Tag: Africa

Extreme Poverty in China Crashes Since 1981

While China’s severe income inequality has become an increasingly prominent issue in recent months, new estimates from the World Bank on extreme poverty around the globe (PDF) show another side to the country’s economic growth. From Sudeep Reddy at The Wall Street Journal’s Real Time Economics: About 1.2 billion people in the world lived in extreme poverty in 2010, subsisting on

April 17, 2013 11:15 PM

New Database Details China Aid to Africa (Updated)

Reuters reports that economic researchers on Monday published a database detailing China’s aid projects in Africa i

April 30, 2013 4:08 AM

Does China Belong in BRICS?

As Xi Jinping arrives in South Africa for a summit meeting of the BRICS nations—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Af

March 26, 2013 3:40 PM

Chinese Workers Abducted in Sudan’s Darfur

As China’s investment in Sudan’s oil continues, China’s Foreign Ministry says four Chinese workers have

January 15, 2013 9:31 AM

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