There is something of a celebration going on over in China. For the country has now worked out how to make a ballpoint pen. No, really--this is being touted as a victory. The point (sorry) being that ...

China announced it had mastered the art of making ballpoint pens. (Representational Image) Last week, China announced that it had mastered the art of making ballpoint pens. Don't laugh: It was a years ...

Last week, China announced that it had mastered the art of making ballpoint pens. Don't laugh: It was a years-long effort that cost millions of dollars and required the leadership of a state-run ...

It seemed like an innocuous question: “Why can’t China make a good ballpoint pen?” But it carried a much deeper meaning thanks to the man who asked it: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. At a seminar in ...