Debate: China's role

2011-02-21 07:35:39

China is now officially the world's second largest economy. So should it play a greater role in world affairs? Or should it concentrate on solving its domestic problems first? A professor and a journalist express their views.

Democrat vs Republican

2011-02-21 07:35:39

Green economy shoots are sprouting

2011-02-19 06:40:36

Many people may wonder whether the green economy is just pleasing jargon or a genuinely new pathway to a low-carbon, resource-efficient and sustainable 21st century.

New York Stock Exchange-Deutsche Boerse

2011-02-19 06:40:36

New York Stock Exchange-Deutsche Boerse

World's No.2 economy

2011-02-18 08:17:04

A different view on income disparity

2011-02-18 08:17:04

Chinese people are becoming richer, and the wealth gap in China is, as expected, growing.

China's real responsibilities

2011-02-18 08:17:04

It's unfair to impose unrealistic international duties upon the country which still needs to raise its development level.

Spare some change?

2011-02-17 08:06:10

Spare some change?

Onus not binding on China

2011-02-17 08:06:10

Japan confirmed on Monday that China had replaced it as the world's second largest economy. But the confirmation was accompanied by some Western and Japanese media outlets calling for China to share more international responsibilities.

Countdown to the end of oil reliance

2011-02-17 08:06:10

Mention "renewables", and the response of many is that the future decline in fossil fuel resources will eventually drag the world into a more sustainable energy market structure, with some glitches on the way.

Rebuilding financial confidence

2011-02-17 08:06:10

This Friday and Saturday, the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will convene in Paris focused on fixing the global economic system.

Inflation

2011-02-16 07:55:45