Poverty

17 Jan 2013

Embattled Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying yesterday laid out ambitious plans in his maiden policy address to boost land supply and address the city's acute housing problems.

Poverty in old age a future we must avert

27 Feb 2013

A new report by HSBC estimates that most people will spend 18 years in retirement, but says they have enough savings to fund only 10 of those years in comfort. It paints a grim picture of elderly...

China Digest, February 25, 2013

25 Feb 2013

Environmental protection officials urged Beijing residents to refrain from setting off fireworks yesterday - the last day they were allowed to do so for the Lunar New Year celebrations - because...

Growth trickles down to rural India

23 Feb 2013

India's great economic growth has begun to trickle down to some of the poorest, most neglected villages.

Why the cunning snake is beloved of the Chinese

16 Feb 2013

The Dragon is gone; the year of upheaval is over. We are now celebrating the Year of the Snake. Chinese traditionally associate the snake with cunning and great wisdom. To have a snake in the...

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A measurement of success in helping the world's poor

The lives of the world's poorest people have improved more rapidly in the past 15 years than ever before, and I am optimistic that we will do even better in the next 15 years. After all, human...

Party chief sacked for making villagers buy mobile phones to 'raise intelligence'

He told them owning a mobile phone would “raise their intelligence” and get them out of poverty, but was later accused of colluding with a county telecoms provider.

Poverty now endemic in Hong Kong, says NGO

Poverty was now endemic in Hong Kong with elderly people hit the hardest - as the gap between rich and poor continues to grow, a leading NGO said on Saturday.

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TALKING POINTS

Talking points

China gets moving ahead of holiday

Are rich countries guilty of 'land grabs'?

Should rich countries be buying agricultural land in developing countries? That question is raised in a report issued last year by the Land Matrix Partnership, a consortium of European research...

POLICY ADDRESS

Live updates: CY underscores housing as his top priority

Leung says a shortage in the supply of housing has pushed up property prices and rental substantially. He notes that many families have to move into smaller or older flats, or even factory...