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Southeast Asian leaders have long insisted they will not be forced to pick sides in the great-power rivalry…
The truth behind the breadwinner myth and its impact on South African men
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What fuels global trade imbalances: China’s overcapacity or America’s failure to adapt?
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New global financial architecture needed to end trade surplus fixation: Piketty
An initiative designed to tackle inequality and climate change could benefit China by reinventing global financial and trade…
Can currency swaps make China a lender of last resort? Ex-PBOC official weighs in
China should position itself as an international lender of last resort to help out in global emergencies and…
Hong Kong urged to shift from role as ‘superconnector’ to ‘value-adder’
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China presses IMF for quota reform, better surveillance of advanced economies
China’s central bank chief has urged the IMF to serve as a bulwark against “rising unilateralism”, at a…
Why biggest threat to US global dollar dominance may well be Washington itself
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UAE ‘surpassing Hong Kong’, challenging Singapore for global trade crown
The United Arab Emirates is rapidly eclipsing Hong Kong and emerging as a credible rival to Singapore as…
Scholar: China strengthening economic ties with Global South – Opinion
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China pledges green-energy push with Global South, signals wider market opening
China has vowed to deepen cooperation in new energy and green minerals with the nations in the Global…
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