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“Black Monday”: What China’s Economic…
On August 24th, or what is now being referred to as China’s “Black Monday”, the Shanghai Composite Exchange…
Workers of the World Unite…But don’t disturb…
The opening words of the current version of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China, adopted in 1982 at…
Behind Indian Soft Power
In less than three months, the resolution for an “International Day of Yoga” on June 21, spearheaded by India’s…
Power Over Weakness: A Pipe Dream of East Asian Union
Last Saturday in Seoul, three East Asian nations’ (Korea, China, Japan) foreign ministers agreed to hold summit…
“Comfort Women”: Japan and Neighbour Relations
70 years ago, the Pacific side of the Second World War officially ended with Japan’s surrender after the landing of…
From Farmers to Entrepreneurs: China’s “Taobao Village”
Alibaba Group's e-commerce subsidiary Taobao, or “treasure hunt” in Chinese, has become increasingly…
North Korea: Time to Open the Doors
North Korea’s economy is projected to grow by 7% this year, one of the highest rates around the world . For the…
#TBT USSR
The death toll now reaches six thousand in Ukraine thanks to the biggest diplomatic crisis since 1989. From the…
#TBT URSS
6000 morts et la plus importante tension diplomatique entre Russie et Occidentaux depuis 1989, voici le résultat de…
At it Again: Russia-Ukraine Natural Gas Disputes
Global energy consumption is changing. Natural gas has grown to 21% of the global total primary energy supply,…
India’s Daughters
With the recent release of Leslee Udwin’s documentary India’s Daughter, which investigates the 2012 brutal gang…
China, the Unlikely Leader of the Green Revolution
China is by far the biggest polluter in the world, emitting 6018 million tons of greenhouse gases per year in 2009…