In 1978, on the eve of China’s economic take-off, the average household’s assets were worth barely $1,500 in today’s money. Now, that figure has reached about $170,000, a hundred-fold real increase.

As the world’s superpowers move from a clash of ideologies to a savage “Energy War,” the long queues at Colombo’s fuel ...

In the first five years of the campaign, some of the biggest names in the ruling Communist Party’s elite body, the Politburo, had been brought down, including Zhou Yongkang, a former member of the ...

Life in communist Cuba has never been exactly luxurious. The Libreta de Abastecimiento (or “supplies booklet”), introduced by Marxist leader Fidel Castro in 1962, once guaranteed households enough to ...

Taiwan competes as “Chinese Taipei” in the World Baseball Classic because of a political compromise with China dating back to 1981.

Discover the key distinctions between capitalist and socialist economies, focusing on market reliance versus government ...

Donald Trump has announced he's 'cutting off all trade' with Spain after the European nation refused to help the US with its military operation in the Middle East.

Tensions between the U.S. and Cuba have escalated following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro ...

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has condemned Australian mosques who are planning to mourn the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, saying the government should not be “mincing words”.

Trump will be revealed in time as the foreign policy genius of a generation. He saw the Russo-Chinese Empire as a real threat ...

What changes when China’s leader finally states a reserve currency ambition explicitly? Xi Jinping has now done so, calling ...

Whether due to the electoral context in Brazil or the myopia of his political beliefs, Lula has reinforced his anti-Trump campaign.