Economics

Renminbi clearing: technical problems, political delays

Far from the emotions that frequently strike the general public, one piece of news caused alarm—or created…

Elections in Indonesia

The third free presidential election in the Asian giant has just come to an end.  According to…

Reflecting on the future of the global economy

The new revolution currently underway is based on innovation.  Its center is in the United States, in…

Playing chess in Northern Asia

“Any attempt by China and South Korea to coordinate in picking apart past history unnecessarily and making…

Beijing’s selective antitrust

China has sunk dreams of a merger merger proposed by the three largest shipping companies.  Antitrust laws…

The razor’s blade of China’s urbanization

Another record, a simple numerical statistic, allows us to reflect on China’s biggest problems.  The Bureau of…

China as a Responsible Stakeholder or Just a ‘Guest’?

Media outlets have recently published news that, based on a freshly batched World Bank report, China’s economy…

The pipeline between China and Russia transports mainly interests

Russia’s national emblem is once again the double-headed eagle, which was used until the Romanov’s tsarist dynasty. …

Beijing’s nightmare: Occupy Central in Hong Kong

A tremor of pride swept through Hong Kong, an attempt to resist absorption into Mainland China.  International…

What Renzi can offer China

The country that Renzi will visit next week is the kingdom of complexity.  Italy cannot complete with…