Thursday, December 15, 2016

We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.

I have what most would describe as an unhealthy sleeping pattern. Part of it stems from me being a night owl and loving the quiet peace that comes once everyone else is asleep. So most nights, I'll stay up fairly late, often reading a book or studying, or even watching TV until the early hours of the morning. This means that some nights, I'll go to sleep at 3 or 4 a.m. Some nights, I won't sleep at all, which is pretty awful. This means that I'm usually pretty exhausted when I have go be up early for work or for uni.

China has big ambitions as it hosts this year's Group of 20 Nations leaders summit in Hangzhou beginning Sunday. It's aiming to put its stamp on the global body by forging a new economic model by promoting innovation. But the country's questionable track record on innovation and persistent obstacles to foreign investment may make it difficult for Beijing to push forward with the important and much needed effort, according to analysts. The G20 held its inaugural summit in 2008 during the global financial crisis.