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According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, China's elderly population is projected to grow by more than 10 million annually ...
ON NOVEMBER 4 the world was startled by the news that China had abandoned the silver standard. But this step merely rendered de jure a condition which had existed in fact since October 15, 1934. It ...
JULIAN GEWIRTZ served as Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs at the National Security Council and Deputy China Coordinator at the State Department during the Biden administration. He is the ...
This book strips away the orange peel to ask what fruit means In “Foreign Fruit,” Katie Goh looks into the history and personal significance of oranges.
> As far back as 1935, when Japan tried to corner enough of China’s silver currency to control her trade, China cleverly countered by withdrawing silver as legal tender and issuing notes which ...
A fleet of "silver trains" will crisscross China by 2027, Beijing announced, in a cross-ministry "action plan" as the country grapples with its rapidly aging population.
One of the instances in the book involves Newsom’s 2022 veto of a bill that would have prohibited foreign governments from purchasing or leasing agricultural land in California.
Africa has made remarkable strides across many development metrics, significantly improving life expectancy, literacy, health, and education. With its population set to double to around 2 billion by ...
China’s sluggish economy and geopolitical tensions have been bad for business, such that many big-name foreign firms are leaving the country. Most notable has been the exodus of American outfits.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's major commodities exchanges announced on Friday to expand the scope of tradable derivatives products for qualified foreign investors from March 4.
A fleet of "silver trains" will crisscross China by 2027, Beijing announced, in a cross-ministry "action plan" as the country grapples with its rapidly aging population.