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UK author vows to fight Singapore contempt charge
By ALEX KENNEDY Associated Press Writer SINGAPORE (AP) - A British author vowed Friday to fight charges in Singapore related to his book on the city-state's death penalty policy, even if it lands him in jail. Alan Shadrake, 75, said he rejected a plea bargain from the attorney general's office to...
Chinese Chamber of Commerce Celebrates 110 Years
Jul. 30 – The Hong Kong-based Chinese General Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 110th birthday this week, hosting a lunch at which Dai Xianglong, China’s National Social Security Fund Chairman, was the honored guest.
Stating in his address to the Chamber that he expected “decades” of growth in C...
CIRC Allows Interest Rate Exchanging Among Insurance Agencies
Jul. 30 – The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) recently issued a notice regarding insurance agencies engaging in interest rate exchanging. According to the notice, the number of agencies that can develop the interest rate exchanging business as derivatives has been extended to the ent...
Rupee logo a symbol of India's economic rise
The Indian rupee has joined the ranks of the world's major currencies with this month's release of its own currency symbol.
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America, Afghanistan and Pakistan: Kayani's gambit
America is furious about WikiLeaks’ revelations on the war in Afghanistan. But Pakistan also has much to worry aboutGENERAL ASHFAQ KAYANI’S moment of pleasure was fleeting. Last week the Pakistani government granted him a second three-year term as army chief—something that no elected government in Pakistan had done before. But within days, thanks to a tre...
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