When an American hockey player suffered symptoms from mercury contamination, he never expected that he might have power plants half way across the world in China to blame. With its growing appetite for energy, China is finding its many coal-burning power plants hard at work generating the much...
On a recent hazy morning in eastern China, the Wuhu Shaoda power company revved up its production of electricity, burning a ton and a half of coal per minute to satisfy more than half the demand of Wuhu, an industrial...
The Chinese school system is placing increasing emphasis on learning English, perhaps to the detriment of Chinese language curriculum. English is mandatory in China starting in the third year of primary school, and proficiency is integral for Chinese applying for jobs in foreign companies....
BEIJING - The standards of spoken and written Chinese have taken a hit among students who have embraced English learning as a ticket to a better future.
It is a problem that is noticed by language teachers...
Turkey and Iran launched a joint attack against the Kurdish group PKK – the far left Kurdistan Workers Party – on Turkey’s eastern border, reports Anadolu Agency, adding Turkey for the first time has confirmed a raid. Turkish security forces have often clashed with PKK members and the country...
A series of public opinion surveys conducted by the Pew Global Attitudes Project in various countries has found unprecedented levels of anti-American sentiment around the world. Majorities express unfavorable opinions of the US, not only in Western Europe and the Muslim world but also in countries...
The numbers paint a depressing picture. Just a quarter of the French approve of U.S. policies, and the situation is only slightly better in Japan and Germany. Majorities in many countries say America's strong military presence actually increases...
Relations between Asia’s two most populous nations deteriorated over the course of 2017 as both compete over building regional influence. India has questioned China’s motives with the Belt and Road Initiative as well as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Also, China and India had a standoff at...
Competition reaches new heights: Indian and Chinese soldiers confront each other on the Himalayan border, and Afghan, Chinese and Pakistani foreign minister meet in Beijing on Afghanistan
NEW DELHI: The past year has marked a turning point in Sino-...
Brazil, like many other democracies, is polarized over politics and foreign investment. Voters head to the polls on 28 October to select between far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro and leftist Fernando Haddad. Bolsonaro has led in the polls, and China eyes the outcome, concerned about Bolsonaro’s...
Governments have long encouraged minimal or no taxation in free trade zones and freeports to encourage commerce and economic activity, and the concept of secure warehouses for luxury goods in transit began with the Geneva Freeport in the late 19th century. Such complexes expand worldwide as...
The art of hiding: An Etruscan sarcophagus stored by a shell company in a Swiss freeport was later returned to Italy; museums can warehouse treasures, too (Source: New York Times, AP)
SAN FRANCISCO: An archipelago of tax-free storage facilities...
New challenges and innovations put economies in constant transition, but Covid-19 has applied an abrupt halt to economic activity for most of the world. Huge shifts were already underway in global energy markets with the rise of shale gas and renewables before the pandemic. Societies must prepare...
Managing change: The Covid-19 pandemic offers a preview on the need to prepare for energy transition – the Kentucky National Guard, left, assists a food bank, and trade unions urge the European Commission to balance clean-energy innovation with...
