National Public Radio ran an interesting story this week on how the global economic slowdown is affecting China. In the words of NPR reporter Louisa Lim:The export sector - which has driven 30 years of double-digit growth rates - is

New Delhi, Indian financial system today got a liquidity shot of Rs 65,000 crore to combat the rippl...

Lahore (Agenzia Fides) World Mission Day (WMD), which will be celebrated by all the dioceses and local churches, will be an occasion for all the faithful to hear about a great event in the Church: the First Missionary Congress in

Levon Ter-Petrosyan: it doesn’t mean that the opposition renounces its plans. A pause will offer a possibility to realize our goals.

The five non-permanent members were elected according to the following pattern: two from Africa and Asia, one from Western Europe and Other States, and one from Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Armenian and Turkish governments are resolute to achieve progress in bilateral relations, Daniel Fried said.

Daniel Fried: the most difficult task is to combine these two principles for resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

Administration prioritizes the principle of territorial integrity, which he’s conveniently and consistently misapplied to the Nagorno Karabakh issue, over the basic American ideal of self-determination.

4,5 billion was spent for military purposes from 2003 to 2008.

Human rights campaigners welcome an announcement by Iran that appears to end the execution of juvenile offenders.

China will provide a batch of construction materials to Cuba to help it repair houses damaged by hurricanes "Gustav" and "Ike," according to an agreement signed Friday by the two sides. The agreement was inked Friday by Chinese Ambassador to

Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu pledged on Friday that China will come up with "increased efforts" to alleviate global poverty and fulfill its international responsibility to ensure a harmonious world. He was addressing a forum organized by the International Poverty Reduction Center

Fog shrouded many areas in eastern and northeastern China on Saturday morning, causing the closure of expressways. Foggy weather began to hit northeastern Liaoning Province on Wednesday and continued on Saturday with a visibility of 200 meters to 500 meters

The China Audio-video Copyright Association (CAVCA) filed lawsuits at seven courts in Beijing on Friday against 100 Beijing-based karaoke bar operators refusing to pay royalties for songs and MTV videos they used. On the list were popular bars including Tongyishouge

Melamine content in Chinese milk samples was found to be well under the temporary limits in 544 batches of major brands in recent days, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (GAQSIQ) said on Friday. In all, GAQSIQ

Officials from China and France concluded here on Friday the 18th session of the Sino-French Economic and Trade Mixed Commission, after exchanging views on bilateral trade cooperation, the world economic situation, the Doha round of trade talks and other issues

China's import and export value on motor vehicles and related products stood at 7.417 billion U.S. dollars in August, a decline of 3.85 percent from the previous month, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). The total included 2.713

About 2,500 coal mines will be shut down and 1,600 restructured within the next two years. They each have an annual production capacity of less than 300,000 tons. In a notice posted on the State Administration of Coal Mine Safety's

The securities regulator will not implement extreme measures to regulate cross-border fund flows, an official from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said, refuting a media report saying the country will ban such fund flows. Bloomberg said in a report

China Investment Corporation (CIC), the country's 200-billion-U.S.-dollar sovereign wealth fund, has raised its stake in U.S. investment group Blackstone LP to more than 10 percent -- still short of the 12.5 percent limit recently agreed between the two parties, a