BEIJING - Seeing a catfish effect from the launch of new science and technology innovation board, local analysts have put high hopes on the country's IPO review reform and expect higher efficiency.
Speaking to reporters at the White House on April 10, U.S. President Donald Trump commented on the Mueller report, which concluded that there was no collusion between Russia and the Trump administration, allegations which have been continually bandied about by the president's opponents ever since he was elected.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang set the GDP growth target for 2019 at between 6 and 6.5 percent, lower than the 6.6 percent last year and the lowest in almost three decades. Besides, with mounting uncertainties in the international economic landscape, there are fears about China's economic slowdown, and even about the possibility of China getting into a middle income trap.
BEIJING - Seeing a catfish effect from the launch of new science and technology innovation board, local analysts have put high hopes on the country's IPO review reform and expect higher efficiency.
"China moved so fast that in some parts of the world there is just too much debt."
In his first interview after taking over as World Bank president, David Malpass expressed his willingness to work with China to push for high quality development projects and the World Bank's overriding goal of sustainable development and poverty alleviation.
In recent years, quite a number of authoritative international forecasts have been bullish on India's economic development prospects. They generally predict that India will become the world's third largest economy after the US and China around 2030, citing its "demographic dividend" as one of the major reasons. Of the 1.3 billion people in India, there are about 800 million young and middle-aged people, with the average age of its labor force at around 27. About 65 percent of the country's population is under the age of 35.
US Vice President Mike Pence announced in late March the administration's plans for Americans to return to the moon within the next five years as the 50th anniversary of the first manned mission to the earth's satellite approaches. President Donald Trump nominated Air Force General John Raymond to lead the recently created US Space Command that was confirmed by Pence in his speech. The US vice president pointed to Russia and China's advancements in the space realm as evidence that the US is in a "space race."
On April 9, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that the U.S. will impose tariffs on 11 billion U.S. dollars worth of European Union products, ranging from airplanes to dairy products. Imposing tariffs seems to be the latest arrow in the Trump quiver these days in achieving some of his long-term goals. The real question, however, is how effective will they be in realizing the revival of U.S. economic growth.
China and the European Union have committed to achieving major progress this year in negotiations for a high-level bilateral investment agreement, with a view to concluding the ambitious accord next year, according to a joint statement.
India's general election, to be held from Thursday to May 19, is regarded as the largest democratic exercise in the world. More than 900 million voters aged over 18 will elect 543 members to the Lok Sabha, India's lower house of parliament, from candidates belonging to hundreds of political parties.
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) concluded their two-day annual meeting in Dinard, western France, on April 6 with a joint communique acknowledging China's capacity to make important contributions to global public goods. This could be an indicator of the split among G7 powers on views towards the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which some developed countries demonize as a sign of China's economic orbit and as an obstacle to their own alliances.
Visa and Mastercard are too late to join China's electronic payments market. Even if China simplifies foreign firms' access to its domestic electronic payments market under a negotiated US-China trade agreement, the demand for these products is unlikely to be high, the South China Morning Post has reported.
China's soon-to-be-released version of personal credit reports, which will cover almost every aspect of daily life, including overdue water and phone bills, has sparked heated discussion online, as many question the standards involved and provisions for data protection.
European Union leaders will sit down next week with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang to discuss the bloc's relationship with Beijing, perhaps the biggest external economic and diplomatic challenge currently facing the EU.
At present, China and Europe are facing similar global challenges: protectionism, populism, separatism, terrorism, and unilateralism. Global stability and the international order are suffering from the greatest threats since World War II. If we can maintain our national interests despite instability and continue world peace, China and Europe could play an indispensable international role.
At present, Russia and other member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) as well as China and the participants in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are forming a harmonious system of international economic cooperation based on strict enforcement of international law, respect for national sovereignty and non-interference in other states’ internal affairs.
Gallup carries out an annual international poll on approval of the leadership of major countries. This year’s poll, covering 134 countries, had a striking conclusion – China’s leadership has overtaken the US in approval not only globally but in every continent surveyed outside North America and possibly Australasia.
China is set to release an updated version of its personal credit report as part of the country's broader efforts in strengthening its social credit system. The report, which will cover almost every aspect of daily life including overdue water and phone bills as well as spouse information, will become a "second ID and invisible resume" for citizens, analysts said.
China has attracted businesses from different countries around the world; the EU wants to develop even strong ties with China, and vice versa. The EU plays the role of an indispensable trade partner and technological cooperation stakeholder of China. As a result of their friendly cooperation, China and the EU have experienced increasingly closer economic and trade ties over the past few years.
BEIJING - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will travel to Europe on Monday for a series of high-level meetings to consolidate China-Europe cooperation at a time when changes and uncertainties are rattling the European continent.