Accounting for 80% of China’s 10.3 million annual deaths (2005 data), chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular or respiratory diseases, will become a growing burden on the population and cause severe economic loss
Beltway tidbits - How the lobby industry, backed by tech firms, blunts regulatory efforts by recruiting the Congressional staffers on most attractive terms
With a strong presence around the world , from social networks to fintech and food delivery, Naspers' subsidiary Prosus is one of the least talked about majors of the digital age, sharing audacity and vision with Tencent, its Chinese partner
Prosus may be an unfamiliar entity in the selection of great companies stretching the globalized world, but the biggest underlying asset of the firm is not...
Far reaching and ambitious in the breadth of its digital sweep across India, the plan portends to be inclusive, leaving no Indian behind, fair in treating all businesses on an equal footing, competitive and compelling for domestic challengers
If demography is any guide, India will dominate the Asian theater within a few years, but to act responsibly in the geopolitical power play, its economic performance must be up to the challenge and digital revolutions heighten expectations
After banner year '20, the hard part...Beating back the onslaught of attractive mid-tier car models and maintaining a 'cachet' setting the brand apart in the luxury segment, Tesla has its work cut out as more production capacity is rolling off the line
The 'Roaring Twenties' are here again ! Companies launch brand-new, cutting-edge products and investors flock to a rising stock market... but that was a century ago, in the 1920's, was it not ?
Forever human dreams, space conquests are closer at hand than ever before, with more diverse satellite configurations, a range of rocket launchers to chose from and huge data demand requiring the build-out of communication infrastructure
To find common ground, a vision of America's future needs to be laid out that inspires confidence with the words to counter the social currents ripping apart the tissue binding a nation
Sharing his thoughts about American politics in his final regular appearance on PBS News Hour, Mark Shields expressed his trust in liberalism , but...we have to do a little better at celebrating our successes (quoted by David Brooks)
The UK will maintain access to the single market with some rule-setting flexibility but the essential ingredients of a successful treaty, trust, shared values and far sighted mutual engagement, do not look promising
Romantic principles have a way of stirring emotion and of nursing frustration, and Mr. Johnson delivered a consummate appeal in the court of public opinion. From dream to reality, wake-up calls are hard to make
Leader in soybean exports, the premier agricultural commodity, and well ahead of the U.S., Brazil agribusiness aims at making the most of the country's natural advantage by maitaining the land and water resources - a contradiction in terms ?
Years in the making, Brazil's dominant position in the soybean trade has been achieved by a powerful agroindustry, driven by unsatiable demand from China but the environmental cost may be unbearable in the medium term
Out of step with the profound transformation of the American economy, rural communities must be brought back in the main stream, a reinvention and a call for action
The challenges in acquiring a business often force radical restructuring on the acquirer to retain top talent and mesh diverse ranges of expertise. Proper choices of diversification at Campbell's but poor execution : a well-worn story...What is new ?
