‘Horrifying’ Climate Study Finds We Have Less Time Than We Think
Oct 30, 2019 According to the latest findings from Nature Communications, rising sea levels could wipe out major cities and displace millions by 2050.
China’s Maneuver in Oil Market Defies Trump’s Boycott of Iran
Sep 2, 2018 The Shanghai futures market is trading in the Chinese currency, the yuan, rather than in dollars. The move will allow China to buy Iranian crude till the cows come home, evading U.S. sanctions.
What’s Holding Back America’s Education System?
Aug 12, 2013 A new book argues the problem with schools in the U.S. has to do with our cultural outlook on intellect; Jeff Bezos, the new owner of The Washington Post, may be able to teach newspapers a thing or two about the big picture; meanwhile, fast food workers continue to strike, and they're not budging until their wages do. These discoveries and more after the jump.
SparkNotes No More—Your Teacher Will Know
Apr 10, 2013 With e-books, educators can see whether you've skipped pages or even bothered to open your textbook; a Spanish study claims there will be fewer people living on earth in the next century than now; meanwhile, although Portugal's government has failed to impose austerity, it's now come up with equivalent replacement measures. These discoveries and more after the jump.
New Bird Flu Jumps to Humans, Kills 6 in China
Apr 5, 2013 Chinese officials have closed poultry markets and ordered a mass slaughter of birds in Shanghai amid an outbreak of a type of avian flu that has not been seen in humans.
China’s Future Up in the Air
Dec 6, 2011 China has to find a way to continue its rapid growth without choking to death. Literally.
Obama Has Tough Love for China
Nov 16, 2009 President Obama's remarks at a Shanghai town hall meeting Monday were unlikely to please either the power brokers in Beijing or the hawks on the home front Obama said China and the US were not adversaries, but he also spoke of "universal rights," which (continued).
Ni Hao, Mickey Mouse: Disney Goes to Shanghai
Nov 5, 2009 In a deal two decades in the making, China is opening its doors to the Walt Disney Co., having finally given the quintessentially Western enterprise the go-ahead to bring Mickey Mouse and his fellow characters to Shanghai with a new Disney theme park tailored to the Chinese megalopolis.
