The second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, China’s top political advisory body, concluded on Sunday in Beijing. A resolution
China’s 2024 growth target of around 5 percent clearly indicates that its economic trajectory will continue to rise steadily. The target is realistic and attainable amid the
The measure in the US funding legislation unveiled by congressional leaders on Sunday, which seeks to block China from buying oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve of the
China’s Premier Li Qiang promoted an image of confidence as he announced modest economic growth goals for the world’s second largest economy, at one of the country’s most
The image of a witch flying on a broomstick is iconic, but it is not nearly as old as the idea of witchcraft itself, which dates to the
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the 70th anniversary of the National People’s Congress, the country’s top legislature, and
As fiscal income from land sales evaporates, Hong Kong is From now on, foreigners wishing to buy Hong Kong property no longer have to Removal of
According to a source at a major UK automaker cited by Politico, “the wheels have started turning” at the United Kingdom’s Department for Business and Trade on an
China is tightening the grip over quantitative trading after experiencing its own version of a “quant quake,” a reference to the summer of 2007 when a number of
Many surveys show that the majority of citizens take pride in their countries, but few have examined the main reasons why people are proud of their countries. Using
Speaking to the media in Brazil on Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said of the situation in Gaza that “we all share the same goals” and
At the beginning of the Year of the Dragon, the 2024 Spring Festival film season has unexpectedly set some records after seeming devoid of blockbusters. To begin with, the
Is local news readily available in your town? Do reporters still cover your school board and other municipal meetings? If you answered yes, you
US President Joe Biden’s recent appearance on TikTok as part of an outreach to young voters ahead of the November election has, expectedly, sparked a controversy given his
Two recent articles from Barron’s, my old home before Bloomberg Opinion, struck me for their observations on the two biggest economies in Asia. One noted that Toyota Motor
A tribal clash in Papua New Guinea’s remote highlands in which at least 26 people were killed has put a growing internal security problem under the microscope in
The leading contenders in the 2024 U.S. presidential election are two of the three oldest people ever to serve as president. President Joe Biden is 81. Former President
There has been plenty of hoopla about the effectiveness of tariffs when it comes to correcting what in the eyes of US policymakers is unfair trade imbalances. Particularly
On February 10, in one of those remarks bordering on the outrageous, the candidate who the Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), will likely
Among China’s traditional holidays and celebrations, none ranks higher in importance than the Lunar New Year ٩A>ل٧s&~. Also known as the Spring Festival
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