Add war to the effects of climate change
2016-08-10 08:26:54
Thanks to the sluggish global economy, rising terrorist attacks and the refugee crisis in Europe, the world has all but forgotten about the effects of climate change.
G20 will help China fulfill global duties
2016-08-10 08:23:34
The G20 Leaders' Summit to be held in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, in September has acquired special importance because of the sluggish global economy.
Firms going global have their job cut out
2016-08-10 08:23:34
With China's economy entering the "new normal", which requires reducing excess industrial capacity and deleveraging, an increasing number of Chinese enterprises are shifting their focus from domestic to overseas investments in a fresh bid to "go global".
Medals are not the be-all and end-all of Olympics
2016-08-10 07:50:23
Unlike in past games, China did not win any gold medal on the first day of the Rio Olympics. But instead of criticizing those sportsmen and women who failed to finish top of the podium, the majority of fans spoke well of their efforts.
EU needs to regain its reputation as a safe, secure place
2016-08-10 08:30:13
In the decade up to 2014, the European Union could claim to be safer than the rest of the world, mainly because the number of terrorist attack victims decreased in the EU even as it increased globally.
Abe's statute revision plan may yet fail
2016-08-09 08:34:21
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffled his cabinet on Aug 3, the third time since taking office in 2012, but most senior Cabinet figures including Finance Minister Taro Aso, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida retain their posts.
Manila and Beijing can make breakthrough
2016-08-09 07:37:13
Via unilateral South China Sea arbitration, Benigno Aquino III drove Philippine-China relations into a hopeless cul-de-sac. But Beijing and Manila do not have to be locked forever in a mutually damaging standoff.
Protectionism will only hurt Sino-US ties
2016-08-09 08:34:21
At the eighth China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing in June, a dispute over steel trade became a very thorny issue.
Good planning can make eldercare profitable
2016-08-09 08:34:21
As China presses ahead with supply-side structural reform to boost the tertiary industry and improve people's livelihoods, eldercare has become a potentially profitable business and a key factor promoting social harmony.
Social duties key to Chinese enterprises' overseas success
2016-08-09 08:34:21
Chinese enterprises that "Go Global" not only get a wider stage to do business, but also have to cope with various economic, cultural and legal challenges.