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From the Financial Times: A lawyer detained for nearly four months because of his role in a landmark attempt to sue authorities in China’s northern province of Shaanxi has been released and returned to Beijing on Tuesday. The detention of Zhu Jiuhu, a lawyer retained by Shaanxi private oil well investors who say the government […]
Read MoreFrom AP, via ABCNews.com: China’s success in orchestrating a landmark six-nation accord on ending North Korea’s nuclear program has clinched its role as a major peacemaker in the region regardless of the challenges ahead for the deal, analysts say. Just hours after the deal was struck, communist North Korea said it will not dismantle its […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday raised its 2005 growth forecast for China, the world’s fastest-growing economy, and advised Beijing it may need to tighten monetary policy if investment growth rebounds. In its twice-yearly snapshot of the world’s economies, the IMF said Chinese growth was now poised to hit 9 percent this year, […]
Read MoreFrom the second installment of the Good Morning America series “Made in China: Your Job, Your Future, Your Fortune“: The Nike plant in the Guangdong province is by no means a sweatshop. Overtime is limited to a 48-hour workweek, the company brings in a ton of rice a day to feed everyone, and the facilities […]
Read MoreFrom the International Herald Tribune: Yahoo operates internationally and should endeavor to follow some common principles – in the same way as extradition is applied only in cases where similar laws apply. Assisting in tracking murderers, suicide bombers and drug smugglers is not the same as handing over providers of what in most countries would […]
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