Relief at Hand

Financial policy packages bail out enterprises amid epidemic Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease,orders for ambulances have seen a surge.Ningbo Careful Special Cars,a company in east China that makes fabricated products,including those used in ambulance production,saw its orders shoot up,putting a strain on its limited budget.     

Right at Home

<正>Once in your house,new robot becomes a household mainstay By Deng Yaqing Alonging for companionship,someone to talk to and interact with were the sparks that led to the invention of a robot.Dan Wong,who has worked in the cellphone and Internet field for over 20 years,had just those qualities in mind when he and his team created     

Looking at Landscapes

<正>Chinese paintings are difficult for Westerners to understand and appreciate. Part of the problem lies in the fact that philosophical paradigms for Chinese aesthetics are based in Taoist and Confucian thought.     

Cooperation at Sea

Pakistan builds confidence in antiterrorism at sea by hosting the Aman 09 multinational naval exercise when the flags of 11 countries and the Pakistani Navy began to lower at the Pakistani Navy dockyard in Karachi on March     

Injury at Work

<正>Much more needs to be done to tackle the grim situation of occupational diseases It seems everybody loves cool gadgets like the iPhone and iPad manufactured by Apple Inc.However,there is constant darkness behind the shining glory.     

Happy at School

PROVIDING a happy learning experience and nurturing students＇ creativity has long been the main aim of China＇s elementary education. Beijing Primary School, a well-known and respected institution with a history 60 or more years, is carrying out trial teaching strategies aimed at easing the historically heavy academic burden on students.     

Worries at Hand

<正>Japan’s earthquake shakes the global economy The recent massive earthquake in Japan-a highly advanced economy in terms of industry,exports and assets-is having a sweeping impact on the global economy.The biggest impact on the real economy has been production suspension and     

Chinese Voices at Davos

Wen sends a strong message of confidence about world economic recovery This year's Davos was chillier than usual with the cloud of the world     

Joined at the Hip

Sino-U.S. relations have deep regional and global implications for maintaining peace and ushering in prosperity in the 21st century     

Asia at the Helm

As the global economy transforms from a developed country centric to a more developing-focused model in the post-crisis world,Asia is emerging as a new economic powerhouse.Its policy choices are important for the continent's own sake,and also for the global economy as a whole.Dominique Strauss-Kahn,Managing Director of the IMF,noted this shift in a recent speech in Shanghai.Edited excerpts follow:     

Awakening at Lantern Festival

正The best thing about Chinese New Year is returning to Beijing after traveling. It's not quite the return voyage, but more the state of being returned. Chunyun, the     

Lu Xun at Home

正LU Xun(1881-1936)is widely considered as China’s greatest modern writer.Although he was a prolific essayist and translator,it is for his intense and often disturbing short stories that he is best known.In criticizing repressive social norms,he aimed for nothing less than the eradication of the nation’s spiritual ills.In the decades since his death editions of his works,translations and critical studies have surged,making Lu Xun an accessible writer in most major languages.But he can also be remembered through the homes in which he lived and worked.     

Globalization at A Crossroads

The coronavirus pandemic is likely to change the direction ofinternational economic integration The novel coronavirus outbreak has brought severe shocks to global supply and industrial chains.The longer the pandemic lasts,the bigger the impact will be.Some supply chains could possibly break down.Being the powerhouse of global manufacturing,the accelerating production resumption in China is conducive to the development of the global manufacturing industry.     

Exciting Nights at Redmoon

<正>Indulge yourself in our exciting theme nights featuring a selection of the finest wines.Whisky Wednesdays Experience a magnificent Wednesday evening at Redmoon,featuring a range of fine whiskies from around the world Every Wednesday night,relax to live music with a glass of selected whisky—the second one’s on us     

Japan at a Crossroads

<正>The news of the Japanese parliamentary election results has been closely followed in China.That's not only because Japan is a major economicpower in the region,but also because of the possible impact on bilateral ties at a time when tensions between the two countries continue to linger.In the July 21 upper house elections,the ruling coalition led by PrimeMinister Shinzo Abe won76of the121seats up for grabs,seizing an over-whelming majority in the upper house.     

Back at the Table

正Iran and the P5+1 are talking again.Will it make any difference?After a nearly 15-month hiatus,delegates from Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council—the United States,Russia,the UK,France and China—plus Germany(P5+1)     

Thanksgiving Dinner at Senses

<正>The Westin Beijing Financial Street Gather with your family and friends and create a memorable Thanksgiving Dinner at Senses on November 26.The menu includes traditional holiday favorites,such as hand-carved roasted turkey with all the trimmings and honey glazed ham,as well as an array of delectable,fall inspired dishes,     

Self-made Billionaire at 32

His bespectacled face and mild expression gives him the look of a young Bill Gates. Ding Lei, 32 year-old founder of Netease, has no known kinship with this dollar billionaire, nor is he on the international Forbes list. But Ding, with his 7.5 billion RMB, is the richest man on the Chinese mainland.How did he make so much so young?     

Political Reform at Watershed

How to promote the reform of political institutions is one of the thorny issues facing China.The recent publication of the first book systematically illustrating the overall plan of the reform of China's political institutions,Storming the Fortress:A Research Report on the Reform of China's Political Institutions After the 17th Party Congress (abbreviated as Storming the Fortress) has attracted a lot of public attention.Besides the sensitive topic,the identities of the authors also con- tribute to the book's bestselling.Most authors of the book are from the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC),an important think tank of the CPC.Because of this many people believe that the book represents the official standpoint.Beijing Review reporter Feng Jianhua conducted an interview with Professor Zhou Tianyong,Chief Compiler of the book and Deputy Director of the Research Office of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee.     

The Nomad at Home

SUMMARY

This essay addresses issues related to leaving and recreating a home from the perspective of different kinds of movements, transformations, and diasporic ways of living. Global restructurings in the wake of neoliberal economic developments provide the main background for a discussion of contemporary global upheavals and displacements, and the concomitant mix of old and new understandings of bordercrossing, multiple or hybrid identities, and neo/colonialism. The figure of the nomad is at the center of these discussions. The nomad is described as someone who carries home as an essential psychological belonging, and who can re-create home in diverse places, anywhere.