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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho
Macau,
The preference for job security over salary has been a common phenomenon among fresh graduates in China, especially for those civil service positions that are considered ‘iron bowl’
The surprise announcement by Iran and Saudi Arabia that they had agreed to resume diplomatic relations after talks sponsored by China in Beijing last week has attracted attention
Whether English deserves an equal status as Chinese and mathematics in the syllabuses of primary and middle schools, as well as in the college entrance exam, and whether
Following the announcement of the Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on March 3rd, 2023, the Japanese Government Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno has recently confirmed (BBC source) that
The U.S. Federal Reserve is facing a rather sticky problem. Despite its best efforts over the past year, inflation is stubbornly refusing to head south with any urgency
Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed with enormous speed – so quickly that they could be textbook cases of classic bank runs, in which too
The one and a half hour long news conference of Premier Li Qiang on the concluding day of the annual session of the 14th National People’s Congress, China’s
The Chinese people have confidence in the country’s future and are more inspired and resolved than ever to forge ahead under the leadership of the Communist Party of
The central government has done a good job over the past five years in keeping the economy and employment growing within a rational range. It has done so
China is considering sending weapons, ammunition and drones to Russia, according to information the Biden administration declassified at the end of February 2023. China’s military aid would
According to a recent report by the Financial Times, Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen will meet with US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California next month while
As younger adults opt for “wellness” products, many are practicing alcohol abstinence. Sometimes referred to as “sober curious,” this trend of often forgoing alcohol has forged
The new leadership of the country’s top political advisory body for the next five years will be elected at the First Plenary Session of the 14th National
ChatGPT burst onto the technology world, gaining 100 million users by the end of January 2023, just two months after its launch and bringing with it a looming
In stark contrast to many major countries around the world that have hiked their defense spending by a big margin in recent years, China’s defense budget will grow
The recent Unlike many Western countries already in swift transition to a demographic winter, China and other major Asian powers (Japan and South Korea) are not using
The United States is ratcheting up national security concerns about TikTok, mandating that all federal employees delete the Chinese-owned social media app from government-issued mobile phones. Other Western
The furor in the United States over so-called Chinese spying, sparked by the Joe Biden administration’s botched response to an errant Chinese meteorological research balloon, has been given
One of the biggest fillips to the global economy this year will be the strong rebound in China’s economy thanks to the country adjusting its COVID-19 response after
Any proposal that fails to address the root cause of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict will not bring an end to the fighting and secure a comprehensive, just and
On the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one thing is clear: The destruction the war has wreaked upon Ukrainians over the last 12 months is so
Since senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told the Munich Security Conference on Saturday that the Chinese government would issue a position paper on the Ukraine crisis there has
The warm light of friendship, intimacy and romantic love illuminates the best aspects of being human – while also casting a deep shadow of possible heartbreak.
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Chase has reportedly arrived in Taiwan for a visit. If reports about the senior Pentagon official’s trip turn out to be
Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, had “an unofficial engagement” with US Secretary of State
With the hostilities in Ukraine showing no signs of abating and geopolitical tensions increasing on multiple fronts, Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi’s keynote speech at the Munich Security
China’s relevance in international trade has been steadily increasing. In addition to its major import position in commodities, the increase in disposable income, especially of the urban middle
The United States is living its dream. Well a Hollywood one, at least. Defending itself from an invasion by UFOs. A US fighter jet shot down an “unidentified
Seven days after a Chinese spy balloon began drifting across the United States, the U.S. military downed it with a single missile. But the balloon, in a
Notwithstanding the Chinese CDC’s Domestic demand stemming from household spending was severely constricted in 2022 due to blockades and travel restrictions. There are expectations of a
Many Americans have heard the expression “I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine” – in fact, a quick Google search turns up myriad websites offering wedding
The meeting between Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and visiting Hsia Li-yan, vice-chairman
The visits French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire and his German counterpart Robert Habeck paid to the United States earlier this week were another appeal to the US
Based on the assumption that by the end of Q1 2023, the zero-covid policy would be phased out in China, several relevant international banking groups ( What
Joe is a full-time college student who also works some nights as a security guard. He played basketball all through high school and loves to follow
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