World Bank needs stronger safeguards to protect poor

2015-04-20 08:48:53

The Bank's current draft resettlement Safeguards do not address these failures, further exacerbating the problem.

Xi's Pakistan visit vital for mutual benefits

2015-04-20 08:48:53

High-level interactions between China and Pakistan have been instrumental in promoting bilateral relations.

Workplaces changing to benefit of women

2015-04-20 08:48:53

Japan needs to expand its workforce, which is shrinking rapidly as a result of a declining birth rate and a rapidly aging population.

Interaction key for think tanks

2015-04-18 08:12:29

China needs more high-quality think tanks to contribute their wisdom to help the government and Communist Party of China solve these challenges.

Harbingers of a fairer global financial system

2015-04-18 08:12:29

The change in the attitude of most Western powers toward the China-proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank can only be termed dramatic.

Tsai should heed lessons of recent past

2015-04-18 08:12:29

Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party, officially announced on Wednesday she would run in the "presidential" election next year.

Local governments' hopes for funds pie in the sky

2015-04-17 13:35:34

Every new national strategy involving local authorities means new responsibilities for them. And they should remember there are no gains without pain.

Let cars, not models, attract buyers at show

2015-04-17 07:50:25

The 16th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition has officially announced that no models would be seen at the show.

Chinese tourists must act like envoys abroad

2015-04-17 07:50:25

What is appropriate and of how to a large degree Chinese tourists' behaviors will influence how the world views China.

New momentum for ties with Pakistan

2015-04-17 07:50:25

As founding members of the AIIB, China and Pakistan are headed toward a period of greater mutual benefit.

The challenge of parallel trading in HK

2015-04-16 07:46:00

As reforms accelerate on the mainland and free-trade zone policies proliferate across its megacities, the benefits of Hong Kong's role as a gateway city will diminish.

Use UN rules to seize corrupt fugitives at large

2015-04-16 07:46:00

Corruption is a global problem. Hence, to fight it we need international cooperation.