While Chinese celebrate their ascent to the top of the gold medal list, we should take a moment to reflect on all that still has to be done for China to truly be considered a world leader in sports.
While small and medium Chinese companies are hard pressed by the rising producer's prices, the state-owned enterprises have the advantage to survive and likely emerge as super giants later.
Interview: A former high-ranking development official talks to the EO about 12 resource-reliant Chinese cities slated for an agressive reform project to improve their sustainability.
The risk hot money poses to China's economy won't be mitigated by plugging up holes. Instead, China should focus on creating a sound and stable investment environment and freeing the yuan.
The second draft of the State Owned Assets Law does not go far enough in finally putting to rest conflicts between various government agencies and ensuring that state assets won't be squandered.
Vietnam's recent economic troubles have only added to the pessimism over China's economy. But despite the litany of forces that some say indicate a derailing of China's growth, there is much to be optimistic about.
Our editorial argues that the resurgence of backlash against the yuan's appreciation is misled. Exporters knew that the yuan would begin to appreciate as early as 2003, and for them to have still not adjusted is a sign of poor competitiveness. More import
Commentator Wen Guanzhong argues that populations living in potentially dangerous places, like those located in the quake zones, should be encouraged to migrate. Land reform is necessary to facilitate it.
The collapses of public buildings, like schools, during earthquake are avoidable if more investment had been made in structural design and construction material.
Providing subsidies to low-income groups hard pressed by price surges is only an emergency measure--the core of the solution should be resolving inflation.
An outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease that has infected thousands and killed 20 in Fuyang city was worsened by local government officials who kept information from the public.
Despite what excited market rumors are suggesting, a recently announced reduction of the share trading stamp tax does not amount to a rescue lifeline by regulators.
The unusual show of protest by pilots from China Eastern Airlines that led 18 flights to turn back midway last month has underscored a deficiency in the Chinese legal system.
Chinese should not overreact to the politicization of the Olympics, and be wary of the kind of ultra-nationalism that led Germany and Japan to catastrophic ends.
