In the Human Development Report released by the UN every year, Bhutan ranks low out of more than 190 countries. But it usually tops the happiness index in Asia. It seems that the Bhutanese people are living happily in an impoverished environment. Are the people in the landlocked country really bathing in tremendous happiness?
A strong leader with personality is needed to bring real change when a society is facing complex challenges with a downturned economy.
Companies that invest in countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative should build risk evaluation systems and understand the differences between countries before investment, said He Yafei, former vice-minister of foreign affairs.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s visit to the US last week has become a hot topic among media outlets in India, the US and China over the past few days.
The "Belt and Road" initiative – which is aimed at boosting trade and infrastructure investment in neighboring countries – is one of the programs that will help continue this drive.
China, Germany to put pressure on US over climate change: analysts
China celebrates a great victory - the return of Hong Kong to its rightful historical place as part of China. That victory is even greater because, as President Xi Jinping, also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed, it was Hong Kong`s peaceful return to China, a rare case in Chinese and foreign histories, where lost lands were mostly recovered by force.
China is getting ready to accept more investment from foreign companies or foreign countries. It’s just a matter of time.
On June 19, the Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs took place in Beijing, and recently, the BRICS held its summit for finance ministers and central bankers in Shanghai as well as the first BRICS Games in Guangzhou. In addition, the BRICS Political Parties, Think-tanks and Civil Society Organizations Forum took place in Fuzhou in southeast China’s Fujian Province.
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi went in for a bear hug with his US counterpart Donald Trump during their first in-person meeting, what did US scholars think?
It seems strange for a development economist to talk about what the western media called “the national strategy”. But Cheng Cheng would like to call the Belt and Road an initiative rather than a strategy.
For all the uncertainties it faces, China`s economy is viewed with confidence as reforms generate investment opportunities in its financial market and currency.
Although China’s high-level Belt and Road summit concluded in Beijing two weeks ago, the debate it has generated will continue for quite a while — especially in countries like the United States, where attitudes toward the initiative are ambivalent at best.
This episode once again reflects the two sides of a coin of this giant developing nation - it is moving fast to modernization while it is returning to religious traditions.
A famous Chinese entrepreneur`s high-profile rebuttal of a recent report by The New York Times has drawn a lot of attention across the Pacific in the past few days, reviving a long-lingering question: what makes U.S. mainstream media`s reports about Chinese companies so controversial?
The first Sino-US Diplomatic and Security Dialogue (DSD) kicks off in Washington on Wednesday. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis, and their Chinese counterparts State Councilor Yang Jiechi and General Fang Fenghui, a member of China`s Central Military Commission (CMC) and chief of the CMC Joint Staff Department, will chair the dialogue.
The US can play a more constructive role on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to a group of Chinese experts visiting New York.
Wolves have a complex image in China. On one hand, many Chinese find them scary, which is why there are numerous stories about wolves harming people and other animals in traditional Chinese culture. On the other hand, Chinese also respect these animals because they are seen as being "courageous" and "tough."
Last Wednesday, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the Donald Trump administration would adhere to the one-China policy as it reviewed US policy toward China for the next 50 years. However, he also announced that the US would keep all of its commitments to Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA).
In 2017, the global economy will face a more severe "cold wave", the Fed interest rate increase is only a prelude to the growing global liquidity war. All these changes will undoubtedly reshape the layout of the global economic landscape, the outlook for the future economic situation should be more cautious attitude.