Weekend Long Read: this week’s best in-depth long-form stories

Sep 24, 2022 10:00 AM

Weekend Long Read: How ADB Engaged With AIIB
Takehiko Nakao, the former chief of the development bank, recalls the early days of its China-backed peer, how they worked together and the differences in their rationale
Sep 17, 2022 10:00 AM

Weekend Long Read: Why China Still Needs the Asian Development Bank
Although the country no longer lacks money, it can still make use of development support, mainly in the form of strengthening its institutional capacity
Sep 10, 2022 10:45 AM

Weekend Long Read: How China Can Chart a Path Forward in International Trade
Despite the trade war with the U.S., China has stood firm because of its partnership with ASEAN. The country must ensure openness with other countries
Sep 03, 2022 10:30 AM

Weekend Long Read: Why the Scientific Revolution Did Not Occur in China
For centuries, the country was a world leader in technology and its intellectuals were great at solving practical problems. However, they lacked interest in abstract theory
Aug 20, 2022 10:00 AM

Weekend Long Read: The Valiant, Tragic Tale of an American Missionary in Nanjing
Educator Minnie Vautrin stayed in the city during the infamous Japanese massacre in World War II, protecting thousands of women who took refuge at her college
Aug 13, 2022 10:00 AM

Weekend Long Read: What Challenges Await Singapore’s New Leadership
With a clear succession line in place, the country’s fourth-generation leaders led by Lawrence Wong are poised to tackle widening inequality at home and contentious geopolitics marked by China-U.S. tensions in its backyard
Aug 06, 2022 18:29 PM

Weekend Long Read: The Truth Behind Chinese Exports and Global Value Chains
Traditional economic theories blur the lines around the impact Chinese companies have on global trade
Jul 30, 2022 10:00 AM

Weekend Long Read: As China Reforms Its Financial System, Pragmatism Should Prevail
To fit the changing economy, the sector must do more to boost innovation and properly implement regulation, writes Huang Yiping
Jul 23, 2022 10:00 AM

Weekend Long Read: The Chinese Economy’s Uncertain Path to Recovery
How smoothly the economy can recover will hinge on how much the virus spreads and the evolution of the government’s Covid strategy
Jul 02, 2022 10:00 AM

Weekend Long Read: ‘Not a Fairy Tale’ ― A Chinese American Judge’s Journey From Hong Kong to the U.S.
After moving to the U.S. when he was a 6-year-old in 1966, Tony Leung, a child of Chinese immigrants from Hong Kong, went to Yale and later became a federal judge in the state of Minnesota some 40 years later
Jun 25, 2022 10:00 AM

Weekend Long Read: How to Mend a Deepening Rift in China-U.S. Science Cooperation
Marred by geopolitics, science collaboration has been in decline since the launch of the Trump-era ‘China Initiative,’ with the number of scholars declaring dual affiliations down by an estimated 20% over three years
Jun 18, 2022 21:55 PM

Weekend Long Read: Chinese History Offers Lessons on Sustaining Charitable Giving
The rise and fall of private philanthropy in China has shown that ‘incentive compatibility’ is the key to understanding social innovation and how to run ‘business for good'
Jun 11, 2022 10:00 AM

Weekend Long Read: China’s Trade Growth Recovers From Covid Shock
Clear improvements in both exports and imports reflect that China is gradually moving away from the severe omicron-led supply chain and logistics disruptions over the last two month
Jun 04, 2022 10:00 AM

Archive Interview: Lee Hsien Loong on What Singapore Can – and Can’t – Teach China
In 2014, the Singaporean prime minister discussed a wide range of topics ranging from how to maintain Singaporean economic competitiveness to how the city-state positions itself in the regional and international geopolitical landscape
May 14, 2022 10:00 AM

Weekend Long Read: The Free Market Isn’t to Blame for Shanghai’s Lockdown Woes
The city’s Covid struggles reflect the indispensable role of market economy — rather than central planning — in safeguarding people’s livelihoods
May 07, 2022 10:00 AM

Weekend Long Read: Why China’s Seniors Hesitate to Get Vaccinated
The government has been trying to get shots specifically into the arms of people over 60 for more than a year, yet the vaccination rate of this most vulnerable group has remained consistently low
Apr 30, 2022 10:00 AM

Weekend Long Read: China Can Learn From Japan’s Persistent Structural Economic Problems
Noting that Beijing has succeeded in preventing ‘major’ bubbles, ex-BOJ Governor Shirakawa Masaaki underscores the importance of fiscal sustainability and central bank independence
Apr 23, 2022 10:00 AM

Weekend Long Read: The Challenges of Building Up China’s Biobank
Obstacles remain to funding, data handling, and breaking down the silos that separate researchers and physicians
Apr 02, 2022 10:00 AM

Weekend Long Read: Demystifying China’s Evolving Urbanization
Future urbanization will be multifaceted, comprising both rapid development of mega-urban regions and steady growth of smaller cities and towns
Mar 26, 2022 10:00 AM

Weekend Long Read: Japan’s Ancient Capital Sinks Into Financial Distress
Mismanagement, political deadlock and an aging population are putting Kyoto’s coffers under increasing strain