Supply-side timeline

18th century: Intellectual origins based on the writings of classical economist Adam Smith and philosopher David Hume.

Czech Republic prepares for 'dream visit' by Xi

President Xi Jinping's visit to the Czech Republic this month will be "a dream moment" for the European nation and its people, a top official says.

Reforms a 'continuation of Deng's policies'

China's supply-side reforms can be compared with those of Margaret Thatcher in Britain in the 1980s, according to one of the former prime minister's economic advisers.

Looking for theory to apply universally

Jia Kang insists China's version of supply-side economics goes deeper than the so-called Reaganomics' tax-cutting and deregulation agenda implemented under US president Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.

Road to land that time forgot

Parts of northern Kenya on the way to the Ethiopian border have been so isolated that when people who live there set out for Nairobi, they say they are "going to Kenya".

One app fits all

Shayne Rochfort is an Australian who lives in Thailand, but the companion he relies on daily to survive socially and professionally is neither Australian nor Thai; it is Chinese - the phenomenally successful messaging app WeChat.

Digital red envelopes up for grabs

Businesspeople regularly use the social media platform WeChat to promote events but when Sara Jane Ho did it for the first time, she was asked to pay with a WeChat red envelope.

A giant classroom on the go

Xia Peng's dream is to use the best materials and simplest methods to help the Chinese people improve their English - and the former world English-speaking champion is realizing his dream thanks to the Chinese social media platform WeChat.

Growth focus

The Chinese premier's insistence that China was not giving up on growth swept away much of this year's negative sentiment about the world's second-largest economy.

Opening a window on rural China

For many years, Shi Changxiang, a chain-smoking county official from Shandong province in East China, was unaware that his tobacco addiction was regarded as a potential threat to the future of a hard-won research project between China and the United States.

A pragmatic Government Work Report

Premier Li Keqiang's Government Work Report was pragmatic and concrete, pointing out challenges as well as strengths and opportunities, according to a US-based China scholar.

Work report findings and 2016 goals