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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
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