'Lean gene' ups risk of heart disease
2011-06-28 14:53:21
Being slim may not always mean a lower risk of heart disease and diabetes, scientists said after they identified a gene linked both to having a lean body and to a higher risk of metabolic diseases, according to an article published by Reuters.com on June 26.
China is still a man's world
2011-06-27 13:58:25
China is still a man's world where few women rise to the top echelons of its government and biggest sate-owned companies, according to Bloomberg News on June 23, 2011.
China economy resilient, for now
2011-06-24 10:55:43
China's growth is slowing under the weight of Beijing's anti-inflation campaign and weaker global demand, but any investors betting on a hard landing would be underestimating the resilience of the world's second-largest economy.
Why the US can't contain China
2011-06-23 15:21:52
While China is concerned about the US' containment policy, the South East Asian strategic environment is too complex for the US.
The end of cheap labor in China
2011-06-22 16:12:20
As wages rise steadily in China, a fresh wave of export manufacturers, big and small, are now choosing to move away from China.
Kissinger: China won't be next superpower
2011-06-21 13:06:37
China will not dominate the current century while the US will continue to maintain its position in the world as the most influential country.
Why Europe no longer matters
2011-06-20 16:35:07
With Europe's influence waning sharply in the next decades, the transatlantic alliance will play a far diminished role, and it is in regions like Asia that the 21st century will be most likely molded and defined, predicts Richard N. Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Global recovery inconceivable without China
2011-06-17 11:24:12
With sluggish economic growth in Europe and the US, sustaining global recovery is inconceivable without China, says Paul Evans, director of the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia, in an article in Canada's Globe and Mail on June 16.
US version of the Brezhnev Doctrine
2011-06-16 17:28:03
When it comes to maintaining a military presence, the US is increasingly resorting to their version of the Brezhnev Doctrine.
War could hit North America this century
2011-06-15 16:41:03
Although North America was exempted from bloodshed in the 20th century, the 21st century could see warfare spread to the continent.
'Shadow Internet' and US hypocrisy
2011-06-14 10:42:39
The US government is financing the deployment of shadow Internet and mobile phone systems in countries including Iran, Syria and Libya.
India catching up with China in Africa
2011-06-13 16:03:01
Despite its elephantine weight, India has long displayed mouse-like diplomatic clout. But now, it is trying harder to get noticed, by expanding into the African continent, according to an article published by the Economist magazine on May 26.