Socialism

28 Oct 2012

A sanctuary in Vietnam is fighting tooth and claw an eviction order that would put its more than 100 bears back behind bars. Simon Parry investigates.

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What does the 'Chinese dream' really mean?

14 Mar 2013

Since the United States' founding in 1776, Americans have considered it an exceptional nation. Chinese, too, view themselves as exceptional with their connection to the celestial empire. Chinese "...

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Chavez's passing is opportunity to restore democratic institutions

7 Mar 2013

Venezuela's late president Hugo Chavez was an extraordinary leader. His charisma and forceful manner ensured a string of decisive election victories that kept him in power from 1999 until his...

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Xi Jinping endorses Deng Xiaoping's party mantra

6 Jan 2013

Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping yesterday called on newly elected senior party members to adhere to "socialism with Chinese characteristics". Since Xi took over as leader there have...

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China's urbanisation challenge

20 Sep 2012

This year marks a watershed in Chinese urbanisation: for the first time in China's history, over half of its people now live in the city. With an average of over one percentage point added to the...

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Employers' Federation resists rise in HK$28 minimum wage

11 Sep 2012

A federation representing about 500 employers is calling for the minimum wage to stay at HK$28 an hour, saying that otherwise companies will hav

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Opinion

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

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Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

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Editor at Communist Party mouthpiece blasts leaders

A senior editor of Study Times, a Communist Party mouthpiece, has launched a blistering broadside at the country's outgoing leaders, who are about to step down in a once-a-decade shake-up,...

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Vietnam must tame self-serving elites

The arrest of Nguyen Duc Kien, one of Vietnam's wealthiest and most prominent businessmen, on suspicion of "economic violations", has severely rattled the country's economy. Yet this episode is...

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Kim Jong-un's uncle in Beijing to build on economic co-operation

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's uncle - the man seen as the power behind the young and untested dictator - is in Beijing, in the latest signal the reclusive state is looking seriously at ways to...

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Letters

Kim should admit relief agencies

North Korea is again asking for humanitarian aid as the country reels from the effects of devastating floods. Several relief agencies and the UN are...

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Billions more for struggling elderly

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying yesterday delivered a multibillion-dollar package of relief measures to improve the lives of the elderly poor and boost the development of social enterprises.

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Leung 'hasn't thought about labour laws'

Leung Chun-ying has no plans to speed up a review of the minimum wage and 'has not thought about' workers' calls to raise the pay level in the light of inflation, a unionist lawmaker cited the...

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