoming state visit to Brazil will further draw together the two countries and peoples, expand mutually beneficial and friendly cooperation between the two countries and lay a solid foundation for the development of bilateral ties in the next 40 years and beyond.
China's passion for the World Cup and this year's host country has astounded Brazil's top envoy to China, who believes that the growing bond between the countries will be further strengthened by President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the South American nation.
Some Brazilian marketers have switched their planned ads to what a good job Brazil did hosting the FIFA 2014 World Cup after Brazil's 7-1 defeat in a semi-final game against Germany, according to Advertising Age.
For famous Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang, it was his "own way" to celebrate the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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