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Facing Up to Risks
Despite its economic success, concerns linger about whether China will continue to maintain sustainable development The report on China Economy and Finance Outlook (Q2 2012) released by the International Finance Research Institute with the Bank of China (BOC) on March 28 bluntly pointed out the top four risks to China’s economy, namely, excessive production capacity, volatile position for foreign exchange purchase, shrinking credit growth rate and the real estate bubble. While other research institutes, such [...]
Death and Dying in the ProvincesFault lines in the basic insurance system are appearing not only in disparities of coverage for those in the cities and countryside, but also in how health care institutions deal with the chronically ill As He Jin prepared herself for the process of dying, she did it alone. Diagnosed with the final stages of liver cancer, the 24-year-old woman from Angkang of Shaanxi Province died in April this year, receiving basic treatments from the hospital [...]
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Asia / Pacific
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International Relations
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Central & South America
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Climate Change
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Labour
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Finance
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