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‘Frosty Boy’, the rural poor and China’s push to eliminate poverty

by Gordon Watts January 3, 2019February 18, 2020

He captured the hearts of a nation and became known as “Frosty Boy” in China. On a bitterly cold morning nearly a year ago, Wang Fuman started the long walk to school from his impoverished home in the rural backwater of Ludian in Yunnan province. Taking more than two hours, the eight-year-old trudged across mountains […]

China’s manufacturing growth fizzles out

by Gordon Watts December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Xi strengthens his grip and stands at the pinnacle of power

by Gordon Watts December 29, 2018February 18, 2020

US abandonment of Kurds sends bad message to allies in East Asia

by Grant Newsham December 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Trump’s Afghan withdrawal could pave the way for peace

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 24, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korea sounds the death knell for denuclearization

by Andrew Salmon December 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Rohingya issue slows investor interest in Myanmar

by Gary Kleiman December 20, 2018

President Xi warns ‘no one will dictate to Chinese people’

by Gordon Watts December 18, 2018February 18, 2020

President Xi to outline China’s economic future

by Gordon Watts December 17, 2018February 18, 2020

China’s policymakers must beware of the economic potholes

by Gordon Watts December 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Exit of Urjit Patel compounds India’s economic instability

by Prerana Priyadarshi December 12, 2018February 18, 2020

IMF report exposes Gulf finance cracks

by Gary Kleiman December 12, 2018

‘Right-wing’ defense analyst freed from jail after apology

by Kunal Majumder December 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Huawei’s amazing global rise shrouded in controversy

by Gordon Watts December 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Did Trump’s enemies try to derail a trade deal with China?

by David P. Goldman December 6, 2018February 18, 2020

India reserve grab heightens investor reservations

by Gary Kleiman December 3, 2018

We can eat our fish and fight climate change

by Philip A Loring and Ratana Chuenpagdee December 2, 2018February 18, 2020

US seeks oil market edge with sanctions against Iran

by Mahmoud Pargoo November 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Asian Development Bank signals bond siege

by Gary Kleiman November 27, 2018

Little-known dam project ‘would destroy Sumatran wonderland’

by Gregory McCann and Haray Sampurna Munthe November 25, 2018February 18, 2020

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