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Hidden message in Xi’s graft war
News, Published on 03/08/2014
» A purge has particularly ominous overtones in the context of Chinese politics. Previous generations will be hard pressed to forget the case of Liu Shaoqi, one of Mao Zedong’s companions on the Long March, a president and briefly Mao’s chosen successor.
Postbag: Colourful but inaccurate
News, Published on 03/08/2014
» Re: “The silence on Israel is deafening” (Opinion, Aug 2).
Not quite up to the Bournemouth Belle
News, Published on 03/08/2014
» It hasn’t been a great week on Thai railways. Things did not get off to the best of starts when the luxury Eastern and Oriental International Express fell off the rails on its way to Kanchanaburi.
Argentine default rattles global markets
News, Published on 03/08/2014
» Argentina’s latest default poses unsettling questions for policy-makers. True, the country’s periodic debt crises are often the result of self-destructive macroeconomic policies.
Don’t expect the earth all at once
News, Pichai Chuensuksawadi, Published on 03/08/2014
» The composition of the National Legislative Assembly, unveiled this week with a heavy tint of green, is no surprise. With the military at the helm one cannot expect varied representation. Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha says he is aware of the criticism but believes the public should focus more on the end result of achieving national reform within one year — the National Council for Peace and Order’s main mission.