Economic Development

22 May 2013

Li spoke a day after holding meetings with Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh during which the two leaders played down a recent border dispute and stressed the aim of forging deeper co-...

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Mexico and China can benefit from stronger relationship

22 May 2013

Mexico is in a great moment. Macroeconomic stability and a low debt rate are part of our strengths as one of the world's top 15 economies. We are an economy with a broad social perspective fully...

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Urbanisation may be one of China's greatest challenges

22 May 2013

In recent months, Premier Li Keqiang has targeted urbanisation as a priority for the economy. Indeed, urbanisation will boost economic growth and create a better living environment for all. In...

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City must keep edge in the economic race and stay clean

6 May 2013

During the past week or so, we have witnessed several seemingly unrelated incidents that, upon reflection, share a common thread - competitiveness.

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Hong Kong's prosperity is tied to rejuvenation of Pearl River Delta

6 May 2013

National People's Congress Standing Committee chairman Zhang Dejiang recently said Hong Kong's competitive edge is weakening and may fade away. Its strongest competitors may be other Chinese...

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China must keep opening up to boost reform

11 Apr 2013

From the start, China's reform and opening up have been two halves of a whole. Yet, in recent years, signs of "closed-door reform" have emerged and in some cases have been put into practice. This...

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Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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Chronic power shortages hampering economic development in Myanmar

Five years after the devastation of Cyclone Nargis, the Hlaing Thar Yar Industrial Zone on the outskirts of Yangon in Myanmar is showing signs of a boom, with new factories sprouting every month...

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The plight of Wenzhou's reform project could determine the nation's future

Wenzhou has been implementing financial reform for just one year, but its progress is attracting attention. The State Council decided last year to set up this pilot region for comprehensive...

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Guangdong is positioned to lead the next phase of China's quality growth

With China's new leadership now in place, Guangdong appears poised for change. Zhang Gaoli and Wang Yang, the two recently appointed vice-premiers who spent part of their careers in Guangdong,...

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How they see it

Making real progress on increasing economic co-operation between the BRICS (an association of leading emerging economies Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) is going to take significant...

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MONITOR

BRICS bank will be a recipe either for moral hazard or redundance

Among the overweening initiatives announced this week by the ill-assorted leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa was a pledge to set up a new BRICS Development Bank to finance...

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WORLD ECONOMY

BRICS nations seek to establish rival to World Bank

The grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and hosts South Africa is racing to flesh out proposals for an infrastructure-focused lender that would challenge seven decades of dominance by the...

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