Left Review Online April 28, 2020
Editor's Note: In the epic global struggle to recover from the coronavirus crisis, many observers agree that in China, unemployment has become the most pressing issue - more pressing than a historic 6.8 percent contraction in GDP - that needs to be dealt with urgently as it pertains to...More
Intelligent technology has played an important role in China's fight against the coronavirus outbreak with rapid development and application of innovative products, most of which may become industrial giants and generate vital strength for future economic growth. Innovation has always been a crucial resource for the growth of...More
The head of the World Health Organization has warned that "the worst is yet ahead of us" in the coronavirus outbreak. The warning came as many in the US and Europe are eager to go back to work amid the outbreak. The prospect of an outbreak remains uncertain....More
Kathmandu. The suspension of the domestic and international flights has been extended until May 15. The suspension was introduced as a measure to control the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-9) in the country and effective till April 30. The meeting of the high-level committee for the control of...More
"LIBERATE MINNESOTA! LIBERATE MICHIGAN! LIBERATE VIRGINIA, and save your great 2nd Amendment. It is under siege!" wrote US President Donald Trump on Friday in a thread of tweets, suggesting that some states' stay-at-home orders are "too tough." Trump's words were obviously meant to encourage protests against restrictions aimed...More
India's move to amend its foreign direct investment (FDI) rules, which is widely seen as targeting China, will weigh on the confidence and expansion of Chinese investors, who have been playing an active role in the Indian market from smartphone manufacturing and e-commerce to the fintech sector. The...More
Over the last two weeks, the US government has repeatedly interfered in regional affairs in the South China Sea, disturbing the situation that is stabilizing. Two US warships - an amphibious assault ship and a guided missile cruiser - are operating in the South China Sea, the US...More
"I've never said that you can't criticize China. Never. What I always say is if you are going to say something bad about China, especially if you have a big platform, you'd better have the actual facts behind you," said Nathan Rich in an interview with the Global...More
The Digital Currency Research Institute of the People's Bank of China (PBC), China's central bank, has said that the research and development work of China's official digital currency, dubbed as DC/EP, is proceeding steadily, and the internal pilot tests are carried out in four cities and will be...More
US President Donald Trump is eager to restart the US economy, but the number of COVID-19 deaths is still increasing in the country. The US' high mortality rate in this epidemic has led to a serious humanitarian crisis. The number of confirmed cases in the US is still...More
With COVID-19 driving the whole planet into extreme anxiety and terror, many people are puzzled by one thing: part or the largest of part of the territory of the United States, China, Italy, Spain, Iran and other countries which have the highest number of people infected with and...More
As many in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province, are gradually returning to work after a lockdown due to the novel coronavirus epidemic, some are facing quite a predicament: They have no jobs to return to. That was on vivid display Monday, as job seekers in the city, undeterred...More
The last thing the world needs in the face of the global coronavirus pandemic is groundless conspiracy theories, which are not only misleading but also interfere in global efforts to combat the virus. But some US politicians, turning a blind eye to what people in the US really...More
The spreading coronavirus pandemic is having far-reaching effects on the world and it's believed the black swan event will change the world forever. How will the pandemic affect China-US relations, globalization and global leadership? Michael D. Swaine (Swaine), a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,...More
In the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea public health is regarded as a major criterion of the image of the socialist system, through which its people personally feel the advantages of their system. In this country free medical care is an important state and social policy. The benefits...More