Fake Divorce is Path to Riches Buying Hot China Real Estate
on October 24, 2016
Rising property prices have been inspiring desperate measures, as frenzied buyers are seeking to act before further regulatory curbs are imposed
Guess What India and China Need to Improve Relations? More Spies
on October 24, 2016
Strange as it may sound, China and India need a basis in espionage to improve their relationship.
Joany Huang
on October 22, 2016
Joany Huang is an Economics and Business junior at Capital University of Economics and Business in Beijing. She was an exchange student at the University of California, San Diego. She has deferred a year of her study to work full-time in scaling up the teacher training program in Kenya, Care for All Kids, she started with her colleague Kate Yuan. Huang has worked on micro-enterprise programs at the International Rescue Committee, tax assistance for low-income population at the Internal Revenue Service in California, and human resources and administration at Bosch Thermotechnology Co., LTD in Beijing.
Kate Yuan
on October 22, 2016
Kate Yuan is a senior at New York University pursuing an accelerated B.A. in Philosophy and M.P.A. in International Development. She first worked with informal schools in Kenya in 2013. In 2016, she returned to Nairobi with her colleague Joany Huang to develop the first large-scale informal school teacher training program, Care for All Kids. With a strong passion for the NGO sector, she has worked for nonprofits in America, Asia, and Africa, including United Nations Foundation, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Breast Treatment Task Force, and Mae Fah Lunag Royal Foundation.
Will Chinese Money Transform Pakistan?
on October 21, 2016
The development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has spurred debate in all quarters. Some perceive it as a form of neo-colonialism and criticize Pakistan’s government for promoting unethical business practices at the cost of ordinary citizens’ livelihoods. Others see the CPEC as an unprecedented opportunity for economic revival, with potential for positive spillover effects including stronger local institutions.
The Separation Between Mosque and State
on October 21, 2016
Driving through the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu province, in China’s northwest, minarets puncture the sky every few minutes. Many rise out of mosques that resemble Daoist temples, their details a blend of traditional Chinese and Islamic features: a bronze door knocker inscribed with the word “Allah” in Arabic, a crescent moon peeking above the pointed eaves of a tiled roof, and stone steles carved with hadith—a collection of sayings attributed to the Prophet Mohammed—in Chinese.
Pope Francis Targets Deal With China in Year of Mercy
on October 21, 2016
Agreement on issue of Vatican’s right to appoint bishops in China would be biggest diplomatic feat of Francis’s papacy
China’s Urbanites Embrace Sacrifice to Ride Property Frenzy
on October 21, 2016
There are signs mortgages are crimping household spending, in an economy increasingly reliant on domestic consumption
Chinese Hackers Targeted U.S. Aircraft Carrier
on October 21, 2016
Cyber security group says attack launched against visitors to vessel in South China Sea
As Tensions Over Taiwan’s National Identity Reignite, Mainland Tourists Avoid the Island
on October 21, 2016
Mainland tourism has dropped 20% since June, weeks after President Tsai took power and declined to endorse the One-China notion