Wary of China, Russians look West Asia Times | By Dmitry Shlapentokh | Like his predecessor Vladimir Putin, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev followed his taking over the Kremlin, in May, with a visit to China. For some pundits this raised the specter of a Chinese-Russian alliance as a threat to the West. This is not the case. The Russian - bo...
Wary of China, Russians look West Asia Times | By Dmitry Shlapentokh | Like his predecessor Vladimir Putin, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev followed his taking over the Kremlin, in May, with a visit to China. For some pundits this raised the specter of a Chinese-Russian alliance as a threat t...
Most Chinese worry about inflation, jobs, pollution Inquirer | WASHINGTON -- Most Chinese are concerned about rising prices, unemployment and labor conditions, although they have a positive view of the way things are going in their country, a poll by a US group showed Tuesday. | A whopping 96 percent of those ...
Chinese worry about inflation, jobs, pollution: US poll The Times Of India | WASHINGTON: Most Chinese are concerned about rising prices, unemployment and labor conditions, although they have a positive view of the way things are going in their country, a poll by a...
Polo Resources boosted by Caledon deal The Times | Stephen Dattels, the Canadian mining entrepreneur, came a step closer yesterday to realising his dream of building Polo Resources into a pan-Asian coalminer supplying power-hungry China and India. | Polo has built a 29 per cent stake in GCM Resourc...
Beijing hotels snip rates as Olympics demand falls The Times Of India | BEIJING: Hotels in Beijing are slashing room rates for next month’s Olympics after tighter security, among other measures, dashed an expected windfall of visitors, hotels and tra...
Security race amid blasts reward offer Hong Kong Standard The Kunming government is offering 100,000 yuan (HK$114,361) for information on who is responsible for bus explosions in the provincial capital on Monday that killed two people. | //--> Nickkita Lau and agencies | Wednesday, July 23, 2008 | The Kunmi...
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Chinese hotels cut rates as Olympic dreams fade Houston Chronicle TOOLS | BEIJING - Hotels in Beijing are slashing room rates for next month's Olympics after tighter security - among other measures - dashed an expected windfall of visitors, hotel...
Chinese hotels cut rates as Olympic dreams fade Houston Chronicle TOOLS | BEIJING - Hotels in Beijing are slashing room rates for next month's Olympics after tighter security - among other measures - dashed an expected windfall of visitors, hotels and travel industry executives said today. | Fan Runjun, an employee...
CHINA--Heading for the tape / Olympics fail to provide expected economic boost Daily Yomiuri A man checks out housing property information displayed at a real estate agent's office that went bankrupt in Beijing on July 10. | This is the third and last installment in Part 3 of our series focusing on China's efforts in the homestretch to make ...
HK shares hold steady The Times Of India | HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares flitted in and out of negative territory before closing flat on Tuesday, as investors locked in gains on a four-session, 6.4 per cent rally after oil prices ro...
Olympic ads in U.S. push global themes The State By The Associated Press | Some ads preach unity and togetherness. Some celebrate the spirit of athleticism. | For many advertisers this year, their Olympic spots in the U.S. are more about humanity and athletes and less about national pride. They're ...
China to maintain cooling efforts Asia Times | By Olivia Chung | HONG KONG - China, which raised interest rates six times last year to cool the economy, is unlikely to ease its monetary policy in the near future despite slowing economic growth and declining inflation, economists and officials said. | A strengthening yuan and softer export demand have also contributed to easing gross domestic ...
