As Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said, the tragedy created by the earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear incident is the biggest crisis for Japan since the end of World War II.
People around the world should rethink about building nuclear power plants, especially in earthquake-prone areas.
"Free market" does not mean retailers are free to do anything, including fleecing buyers, as long as they are not caught during the act.
Inflation is one of the reasons why the economy is slowing down.
I guess it doesn't matter whether a nation is affluent or not. Nature's fury cannot be controlled. Human beings have to live with it.
I totally agree. Just like in families, you don't have to be doing the same in a family to be successful because you may have a different situation.
I strongly support the government move to curb the use of official cars, because it plays a large part in the cities' traffic jams apart from wasting huge amounts of taxpayers' money.
I strongly support the government move to curb the use of official cars, because it plays a large part in the cities' traffic jams apart from wasting huge amounts of taxpayers' money.
For being a professor, Barry Eichengreen has a very simplistic outlook on the Chinese economy. There is a lot more involved in the "slowing down of the Chinese economy." Other factors are forcing the Chinese to slow down, one of which is inflation.
Children of migrant workers are no different from those of other people living in cities. So they have the right to receive the education that other urban children do.
Beijing and other Chinese cities should take extreme punitive measures against rash drivers and habitual traffic rule violators.
The number of foreign tourists visiting China will not increase if hotels have more English-speaking staff members or supply Western food.