China’s communications, as well as the managing of its fragile environment – dependent on water, threatened by floods – required an unusual degree of bureaucratic liaison between centre, province and district.

The fertilizer connection you haven't thought about

There's another hidden story within this story, which could hit your grocery bill just as hard as higher gas prices: fertilizers.

The Middle East and North Africa region — what we call MENA — is crucial for global fertilizer production. The region produces about 30% of the world's nitrogen fertilize