According to this article in Singapore's Straits Times, China's mishandling of the Sars epidemic is in part due to the communist country's heavy-handed control of its media and its proclivity for " putting its image above all else, including the lives of its people."...
CHINA must get to the root of the Sars problem if it hopes to restore international confidence after the country's mishandling of the outbreak.
Its sacking on Sunday of two senior officials - Health Minister Zhang...
The rhetoric of the Bush administration about American might and rights may have greatly changed the balance of the international system. In an interview with the BBC, North Korea's Foreign Ministry deputy director, Ri Pyong-gap, says that if more US troops move into Northeast Asia, Pyongyang...
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Many Americans are searching for someone to blame for their currently struggling economy. Higher unemployment, a drop in the value of the dollar, and low consumer confidence have made the booming 1990s a distant dream. Some US industries have reacted to the economic slowdown by accusing a top...
A revaluation of the Chinese yuan would slow growth in Shanghai and abroad. (Photo: Tristan Savatier, www.bok.net/tristan, by permission)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan: US Treasury Secretary John Snow returned empty-handed from...
The Obama administration’s first four months suggest the team is pro-trade and anti-protectionist – all to the positive, according to Edward Gresser, director at the Progressive Policy Institute. But lurking in the background are protectionist measures being promoted by various interest groups with...
Trade worries: While Obama favors free trade, protectionism may return if the economy does not improve
WASHINGTON: Four months into its first term, the Obama administration seems the model of an internationalist, center-left government. It began...
Nations around the globe have failed to curb carbon emissions, and more than half of climate researchers surveyed in a poll agree that humans can expect to rely on technology to control the most volatile effects of climate change. Some “geoengineering” approaches, as listed in the article from the...
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Rapid growth is anticipated in outsourcing of information-technology, particularly with the rise in energy prices. Infrastructure, low wages, an educated work force and language skills have contributed to Egypt moving up the list as one of the best destinations for outsourcing. “Yet even the...
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Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common and highly contagious childhood ailment that can be prevented by washing hands often and thoroughly. But people must know about the disease to practice vigilance. Thousands of children in China have contracted the disease, and international health officials...
HONG KONG – A tight-lipped Chinese government response to a common childhood illness – albeit a more lethal outbreak than usual – underscores how China's propaganda machine, geared to controlling political discourse,...
The Bush administration’s War on Terror has evolved beyond traditional military operations, and has become a propaganda war in which the hearts and minds of average citizens are at stake. The US primarily uses the radio for communication, but Al Qaeda has become more technologically advanced and...
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