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Fraser Institute News Release: China Ranks 126th Out of 162 in New Human Freedom Index; Hong Kong Ranks 3rd

Fraser Institute News Release: China Ranks 126th Out of 162 in New Human Freedom Index; Hong Kong Ranks 3rd

TORONTO, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — China continues to languish near the bottom of the latest Human Freedom Index, released today by the Fraser Institute and a network of international public policy think-tanks. And Hong Kong, which was the world’s freest jurisdiction as recently as 2013, has fallen to 3rd this year behind New Zealand (1st) and [...]

Fraser Institute News Release: China Ranks 135th out of 162 in New Human Freedom Index; Canada Ranks 5th

Fraser Institute News Release: China Ranks 135th out of 162 in New Human Freedom Index; Canada Ranks 5th

TORONTO, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — China continues to languish near the bottom of the annual Human Freedom Index released today by the Fraser Institute and a network of international public policy think-tanks. New Zealand is the freest country in the world, followed by Switzerland (2nd). China ranks 135th in this year’s index, which uses 79 [...]

Fraser Institute News Release: Switzerland Overtakes Hong Kong to Claim Top Spot in Freedom Index, United States Rises to 17th

Fraser Institute News Release: Switzerland Overtakes Hong Kong to Claim Top Spot in Freedom Index, United States Rises to 17th

TORONTO, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Switzerland is the freest country in the world, having replaced Hong Kong atop the Human Freedom Index, released today by the Fraser Institute and a network of international public policy think-tanks. The United States inched upwards six spots from 24th to 17th in the index, which uses 79 indicators [...]