Solar Mini Grids Could Sustainably Power 380 million People in Africa by 2030

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modern diplomacy Solar mini grids can provide high-quality uninterrupted renewable electricity to underserved villages and communities across Sub-Saharan Africa and be the least-cost solution to →

Bringing the Koreas together: Exploring alternate channels of diplomacy to harness peace

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​modern diplomacy​​​ By Gagan Hitkari Recent events on the Korean Peninsula have only resulted from and added to the era of hostilities between North and South Korea. Amidst a series of reactions and →

Ageism a discriminatory drag on China’s productivity

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asia times by Tianlei Huang China’s aging population presents many challenges for its economy, including a shrinking workforce and increased pressure on the healthcare and pension systems. It also →

China, Russia set good example for intl relations, target no third party: Chinese FM

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​global times​​​ China and Russia have found a path of major country relations featuring strategic trust and good neighborliness, setting a good example for international relations and such relations →

Thank You for Asking, Mr. President

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american thinker By Janet Walters Levite A few weeks back I went online to RSBN to tune into the solemn and yet very enlightening funeral for Lynette “Diamond” Hardaway of Diamond and Silk fame. The →

Goldman Sachs and Anwar in 1MDB settlement showdown

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asia times by Nick Kochan and Nile Bowie Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s three-month-old administration won a key legal victory last week when Abu Dhabi’s International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) →

China's 2023 defense budget to rise by 7.2%, a 'reasonable, restrained' increase amid global security tensions

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global times By Liu Xuanzun China on Sunday announced a draft budget for 2023 which will see the country's annual defense budget rise to 1.5537 trillion yuan ($224.79 billion), an increase of 7.2 →

The price of War

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While the battle for Bakhmut continues in the southeast part of Ukraine and was called the "Bakhmut meat grinder", the authorities are desperately trying to make up for the losses due to the next →

European Commission proposes total alcohol ban for novice drivers

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brussels times By Maïthé Chini While young people make up only 8% of all drivers, approximately two in five fatal accidents on European roads involve a driver under 30. To tackle the issue, the →

Israel Still Should Not Provide Weapons to Ukraine

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​national interest​​​ by Chuck Freilich Danny Ayalon The first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an appropriate time to assess Israel’s policies toward it, chiefly its refusal to sell →

China sets modest growth target of about 5% as parliament opens

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reuters By Thomas Peter and Kevin Yao China set a modest target for economic growth this year of around 5% on Sunday as it kicked off the annual session of its National People's Congress (NPC), which →

One year later, why do Russians still support the war?

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​modern diplomacy​​​ By Vitaly Charushin After February 24, 2022, it became apparent that most Russians supported what Putin called “a special military operation.” Yet, weeks later, most Russians →

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