Last year I attended a NESTA conference in London devoted to the subject of UK-Chinese innovation collaboration. I was struck by the emphasis and importance…
Despite all its power China has few true allies, plenty of nascent friendships and strong trading relations, but most countries still remain suspicious or western…
In December 2013 the lunar rover Jade Rabbit touched down in the Bay of Rainbows, technically it represented the first soft landing on the moon…
The emergence of a Chinese controlled Asian Infrastructure Bank and a New Development Bank backed by the BRICS countries along with the rapid rise of…
As Chinese businesses go global with ever more confidence and as Beijing’s diplomatic influence expands in tandem with its growing economic clout there is ever…
This year’s dramatic drop in the price of oil once again put the world’s most important commodity in the spotlight. Oil’s lower price is deemed to be undermining Iran,…
In 2013 France lost its historic position as Algeria’s primary trade partner to China, this little noticed milestone is representative of a wider trend in…
I enjoyed the Chinese New Year in London’s Chinatown watching the spectacular lion and dragon dancers as well as eating a lot of tasty dim sum. Similar…
The prospect of a New Development Bank (NDB) created by the five BRICS has generated a great deal of coverage on how it might challenge…
China’s Policy Banks: How the China Development Bank and Export Import Bank are becoming lender of choice for emerging markets. China is a major economic…