For those interested in the China going global phenomena there are more and more books and websites to choose from, viewing this subject from the point of…
In 2011 an eighteen year old Hmong woman from Northern Vietnam arrived at her remote hill village, bewildered and bedraggled, only reaching it after four…
China and India face the biggest dependency on external energy supplies among the world’s rising powers. Having outgrown their domestic energy sources both countries are…
This week I’m looking at what is currently a red hot trend, namely Chinese investment in global property and real estate, which just happens to…
Today we have a guest post by Thibaud Andre, a French consultant working in China. In 2009, the Chinese government announced the establishment of “a…
The Suez Canal When it first opened in the 1860s the Suez Canal revolutionised international trade, by cutting the travelling distance from India and the…
In August last year the Chinese State Council published its white paper on China – Africa relations. Fifteen years ago this would have been an…
The fierce rivalry between the President Kiir and former Vice President Machar is being blamed for the current conflict in Southern Sudan with thousands of…
This new report entitled “The Economic Engagement Footprint of Rising Powers in sub-Saharan Africa: Trade, FDI and Aid Flows” published by the Institute of Development…