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Although Christmas and a cold winter are upon us, there is good reason to reflect on global warming and the recent climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico. It may seem unreal in Europe now when our teeth are chattering, but 2010 was actually one of the hottest years on record.
All parties should exercise restraint and make efforts to reopen Six-Party Talks to build stability in the region.
Just over two years ago I had the honor of representing London at the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and I was bowled over by the stunning show Beijing put on for the watching world.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains committed to sharing and publishing secret US diplomatic cables, despite condemnation from Washington and threats from outraged politicians.
Despite the widespread impression that the climate-change agenda has stalled, there are grounds for hope. But realizing that hope requires keeping pace with global warming, and that means speeding up the process of putting a price - or prices - on carbon emissions.
Confucius once said that when something was called by the wrong name it was the result of a failure of understanding and an inability to perceive reality. This is exactly the case with the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awarded this year's Peace Prize to the criminal Liu Xiaobo.
Sovereignty is always the prerequisite of human rights and it is wrong to claim the latter is superior to the former.
As the greatest contributor to global warming, CO2 is the natural focus of current climate negotiations. Unfortunately, one of the very properties that makes CO2 so problematic, the long time it stays in the atmosphere, creates seemingly insurmountable barriers to international agreements.
Japan's unwillingness to extend the Kyoto Protocol is putting the global climate change architecture at risk and undermining the ongoing United Nations climate talks in Cancun.
In Leonard Wibberley's classic novel, The Mouse that Roared, a tiny nation - the Duchy of Grand Fenwick - hatches an absurd plot to attack the United States as a desperate measure to ensure its economic and political survival.
Cancun is in the news again. Seven years ago, this coastal city in eastern Mexico was the venue for the 5th ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Now, it is hosting the United Nations Conference on Climate Change.
By 2050, there would well be more than 9 billion people on Earth. To accommodate this jump in population we have no choice but to complete the transition to a low-carbon global economy. That is what is at stake at international negotiations on climate change, and that is why the United Nations climate conference in Cancun, Mexico, is important.
Climate change is an important challenge that we all have to address with a sense of urgency. As a global challenge, it can only be tackled through the concerted efforts of all nations, according to their common but differentiated responsibilities.
Negotiations for a global deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have progressed slowly. Vinod Thomas, senior vice-president of the World Bank, tells China Daily reporter Li Jing what countries can do in this regard.
In international climate-policy circles, there is broad consensus on the target of limiting global warming to a maximum of 2 C above pre-industrial levels.
Obama has just wrapped up a 10-day tour of four Asian countries. Underlining the domestic linkages with foreign policy, his Asia tour was overcast by his Democratic Party's debacle in mid-term elections back home and his popularity rating hitting rock bottom.
G20 leaders should work out specifics for a healthy world economy and to establish a financial monitoring system.
Against the backdrop of complicated and variable international situations, civilizational dialogue and global governance have become two hot topics in international relations.
The United States midterm election will be held on Tuesday, Nov 2, which traditionally is a test of the incumbent government's performance in its first two years in office.
The more I reflect on the 23 impressive years since the signing of the Montreal Protocol, the more I realize what far-reaching lessons it holds for the global environmental agreements of today.
Since iPad2 went on sale in China on May 6, hundreds of iPad fans and scalpers queued up overnight at almost every Apple store. The craze even led to a violent incident in Sanlitun, Beijing. Do you think iPad2 is worth the hassle?
Beijing - Dressed in a crisp suit, Li Zhirui, sitting on the window seat of a Beijing bus, silently gazes at the European-style villas, luxury cars and illuminated shopping malls as they pass him by.