The Associated PressFeb 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 )
Jake Johnson / Common DreamsOct 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 )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentSep 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 )
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Staff / TruthdigAug 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 )
Staff / TruthdigApr 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 )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 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 )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigDec 6, 2011
China has to find a way to continue its rapid growth without choking to death. Literally. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 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 )
Staff / TruthdigNov 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMar 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 )
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