Vladimir Putin won a landslide re-election victory with 76.65 percent of the vote in Sunday`s election. His annual State of the Union address this year revealed that the Russian president will review domestic and foreign policies in his fourth term. US-Russia ties, an important link in Kremlin`s foreign affairs, will likely cause a domino effect and affect Russia`s relations with Washington`s allies. US-Russia slipped into a dark period with the Ukraine crisis and the alleged collusion between t
Visitors to India are often amazed by the colorful cultures of diverse ethnic social groups and geographical regions. Sometimes they even ask: "Are we in the same country?"
The relationship between China and the United States should enter a new era of co-evolution for win-win outcomes, an academic said here Wednesday.
Today`s world is funny: sometimes it`s ruled by law, but most of the time the world is not ruled by law. How can it be? Because in many cases we find things are too "strange" to understand in a normal way.
The People`s Bank of China (PBC), the country`s central bank, announced on Wednesday that access restrictions for foreign third-party payment firms will be lifted in order to promote a new overall opening-up pattern.
US President Donald Trump`s recent signing of the Taiwan Travel Act has roiled ties and brought a new challenge to Sino-US relations. With tensions escalating between Beijing and Washington in trade, the US move over Taiwan made the situation more complex.
Indian scholar claims China is using the Belt and Road Initiative to engage in "creditor imperialism.". The latest round of such threat theories is not at all surprising to Chinese citizens and scholars, and is also denied by some BRI nations.
President Xi Jinping`s important speech delivered on Tuesday reflected his people-centered philosophy of governance as well as his commitment to building a community of a shared future for humankind, analysts said.
CCTV-4 "China News" program opens up a special report on "China`s New Era" . Wang Wen, executive dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China, was invited to talk with the CCTV anchor Zhou Yingfeng on the hot topics regarding the achievements of the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up on March 19.
The situation has changed dramatically over the past three decades. The political, economic and technological changes that happened in our generation have produced a pluralistic global society characterized by a plurality of different, powerful and competing versions of modernity.
Iran invited both China and Pakistan to participate in the construction of its Chabahar Sea Port, but China has not given a clear response.
China`s banking regulator has announced it would adjust the provision coverage ratio for commercial banks from 150 percent to a range of 120-150 percent and the loan provision ratio from 2.5 percent to a range of 1.5-2.5 percent. The notification also said the ratios will be adjusted on a case-by-case basis within these ranges. These steps show China is moving forward with curbing bad debts.
During China`s “two sessions” in 2018, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY) launches a series of seminars to interpret hot topics. On the evening of March 12, the second lecture was given by Professor Zheng Xinye, associate dean of School of Economics at Renmin University of China, to analyze how the five development concepts will change China.
Chinese youth are defiantly embracing a "Buddha-like" mindset, with slogans such as "anything will do," "let it be" and "take life as it is" capturing media attention and stirring widespread debate on the usefulness of such thinking.
Debt imperialism! The Western media has given the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) a new name. This label seems to have come about after more than 86 countries and international organizations signed the 102 Memorandum Of Understanding with the Chinese government to jointly build BRI projects, but some Western companies feel they do not have enough access to BRI projects.
China unveiled a plan on March 13 to restructure the government with a cabinet reshuffle. The institutional reform plan of the State Council was submitted to the First Session of the 13th National People`s Congress (NPC) for deliberations. The plan is aimed at improving the government`s structure, efficiency and service orientation.
Recently, some observers have warned that China`s current water crisis is imminent, and if the problem cannot be solved effectively, it will limit China`s implementation of the next step of its economic plans.
Wang said, "The sky is the limit for Sino-Russian cooperation, and we must continue to make the relationship even better." What will be the prospects of Sino-Russian relations and what fields can the two countries work together in 2018? At a conference hosted by Rossiya Segodnya in Beijing on Tuesday, experts from China and Russia shared their thoughts.
Like all other tourists from China, I looked forward to seeing the Taj Mahal, described by Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore as "a teardrop on the cheek of time." On the way from Delhi to Agra, I visited the Hindu temple of Akshardham. The Hindu shrine lingered in my memory as I strolled the compound of the Taj Mahal. The stark contrast brought into my mind the rift caused by religion.
Since China has become the largest customer for oil producers in the Middle East, the international environment has steered toward internationalization of the yuan. Especially since Donald Trump became US president in January 2017, the dollar has been weakening. The US` move toward protectionism and anti-globalization has caused anger around the world and undermined confidence in the dollar among international investors. This represents an opportunity for the yuan.