”Chinese Academy Social Sciences” News

Chinese professor named World Bank chief economist

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The World Bank Monday named Justin Lin Yifu , who defected from Taiwan and rose to become a top economic strategist for communist China, as its chief economist -- the first time a Chinese has held the job.
02 5 2008 5:06PM (...more)

Analysts see touch of panic in US rate cut

HONG KONG (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve's surprise rate cut smacked of panic in the face of a global stocks meltdown, and the move may yet fail to prevent a recession in the United States, analysts said on Wednesday.
01 24 2008 1:31AM (...more)

China trade surplus hits record as foreign patience wears thin

BEIJING (AFP) - China said on Monday its politically sensitive trade surplus in October topped 27 billion dollars for the first time, data sure to add to mounting pressure by the US and EU over Chinese trade policies.
11 12 2007 7:27PM (...more)

Petitioners' village in Beijing razed as China's communists vow harmony

BEIJING (AFP) - Amid vows to create a "harmonious society", China 's authorities have razed a ramshackle Beijing district where thousands once resided while seeking to petition the government over growing injustices.
10 14 2007 1:40PM (...more)

Why China is unlikely to back Iran sanctions

Beijing – China is showing no appetite for the tougher sanctions that Western leaders have been threatening against Iran over its nuclear program, and would likely veto any United Nations effort
10 1 2009 9:17PM (...more)

IMF says worst not over

LONDON (Reuters) – The head of the IMF questioned on Monday any debate about when to roll back stimulus spending, saying the world economy had yet to weather the worst of a recession that claimed a record number of European jobs. The 16-country euro zone lost a record 1.22 million
06 20 2009 4:13PM (...more)

New holidays woo Chinese back to tradition

BEIJING – Instead of toiling in an office cubicle as she did two years ago, Ma Yanyan is spending Thursday's Dragon Boat Festival as befits tradition: rowing in sync to a thundering drum beat with 20 teammates
05 30 2009 1:53PM (...more)

China "concerned" at Sudan genocide charge

BEIJING (Reuters) - China expressed "grave concern" on Tuesday after the International Criminal Court's prosecutor charged Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir with genocide in Darfur.
07 16 2008 6:57AM (...more)

China has "grave concerns" over ICC Sudan decision

BEIJING (Reuters) - China expressed "grave concern and misgivings" on Tuesday over the decision of the International Criminal Court to seek an arrest warrant for Sudan's president on charges of genocide in the region of Darfur.
07 16 2008 2:28AM (...more)

China discovers the permissive society

BEIJING - The no-tell motels in Beijing 's university districts pulsate with sex.
03 6 2008 2:57PM (...more)