UpFront
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Will new Covid-19 treatments be as elusive for poor countries as vaccines?
Nearly a year after the first Covid-19 vaccination campaigns began, the vast majority of the shots have gone to people in wealthy nations, with no clear path toward resolving the disparity
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China's economy continues to slow, rattled by real estate and energy
The National Bureau of Statistics announced that China's economy increased by 4.9 percent in the third quarter, compared to the same period last year
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Perseverance is important: Harshil Mathur
Harshil Mathur's love for sports ignited his entrepreneurial spirit. It happened at IIT-Roorkee. On the latest episode of Forbes India Beyond the Boardroom, the CEO and co-founder of Razorpay revealed a few secrets about the discipline instilled in childhood by a physical sport, his love for Bollywood movies, and his ambivert nature
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This pristine beach is one of Japan's last. Soon it will be filled with concrete
The sea wall project demonstrates how not even the most precious ecological treasures can survive Japan's construction obsession, which has long been its answer to the threat of natural disaster
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China's power problems expose a strategic weakness
China's electricity shortage is rippling across factories and industries, testing the nation's status as the world's capital for reliable manufacturing
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Our top reads of the week
From Piaggio's plans in India to the details of how Nayanthara and Dulquer Salmaan are emerging as the powerhouses of the South Indian entertainment industry, here are our best reads of the week
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In a Blue Origin rocket, William Shatner finally goes to space
Shatner, the actor best known as the heroic Captain James T. Kirk in "Star Trek," and three other passengers returned safely from a brief trip to the edge of space Wednesday
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Private equity funds, sensing profit in tumult, are propping up oil
Since 2010, the private equity industry has invested at least $1.1 trillion into the energy sector, double the combined market value of three of the world's largest energy companies, Exxon, Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell
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World's growth cools and the rich-poor divide widens
The overall growth rate will remain near 6% this year, a historically high level after a recession, but the expansion reflects a vast divergence in the fortunes of rich and poor countries
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In China, homebuyers who went all in say they want out
Nearly three-quarters of household wealth in China is now tied to property and the loss of confidence in the market could spill over to lower sales of cars and appliances, further hurting the economy
