Daily Archives: November 29, 2015

China pledges resolute measures to root out poverty by 2020 – People’s Daily Online

November 29, 2015 By in Business Administration, David Cameron, Economics, Foreign Policy, Healthcare, NHS, People, Politics Tags: , , Leave a comment
English: Logo of the People's Daily 中文: 人民日报题字

English: Logo of the People’s Daily 中文: 人民日报题字 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

One of China’s leading newspapers reports that China‘s top leadership on Saturday pledged resolute measures to help the remaining 70 million poor people shake off poverty and enjoy essential social services by 2020

Source: China pledges resolute measures to root out poverty by 2020 – People’s Daily Online

The article cites analysts claiming that China’s experience in poverty alleviation could be used in helping the world complete the poverty reduction target through cooperation with other nations and foreign aid.

This is an important development and could strengthen China’s geo-political position.

It’s a shame that the UK did not reform its public healthcare system to best practice because it could have made billions of pounds in helping China with this ambitious program.

Thoughts?

EXPLAINED: The Syrian refugee crisis and the EU-Turkey Summit in 10 questions – EUROPE – Hurriyet Daily News

November 29, 2015 By in Business Administration, Defense Policy, Foreign Policy, Immigration, People, Politics Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Read Turkey‘s leading newspaper’s breaking story.  The article tries to discover the reasons behind the urgency of the EU-Turkey Summit through answers to 10 key questions, ranging from the scale of the crisis to the shortcomings of regional and global responses

Source: EXPLAINED: The Syrian refugee crisis and the EU-Turkey Summit in 10 questions – EUROPE

This story promises to be major news for months ahead.

Personally, I wonder if the EU have been duped?

Thoughts?