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UN chief due to arrive in Burma
UN chief Ban Ki Moon will arrive in Burma shortly to seek the release of political prisoners including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Mr Ban will hold talks with Burma's military leader General Than Shwe. Ms Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate, has spent much of the past two decades in prison or...
China to Build Economic Zone in Liaoning Province
Jul. 2 – China will soon build a 700 square kilometer coastal economic belt in the northeastern Liaoning Province specializing on shipbuilding, petroleum refining, advanced equipment manufacturing, raw materials, high-tech industries and agriculture processing, according to reports.
The province ...
New Issue of China Briefing Examines Compliance and Trade Issues in China
Jul. 1 - In this month’s China Briefing, we take a look at important compliance issues for U.S. business operating in China; specifically the United States’ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and what American companies operating China need to know about the act. The business environment in China can ...
Obama expresses optimism about Colombia free trade
President Barack Obama said Monday he is confident the U.S. and Colombia can ultimately reach a deal on a stalled trade agreement, despite continuing concern about the killings of labor leaders in Colombia.
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India's new identity card: Peering into their murky world
India hires a famous entrepreneur to shine a light on its invisible massesFOR Chanda, a middle-aged mother of two, moving to Delhi last year involved a trade-off. It brought her employment on the capital’s roads, for which she earns 2,000 rupees ($41) a month; in her village in Madhya Pradesh (MP) she could find no work at all. But Chanda and her family l...
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