Virtues of planning ahead: How China is able to keep its five-year economic plans on course, schedule

Virtues of planning ahead: How China is able to keep its five-year economic plans on course, schedule

In the book “China’s Megatrends,” American scholar John Naisbitt vividly described China’s planning approach as “framing the forest and letting the trees grow,” highlighting how the plans set broad national priorities while giving individual sectors and enterprises the freedom to develop in their own ways.

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Trump ‘very disappointed’ in British PM Starmer after London declines to take part in strikes on Iran

Trump ‘very disappointed’ in British PM Starmer after London declines to take part in strikes on Iran

The negative comments from the president are a world removed from pomp, pageantry and backslaps of the unprecedented second royal visit Mr Trump was granted last year, according to LBC.

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‘Godfather of vaccines’ tries to defend himself eight years later but can’t reset truths

‘Godfather of vaccines’ tries to defend himself eight years later but can’t reset truths

Despite his best efforts, he was not able to put the truths he was forced to admit in that deposition back in the bottle; nor have his efforts succeeded in bullying everyone into injecting without thinking.

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Crisis in Middle East shows that when the Internet goes dark, the truth goes with it

Crisis in Middle East shows that when the Internet goes dark, the truth goes with it

Nearly two years after clashes reignited, with 72,045 Palestinians killed according to local authorities, an independent UN commission of inquiry concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, a finding that the Israeli foreign ministry has dismissed as “distorted and false.”

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Israeli PM Netanyahu vows to intensify airstrikes as military claims ‘superiority’ over Tehran

Israeli PM Netanyahu vows to intensify airstrikes as military claims ‘superiority’ over Tehran

The Israeli military said it plans to call up 100,000 reservists to bolster readiness along borders with Syria and Lebanon, as well as in the occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip and southern Israel. The call-up comes amid the potential for escalation on multiple fronts following the joint Israeli-US strikes on Iran on Saturday.

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America torn apart as Democrats, Republicans slug it out over Trump’s attack on Iran

America torn apart as Democrats, Republicans slug it out over Trump’s attack on Iran

Three US service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the ongoing US military operation against Iran, according to the US Central Command. In a video posted on Truth Social Sunday afternoon, Trump said that there will “likely be more” service members killed before the conflict ends.

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Trump says diplomatic solution in Iran ‘much easier now’ after assassination Khamenei

Trump says diplomatic solution in Iran ‘much easier now’ after assassination Khamenei

US President Donald Trump has said that a diplomatic solution in Iran remains possible and is “much easier now” following the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “Much easier now than it was a day ago, obviously,” Trump said in a phone...

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World leaders express concerns over Middle East crisis, question Israel’s ‘pre-emptive strikes’ in Iran

World leaders express concerns over Middle East crisis, question Israel’s ‘pre-emptive strikes’ in Iran

Across the Middle East, governments voiced fears that the confrontation could spiral into a broader regional war. Oman, which has mediated recent US-Iran talks, expressed dismay that negotiations had been undermined and urged an immediate halt to military operations.

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Global oil market thrown into uncertainty as US, Israel strikes in Iran create biggest crisis in years

Global oil market thrown into uncertainty as US, Israel strikes in Iran create biggest crisis in years

Tanker freight rates, which had already been climbing as tensions escalated, are set to rise further. Benchmark rates for very large crude carriers from the Middle East to China have more than tripled since the start of the year, reflecting both heightened risk and the shrinking pool of willing vessels.

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