Asia-Pacific could lead low-carbon future

2016-09-08 07:47:57

The challenges are formidable, but the urgency of climate change requires strong political will and even more concerted international cooperation.

Taiwan leader taking all the wrong steps

2016-09-08 07:47:57

Irrespective of what the plans' purposes are, Tsai has to take the public opposition seriously, instead of pursuing her political ambitions at the cost of retirees.

BRICS key to improve global governance

2016-09-08 07:47:57

BRICS should tap development potentials, increase solidarity and deepen mutual trust and cooperation to better tackle possible problems and challenges.

ETIM's attack calls for close security cooperation

2016-09-08 07:08:24

With tougher security precautions against it at home, the ETIM terrorists might be turning their attention to Chinese targets overseas.

Duterte words signal change

2016-09-08 07:08:07

Duterte is likely to employ the same foreign policy adopted by most Southeast Asian nations and seek a better balance in his country's ties with the US and China.

Knotty free-trade deal dragging EU and US down the wrong road

2016-09-08 07:56:20

Washington and Brussels have embarked on the wrong journey by excluding Beijing from their talks and are therefore riding a bumpy road that may lead to a dead end.

Leakage of personal information

2016-09-07 08:29:32

A stalled TPP bad news for liberalization

2016-09-07 07:40:14

The stalling of the TPP would make the RCEP members much more cautious about pushing trade liberalization given the political backlashes such attempts might produce.

Mission Global Governance off to a good start

2016-09-07 07:40:14

China is using its pursuit of reform and opening-up to add fresh momentum to globalization, as well as the structural reform of the world economy.

Obama has job cut out to leave behind legacy

2016-09-07 07:40:14

Obama's Asia tour, with visits to Hangzhou for the G20 Summit and Vientiane for the East Asia Summit, could be the beginning of the end of his rebalancing to Asia-Pacific strategy.

East Asia Summit likely a compass for future course

2016-09-07 07:04:12

Xi's exchanges of goodwill in bilateral meetings with the Japanese, ROK and US leaders in Hangzhou cleared the way for substantive next-step communication.

Japan's overtures to Russia to join its fold bound to fail

2016-09-07 07:48:25

Apart from the territorial dispute, Japan hopes to leverage its warmer relations with Russia to counterbalance its icy ties with China and to boost its role as a global player.