Time to reinvigorate demand across Asia-Pacific
2016-01-21 08:15:47
Four key factors have had an impact on regional economic performance, which will also have a significant global impact.
Dialogue still the way to resolve nuke crisis
2016-01-20 08:18:53
Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye urged the international community to strongly respond to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's recent claim of testing a hydrogen bomb.
Xi's Mideast visit portrays all-round diplomacy
2016-01-20 08:18:53
The visit, to begin with, highlights the strategic importance of the Middle East for China's Belt and Road Initiative.
Growth continues to gradually slow
2016-01-19 13:19:34
The robust growth in the consumption and services nexus is key for policymakers - they need it to avoid labour market stress.
AIIB a test for China's international role
2016-01-18 08:22:11
The Year of the Monkey will prove to be a decisive year for China's foreign policy as Beijing continues to extend its political and economic influence across the world, especially in the region.
Iran-Saudi row unlikely to raise oil prices
2016-01-18 08:22:11
Even if Iran-Saudi Arabia confrontation continues, oil prices are unlikely to rise.
Xi's visit to highlight China's presence in Mideast
2016-01-18 07:50:05
President Xi Jinping will embark on a tour of the Middle East on Tuesday during which he will visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iran.
A lesson for anti-bullying law
2016-01-16 09:24:08
Physical wounds can heal with time, but mental trauma can continue causing pain for the rest of a bullying victim's life. This is something lawmakers ought to keep in mind while drafting legislation on bullying.
What should be done to ensure food security?
2016-01-16 09:24:08
Among the many reasons for higher grain prices in China, the primary one is rising labor costs and the country's declining demographic dividend. It is good that Chinese workers are being paid higher wages, but that also increases commodity prices.
Clearing doubts of others can help China get support
2016-01-16 09:24:08
Although China has repeatedly emphasized that the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is a multilateral agency to meet Asia's development needs, the international community remains worried that it is setting low-level financing rules.