On March 10,Silicon Valley Bank,the 16th largest bank in the United States,became the second largest banking bankruptcy in U.S.history.It was the third U.S.lender to collapse in a week,following Signature Bank and the...On March 10,Silicon Valley Bank,the 16th largest bank in the United States,became the second largest banking bankruptcy in U.S.history.It was the third U.S.lender to collapse in a week,following Signature Bank and the crypto-focused Silvergate Bank.展开更多
Since the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine,the collective West has unleashed a massive raft of economic sanctions.These were designed,as Joe Biden said,"to make the ruble rubble"and d...Since the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine,the collective West has unleashed a massive raft of economic sanctions.These were designed,as Joe Biden said,"to make the ruble rubble"and destroy the Russian economy.So much so that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declared at the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy on May 14 that the West was waging a"total hybrid war against Russia."展开更多
With military conflict in Ukraine raging,an information war is being waged across mass media;a war most assume Russia is losing.The goal in the West appears to be sustaining the political will and economic sacrifice n...With military conflict in Ukraine raging,an information war is being waged across mass media;a war most assume Russia is losing.The goal in the West appears to be sustaining the political will and economic sacrifice necessary to continue the conflict and prepare their populations for the fallout from sanctions on Russian commodity exports.展开更多
Xinjiang raises the stakes in overland cargo transportation Xinjiang,an autonomous region in northwest China,is home to vast deserts and mountains and many ethnic minority groups.The ancient Silk Road trade route link...Xinjiang raises the stakes in overland cargo transportation Xinjiang,an autonomous region in northwest China,is home to vast deserts and mountains and many ethnic minority groups.The ancient Silk Road trade route linking China and the Middle East once passed through Xinjiang,and its legacy can still be seen everywhere.展开更多
With the U.S. economy still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic and record unemployment, real estate prices continue to skyrocket, pricing thousands of house hunters out of the market in the U.S. and Canada. This may s...With the U.S. economy still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic and record unemployment, real estate prices continue to skyrocket, pricing thousands of house hunters out of the market in the U.S. and Canada. This may seem counterintuitive for an economy that is still recovering from recession, is yet to reach 2019 GDP levels and saw unemployment peak at just over 14 percent in April, 2020. The last time U.S. home prices raised this quickly, it led to an ensuing crash that brought down the global economy.展开更多
Making my way slowly along the cliff face, I gazed at the ornate facades of each temple I passed on my way to the upper-tier caves. As I entered the first cave and stared up at the swirling feitian—the flying Apsaras...Making my way slowly along the cliff face, I gazed at the ornate facades of each temple I passed on my way to the upper-tier caves. As I entered the first cave and stared up at the swirling feitian—the flying Apsaras of Buddhist art, I wondered how many hundreds of thousands of others, from near and far.展开更多
文摘On March 10,Silicon Valley Bank,the 16th largest bank in the United States,became the second largest banking bankruptcy in U.S.history.It was the third U.S.lender to collapse in a week,following Signature Bank and the crypto-focused Silvergate Bank.
文摘Since the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine,the collective West has unleashed a massive raft of economic sanctions.These were designed,as Joe Biden said,"to make the ruble rubble"and destroy the Russian economy.So much so that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declared at the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy on May 14 that the West was waging a"total hybrid war against Russia."
文摘With military conflict in Ukraine raging,an information war is being waged across mass media;a war most assume Russia is losing.The goal in the West appears to be sustaining the political will and economic sacrifice necessary to continue the conflict and prepare their populations for the fallout from sanctions on Russian commodity exports.
文摘Xinjiang raises the stakes in overland cargo transportation Xinjiang,an autonomous region in northwest China,is home to vast deserts and mountains and many ethnic minority groups.The ancient Silk Road trade route linking China and the Middle East once passed through Xinjiang,and its legacy can still be seen everywhere.
文摘With the U.S. economy still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic and record unemployment, real estate prices continue to skyrocket, pricing thousands of house hunters out of the market in the U.S. and Canada. This may seem counterintuitive for an economy that is still recovering from recession, is yet to reach 2019 GDP levels and saw unemployment peak at just over 14 percent in April, 2020. The last time U.S. home prices raised this quickly, it led to an ensuing crash that brought down the global economy.
文摘Making my way slowly along the cliff face, I gazed at the ornate facades of each temple I passed on my way to the upper-tier caves. As I entered the first cave and stared up at the swirling feitian—the flying Apsaras of Buddhist art, I wondered how many hundreds of thousands of others, from near and far.
