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Posted inEssay

The history of taxes and its role in modern China

by Francesco Sisci January 20, 2022January 24, 2022

No effective taxation without representation is, in a nutshell, the moral of Jin Xu’s exhaustive book Empire of Silver, which takes us through the history of silver in China. In reality, it is the history of the faults of the Chinese tax system: Its inability to quickly and efficiently muster resources in times of sudden need through […]

Posted inItaly

Venice’s famed gondoliers rowing for the elderly

by Dave Makichuk April 29, 2020April 29, 2020
Posted inWorld

Controversy hampers Venice flood recovery

by Dave Makichuk December 12, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inWorld

Venice to hike taxes, clamp down on tourists

by DM Chan October 11, 2019February 18, 2020
Italian engineers plan an offshore facility to take cargo from large ships from China for relay to an onshore facility and transported to destinations around Europe. Photo: Venice Offshore Port website
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, Chengdu, China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, Tianjin, World, Wuhan

Marco Polo in reverse: how Italy fits in the New Silk Roads

by Pepe Escobar March 12, 2018February 18, 2020
The Presentation at the Temple by Giovanni Bellini, dating to 1460 is on view in the Fondazione Querini Stampalia. Photo:
Posted inItaly, World

Picture This, a Bellini in Cipriani’s

by Mathew Scott February 18, 2017February 18, 2020
Vineyards at the Orto di Venezia on San Erasmo island. Photo: Courtesy of Orto di Venezia
Posted inItaly, Middle East, World

The wine merchant of Venice

by Mathew Scott February 18, 2017February 18, 2020
A view of the pool just after sunset. Photo: Belmond Hotel Cipriani
Posted inItaly, Middle East, World

Hotel Cipriani’s gateway to the heart of Venice

by Mathew Scott February 18, 2017February 18, 2020

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