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China's uphill fight vs price wars
News, Manishi Raychaudhuri, Published on 14/08/2025
» Overcapacity has made its way into China's domestic market, with price wars leading to collapsing profitability and accelerating deflation. The government has responded by launching a so-called "anti-involution" programme to combat deflationary price wars. It's had some early wins, but this could be a lengthy battle.
Building the next generation of public institutions
Oped, Geoff Mulgan, Published on 28/02/2025
» Public institutions worldwide are in crisis. Trust in them is declining, and US President Donald Trump's administration, working hand in glove with the world's richest man, Elon Musk, view them as enemies that need to be dismantled. In the face of funding cuts and geopolitical fragmentation, multilateral organisations look weaker than ever.
China and its self-inflicted economic woes
Oped, Takatoshi Ito, Published on 02/12/2023
» At their recent summit in San Francisco, US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping made progress in a few key areas. Notably, they agreed to resume direct military-to-military communications in order to reduce the chances of accidental conflict. But neither leader was negotiating from a particularly strong position: as Mr Biden struggles with low approval ratings, Mr Xi is overseeing a rapidly weakening economy.
Jakarta learns from TikTok Shop ban
Oped, Ulfah Aulia, Published on 24/11/2023
» With the emergence of digitalisation, the dynamics of competition in e-commerce have drastically shifted. This shift has also introduced "social commerce", commonly known as "s-commerce" as a new phenomenon in Indonesia's digital economy.
Road chaos inaction
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/04/2023
» Re: "Mean streets of the capital", (Editorial, April 29).
Save this letter for next time
News, Postbag, Published on 29/01/2023
» Re: "Drop in air," (BP, Jan 28) and "Work from home, BMA urges," (BP, Jan 26).
China's economy rotting from the head
News, Daron Acemoglu, Published on 02/11/2022
» China highlights a long-debated question about economic development: Can a top-down autocracy outperform liberal market economies in terms of innovation and growth?
China's future could reflect Russia's own
Oped, Nancy Qian, Published on 01/10/2022
» As China prepares for its 20th National Congress in October, when President Xi Jinping is expected to accept an unprecedented third term, many observers worry about uncertain days ahead, especially regarding Taiwan. But one doesn't need a crystal ball to glimpse its future. China's leaders, for their part, are looking at Russia.
AI still falls short
Oped, Postbag, Published on 02/08/2022
» Re: "Tech giants pour billions into AI, but hype doesn't always match reality", (Business, July 2).
Smells like a scam
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/05/2022
» Re: "Fast-money trail", (PostBag, May 5). I agree with most right-thinking people like Samanea Saman (BP, May 5) that the Thai Pass fiasco may be a simple money grab led by insurance companies forcing worthless Covid policies on tourists.