”Chinese Academy Social Sciences” News

Role and value of U.S. dollar set to fall: Asia think tanks

TOKYO (Reuters) – The role of the U.S. dollar as the key global currency will decline after the financial crisis, and its value may also weaken due to America's current account deficit , officials at some of Asia's
03 20 2009 3:24AM (...more)

Beijing shuts down "petitioners' village"

BEIJING (AFP) - Police sealed off a ramshackle "petitioners' village" in south Beijing Saturday ahead of a major political meeting next week, dispersing or detaining thousands who gathered to raise grievances with the government.
10 13 2007 3:51PM (...more)

China says criminals ineligible for sex change ops

BEIJING (AFP) – China has said a sex change operation should not be an option for criminals seeking to turn over a new leaf. Individuals with criminal records are ineligible
06 23 2009 8:03AM (...more)

China need not worry too much about hot money: paper

BEIJING (Reuters) - China need not worry too much about speculative capital flooding into or out of the country as the sums involved are not huge, a senior government economist said in remarks published on Monday.
07 28 2008 2:56PM (...more)

Indian PM invites China to cooperate on nuclear energy

BEIJING (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday invited China to cooperate on civilian nuclear energy after both Asian giants recently set ambitious targets in the field.
01 15 2008 8:01PM (...more)

Chinese scholar calls for prisoner pardon

BEIJING (Reuters) - A leading Chinese government scholarhas made a rare call for the state to consider pardoningrepentant inmates next year when Beijing hosts the Olympics andmarks 30 years of market reforms.
12 13 2007 9:09PM (...more)

China to see another year of double-digit growth: report

SHANGHAI (AFP) - China will see a sixth consecutive year of double-digit economic growth in 2008, despite government efforts to bring about a slowdown, a government think tank was quoted as saying Wednesday.
12 5 2007 4:25PM (...more)

Merkel: Doubts on China rights record

BEIJING - With the Beijing Olympics a year away, China can expect its human rights record to come under increasing scrutiny, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday.
09 3 2007 8:56AM (...more)

China battles rising prices, snowstorms

Beijing - The snowstorms currently sweeping China have wreaked havoc with millions of people's New Year travel plans and caused $3 billion worth of losses, including thousands of acres of winter crops.
02 2 2008 3:12AM (...more)

China sets out on spending spree in Europe: govt

BEIJING (AFP) – Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming left for Europe Tuesday at the head of a 300-strong team charged with spending billions of dollars on European products, the government and state media said. The procurement team, which will visit 02 27 2009 12:49AM (...more)