China Gives Financial Markets $173 Billion Virus Shot

The Associated Press Feb 2, 2020 The nation's central bank tries to stabilize its economy amid an escalating health crisis, Trading resumes Monday after a 10-day hiatus. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Horrifying’ Climate Study Finds We Have Less Time Than We Think

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Oct 30, 2019 According to the latest findings from Nature Communications, rising sea levels could wipe out major cities and displace millions by 2050. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

China’s Maneuver in Oil Market Defies Trump’s Boycott of Iran

Juan Cole / Informed Comment 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What’s Holding Back America’s Education System?

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

SparkNotes No More—Your Teacher Will Know

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New Bird Flu Jumps to Humans, Kills 6 in China

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China’s Future Up in the Air

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 6, 2011 China has to find a way to continue its rapid growth without choking to death. Literally. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Has Tough Love for China

Staff / Truthdig 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). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ni Hao, Mickey Mouse: Disney Goes to Shanghai

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chinese Official: Björk ‘Hurt Chinese People’s Feelings’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2008 Pixieish provocateur Björk sparked the ire of Chinese officials by voicing her support for an independent Tibet at the close of her concert in Shanghai last Sunday. According to China's Culture Ministry, the Icelandic chanteuse broke "Chinese law and hurt Chinese people's feelings" by chanting "Tibet, Tibet" at the end of her protest song "Declare Independence." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )