Opinion | Chinese perspectives
2009-6-9
THE half-empty classrooms of Bashu Secondary School, one of the best
of its kind in Chongqing, seem to challenge the pre-eminence of the
country's college entrance test, which, for many, is the test of their
lives.
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Opinion | Shanghai Daily columnists
2009-6-4
THE lead opinion story in Shanghai Daily on Tuesday carried a grim
headline, under a macabre cartoon: "Saving stolen kids from black
market." This was an unusual story on a day (the day after Children's
Day) when...
Opinion | Foreign perspectives
2009-6-9
FOR the past three centuries, humans' effects on the global environment have escalated.
Most important, our emissions of carbon dioxide may cause global climate patterns to depart significantly from their natural...
Opinion | Chinese perspectives
2009-6-8
JEFFREY Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia
University, said in a recent interview that "China has done a
tremendous job of having rapid development." Asked whether he thinks
that China can maintain...
Opinion | Foreign perspectives
2009-6-8
IN 2008 global FDI fell by around 20 percent, while outward FDI from China nearly doubled.
This disparity is likely to continue in 2009 and 2010 as China invests even more overseas. Certain key drivers of China's...
Opinion | China Knowledge@Wharton
2009-6-8
GLOBAL tourism has been growing steadily at almost 5 percent per
year in the past decade, with 930 million international arrivals in
2008. And always around the corner lies the next potential tourism gold
mine.
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Opinion | Book review
2009-6-6
AUTO pollution is a major contributor to global warming and the
energy crisis, yet life without the comfort and mobility offered by
cars is unthinkable to many people. The authors of "Zoom," Iain Carson
and Vijay...
Opinion | Book review
2009-6-6
FOR the past week Chinese newspapers have been dominated by stories about General Motors' bankruptcy filing.
One of its smaller rivals, Chrysler LLC, filed for bankruptcy protection in April.
Some Chinese...