Economics

The New Capital of Bio-Tech and Life Sciences

Boston and San Francisco have long battled for supremacy in biotech innovation and investment, but the Massachusetts…

China is not quite ready to rewire global finance

G. Bin Zhao says the rosy view that China is now capable of rewiring the global financial…

Chinese Characteristics

I am often asked about Chinese culture. I am not a sinologist, just someone that live in…

The challenge for universities with classrooms “everywhere”

There are 96 universities in Italy (including 11 online programs) with courses in at least 200 locations:…

Beijing’s ill wind?

Anyone living in Beijing knows that the climate is not one of the city’s appeals. The pollution…

A future for Taiwan distinct from Hong Kong’s

It’s not hard to connect Taiwan’s recent electoral results with the demonstrations in Hong Kong. The repression—albeit…

What the expo and bronzes teach us

The controversy aroused by the suggestion to bring the Riace Bronzes to Expo 2015 perfectly recapitulates Italy’s…

Interview to Romeo Orlandi from CAIJING Magazine Washington Bureau

Iceland just cut its interest rate, in your judgement, how bad is the low inflation situation in the European…

An old tent and the new buildings

Is the Western liberal order likely to accommodate China’s financial projection? Elizabeth C.  Economy, Senior…

A tale of US rebalancing, a looming liquidity crisis, and the arrival of the RMB [1]

In 2014, the US economy took a U-Turn that is set to shape a new world order….