What defines the 1st decade of the century [ 14:28 December 23 2009]

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As time ticks by, the first decade of the 21st century is soon fading into history. Standing at the threshold of the New Year, people tend to look back at the days gone by while combing the memories of tears and smiles. Indeed, it is time to take stock of what the 10 years mean to the world and what defines the landscape of the first decade of this century, which some even say is a "sinking decade".

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Some enlightenment from Dubai disillusionment [ 09:21 December 03 2009]

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The sweeping credit crunch has ripped through Dubai, A lifelike Arabic fairy tale built on sand, sending the emirate braving bitterly the worsening debt storms to prove to the world that all its ambitious blueprints are more than a fairy land and far from a mirage.

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China has to break through "Neighborhood Dilemma" [ 08:34 November 30 2009]

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If Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew enraged the Chinese media as well as the online readers not long ago by his remarks appealing for the U.S. Asian presence to balance China's growing military and economic clout in the region, it is now the right time for the whole thing to cool down so as to leave some space for more reflection on China's complicated neighborhood.

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