All style, no substance for Iran in China

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When Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi undertook a three-day state visit to Beijing last week, most headlines focused on prospects for reviving the Iran nuclear deal – known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – or how much oil China might buy from the Islamic Republic. But a careful review of what transpired reveals a […]Continue Reading

First Nobel sustainability awards presented in Sweden

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The Nobel Sustainability Trust (NST) has honored Xie Zhenhua, Special Envoy for Climate Change at China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Collin O’Mara, CEO of American conservation organization National Wildlife Federation and Chinese-American entrepreneur and Asia Times’ shareholder Dr Bruno Wu for their outstanding contributions to sustainability. NST, a Swiss-based foundation founded in 2007 by […]Continue Reading

China-watching from afar is back in fashion

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Reporting on China has long been one of the most challenging and crucial of journalistic assignments. Former CNN Beijing bureau chief Chief Mike Chinoy’s new book, Assignment China: An Oral History of American Journalists in the People’s Republic, tells the story of how American journalists have covered China – from the civil war of the […]Continue Reading

EY should just drop its Woman Entrepreneur category

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Entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth, impact are not gendered qualities
Those invited to judge can help make point by refusing to judge the category The EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 Malaysia awards were held on 13th January this year. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists. Thirteen entrepreneurs were vying for the…Continue Reading