The United Nations, throughout its 60 years, has never seen a tragedy on par with the South Asian tsunami. This astonishing display of nature's furor rendered political borders insignificant, and the overwhelmingly sympathetic international response has revealed the strength of global...
Cross-border cooperation: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, joined by the World Bank president and Sri Lankan Prime Minister, tour the tsumani-ravaged Sri Lankan town of Hambantota. (Photo:AFP)
TOKYO: The challenge posed by...
With the rapid spread of Covid-19, analysts feared the worst for Africa on both health and economic fronts. Africa can be resilient, maintains Eric Ekobor-Ackah Mochiah, 2019-20 Fox International Fellow at Yale University and a doctoral candidate at the Economics Department of University of Ghana....
Rapid response: Rural clinics in Ghana rely on drones to deliver Covid-19 test samples to urban labs, left, and nations consider ways to improve supply chains, cold storage and processing to prevent food waste and increase economic opportunities (...
The path of many Central Asian states from crumbling Soviet control to democracy has been littered with problems. Though nominally democratic, governments have maintained tight control over their states, leading to a growing number of human rights violations against political dissidents throughout...
Speaking recently at Harvard University, Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev defended Bishkek's political record, saying democratization efforts must correspond to "historical practice" in any given country. As Kyrgyzstan...
With great strides in robotics, some analysts worry about domination, military applications, data collection and destruction of society. “AI increasingly shapes rivalry between the great powers,” explains Sebastian Spence for New Statesman, hence an intense trade war and worries about theft of...
Low fertility rates among countries lead to population decline and higher proportions of older citizens. So the countries with such demographics face a choice: allowing more immigrants, along with the revenue, services and cultural influences they bring or accepting the population decline and...
The old and new: Japan’s aging population calls for immigration to sustain the economy (top); police arrest African immigrants arriving on the Spanish shore
NEW YORK: An increasing number of countries in the 21st century face a critical choice –...
Competitive nations recognize that education helps societies advance. China is embracing research in sensors, brain-image scanners and other high-tech equipment to study children’s learning and performance in real time. “Neuroscience – studies of brain development, structure, function and...
Shaping young minds: Students at Jinhua Xiaoshun Primary School wear headbands with sensors developed by a Massachusetts company, and a UNESCO delegation visits the State Key laboratory of Neuroscience and Cognitive Learning (Photos: Wall Street...
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原编者按:根据佩尤全球态度民意(Pew Global Attitude Survey)进行的一项全球范围内的民意调查,更多的,而不是更少的,经济整合对世界有利。世界银行发展研究中心主任戴维·道勒(David Dollar)引述调查结果来支持他过去就已提出了的观点--全球化确实有利于减少贫困和不平等。他指出1980年以来全球极端贫困人口的数量已经出现了显著的减少。但是,全球化仍然受到许多质疑,...
Early reports on China’s Five-Year Plan outlining the government’s strategic priorities for 2016 to 2020 indicate preparations for slowed yet more sustainable economic growth. The plan involves ongoing transition toward an economy that promotes service industries, private consumption, innovation...
New balance: Chinese Party Secretary General Xi Jinping with Premier Li Keqian at the 5th Plenum planning to rebalance the economy (top); new hope for China’s one-child families
NEW HAVEN: China’s leaders are taking aim on the missing piece of China...