​V, U, W or L? No, these are not answers to a word puzzle or some obscure form of cryptography, but symbols to describe how the current global downturn, expected to be far worse than during the financial crisis of the late 2000s, might evolve. Each letter represents how the traje...

​The linkage between the Arctic and midlatitudes has received much attention recently due to the rapidly changing climate. Many investigations have been conducted to reveal the relationship between the Arctic and Eurasian extreme events from the perspective of climatological stat...

​This paper constructs a theoretical model which captures the recent slowing-down of Chinese economy. In contrast with the previous literature which largely confines its focus on the resource misallocation between inefficient state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and more efficient priv...

Shirking responsibility and using coronavirus pandemic as a bargaining chip should always be avoided. The threats and challenges posed by Covid-19 continue to be felt across the globe. As of 28 April, 2020, according to statistics from the 99th Coronavirus Disease Situation Re...

For Latin America, China is an important friend and economic development partner. Over the past 40 years, China has lifted more than 800 million people out of poverty. In contrast, Latin America remains a region characterized by inequality and low productivity where one out of ev...