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N. Korea Links Next Move to U.S. Policy

October 11, 2006
While Western governments wonder whether the weak blast was indeed what North Korea claimed to be a nuclear test, Pyongyang has issued threat of further testing. In an interview, Kim Yong Nam, president of the North Korea's legislature, has warned that future testing is contingent upon the...

Reflections on the Post-9/11 Middle East

Thomas L. Friedman
January 30, 2003

Food Prices Stir Poverty Concern

April 11, 2008
Development and trade have lifted many from poverty, but have also widened inequality around the globe. Diverting grain crops from food products to biofuels depleted global food stocks causing spikes in prices. Climate change and a declining dollar also add to prices. Reports of food riots and...

India’s Secret Weapon

May 25, 2006
Individuals have more reason to innovate when their governments carefully guard intellectual property rights. Authors Richard Wilder and Pravid Anand argue that India is more innovative than China, largely because of moves to protect intellectual property. The software industry is growing rapidly,...

You Shouldn't Have to Burn Cars to Get a Better Life—Ask My Bolivian Cleaning Lady

November 7, 2005
Both Britain and France have endured violence at the hands of their Muslim minorities in recent months: Britain in the July 7 London Underground attacks; France in the wave of nationwide rioting that has now gone on for more than a week. They need not endure such violence in the future. Their...

Ramallah’s Virtual Reality

January 27, 2006
If the Palestinians truly want to destroy Israel, they are probably alone in the Arab world. With Israel committed to the unilateral resolution of conflict with Palestine, the cries for justice from Palestinians inspire less desire to wipe Israel off the map. Still, the Palestinians have embraced...

解读优衣库成功的真正秘密

March 9, 2012
就好像在找对象时许多人喜欢“高帅富”一样，我们在思考未来经济发展增长点或者投资热点之时，大多数人对于那些来钱快的行业，比如能源高科技产业，都有一种偏爱，现在只要谈起未来的经济发展趋势，很多人脑子里面首先的一个反应就是，那肯定是能源和高科技产业，可以举出的例子包括苹果、软件业、力拓等等。对于许多投资者而言，能源和高科技，似乎就代表了他们未来几年财富增值的“钱袋子”。但是，高连奎通过解读优衣库的成功故事，和我们分享了不一样的看法。在他看来，传统行业，比如食品、零售、制衣等，还是存在巨大的财富创造空间，只不过需要在手段上进行创新。对此，他引荐了蔡成平的近作，是一本研究优衣库商业运作模式的书。在书中...

Dark Clouds over Doha

November 11, 2005
It has been four difficult years since the Doha Round of free trade talks began in 2001. The proponents of free trade now find themselves in retreat across the world. The Bush Administration has stuck to its free-trade guns, but finds itself increasingly unable to deal with a protectionist...
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