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How China can save the world -- as well as itself
Oped, Published on 11/11/2023
» China's model of economic growth has been a resounding success. With its focus on export promotion, capital investment, and technological catch-up, it has lifted some 800 million people out of poverty over the past 40 years.
How to finance the needs of the common good
Oped, Mariana Mazzucato, Published on 05/05/2023
» The Internationa Monetary Fund (IMPF) and the World Bank recently held their annual spring meetings, which, according to the organisers, produced a "strong message of confidence and a willingness to cooperate". But lofty rhetoric and good intentions will not be enough to create a truly inclusive and sustainable economy fit for the 21st century. For that, deep structural change is needed.
EU carbon tax hurts poorer states
News, Published on 27/06/2022
» In July 2021, the European Commission did something that no other major governing body had ever attempted: It tied trade policy to climate policy. Reaching the European Union's goal of cutting net greenhouse-gas emissions by 55% by 2030 will require the EU to reduce emissions both at home and beyond its borders.
Keep goading FAD
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/06/2021
» I realise you can't publish a letter full of photographs, but I'm submitting this in the hope that you will continue goading the Fine Arts Department (FAD) into upping its game when it comes to preserving the kingdom's Heritage.
PM must improve his 'soft skills'
News, Published on 25/02/2020
» Over the past several years, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has given thousands of interviews and press conferences, both impromptu and scheduled. By following and reviewing some of his encounters with the public on important occasions, especially in front of the media, a few salient points have emerged about his communication abilities.
India must rethink its decision to opt out of RCEP
News, Published on 11/11/2019
» On Nov 4, India decided against joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) -- a free trade deal involving the 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), Australia, China, South Korea, Japan, as well as New Zealand.
Peasants, behave!
News, Postbag, Published on 08/12/2018
» Re: "Enough of the iron grip", (Editorial, Dec 7).
China's tourism industry just starting to take flight
News, Published on 30/01/2018
» If you want to gauge how Chinese consumers are reshaping the world, look at how many of them are leaving China.
China should allow its migrant workers to roam free
News, Michael Pettis, Published on 19/12/2017
» Over the past few weeks, people here in Beijing have been riveted by the so-called migrant "clean-out" -- the government's attempt to evict tens of thousands of migrant workers from their homes in the poorer parts of the city. What's not being discussed, however, is how the crackdown could threaten one of the government's other main priorities: managing debt.
Zombie firms threaten Asia's future
News, Michael Schuman, Published on 04/04/2017
» Any horror aficionado knows that the only good zombie is a dead zombie. Don't risk trying to bring one back to life. It'll just come back to bite you.