The unflattering image of China’s wealthy

  Thirty years after Deng Xiaoping said it was ok to allow some to get rich first, the annual “Hurun Wealth Report” released in Shanghai last month, showed almost 1 million people in China are…

Chinese media mounts scrutiny of food quality

China’s central government has encouraged more media scrutiny of its increasingly tainted quality of food, ranging from milks and buns with chemical additives, filthy cooking oil to tainted pork and beef. The relentless headlines in…

Tibet to become leading solar power base

Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region is poised to become the country’s leading solar power generation base with 10 more photovoltaic power plants to be completed within this year. The new plants, with a total investment…

Science or superstition?

Just like the weather, everyone talks about earthquakes, but Yang Zhimin wants to do something about these powerful natural killers.  The retiree knows it’s not possible to stop them, but he is eager for decision-makers…

The need to invest in clean technology

Shrinking supplies of oil and other key resources, combined with soaring demand, have pushed energy and resource prices to record highs, threatening economic growth around the world. The international accounting and consulting company Deloitte predicts…

No immunity to disasters

As we commemorate the anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan province, which is also designated as National Disaster Reduction Day in China, it is timely to reflect on how we can reduce the risk…