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Political elements top process of sanctioning Iran

[2010-06-10 17:47]

As expected, the new round of sanctions against Iran, adopted by the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, was met with strong opposition from the Islamic country.

University entrance exams: the Western way

[2010-06-08 08:56]

As Gaokao fever hits China, I am reminded of my own University entrance which I sat as a 17-year-old in New Zealand.

A bad idea to combat stress

[2010-06-01 10:26]

The idea that we dissipate aggression by getting it out on a substitute for the real target of our anger has been tested and, as it turns out, doesn't work.

The death of American newspapers

[2010-05-26 09:34]

In a couple of days I will be going home to visit friends in the US They will certainly ask me why I'm writing for Chinese newspapers.

Drone attacks in Pakistan to car bomb in NYC

[2010-05-04 09:46]

Things happening in the last few days in New York's Times Square and the northwest Pakistan's tribal area of North Waziristan provide a clue why we live in a world much less safer than before.

No need to sanction Iran

[2010-05-04 09:20]

To replicate such folly in Iran would be to do an immense injustice to the people of Iran, who share a history of thousands of years of civilization with India and China.

What lesson could be drawn from volcano ash crisis?

[2010-04-23 09:13]

The volcanic eruption is not, by any means, a large-scale one and has not caused casualties up to now.

Thailand is searching for acceptable government

[2010-04-12 10:47]

The conflict in Thailand is a struggle in search of acceptable government that can bridge the gap between urban elites and the rural working class, by catering the needs of both populations.

Deplorable for Obama to meet Dalai Lama

[2010-02-03 20:01]

It is pathetic to see that US President Barack Obama is likely to succumb to domestic politics and go ahead with a plan to meet the Dalai Lama.

Davos, a place for big ideas

[2010-02-02 14:45]

The more the world is under the pressure of short-term problems the more it is in need for big ideas. This is true for governments and companies in the developed as well as the developing countries.

An on-line Davos?

[2010-02-02 14:28]

Will there be an on-line Davos of some sort - so that speakers and journalists do not have to travel physically to one place to join each other in forums and exchanges? Some international web sites may be doing or planning similar services. I hope there can be one from China.

Tennis: Victory in defeat at Australian Open

[2010-01-28 21:37]

No Chinese player will lift the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup at Rod Laver Arena tomorrow night but the nation’s top women players walk away from the year’s first Grand Slam winners.

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