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The ABCs of pollution: Atmospheric brown clouds threaten environment, quality of life in China

ResponsibleChina — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:53:00 -0600

This was originally posted on December 11 at TheCityFix.com:
By Erica Schlaikjer
Man-made clouds of pollution, stretching from Beijing to New Delhi, are threatening the water and food security in Asia, according to a recent report from the United Nations Environment Programme.
These massive brown plumes of smog - known as atmospheric brown clouds or “ABCs” - consist [...]

Who’s afraid of the New World Order forecasted by the NIC?

justrecently — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:38:00 -0600

NIC stands for National Intelligence Council, a center for mid-term and long-term strategic thinking and advising the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). It published a document that caught a lot of global attention - sfgate carries a review of press reactions to it on November 20.
Global Trends 2025 - A Transformed World - comes in [...]

Turkey and Greece look East

justrecently — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:45:00 -0600

India and Turkey are discussing the use of the Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan (TPC) pipeline as a shortcut for Russian oil supplies to India, reports Today’s Zaman. The oil from Russia is currently shipped across the Black Sea and the Turkish Straits - the latter are bottlenecks because the limit on cargo allowed to pass through the Turkish Straits is [...]

China the Best Place for Foreign Investment?

justrecently — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:46:00 -0600

Sing Tao Daily (Hong Kong, UK edition) opened on Friday with the headline that mainland China was the world’s best place to invest (全球最佳投资地), according to KPMG. The article stated that China was followed by the US, India, Singapore, and Hong Kong. The ranking is based on a survey conducted by KPMG from September to October. [...]

BOOM! India enters the Global Stage

justrecently — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:07:00 -0600

An Indian navy ship has destroyed a suspected Somali pirate vessel after it came under attack in the Gulf of Aden, according to BBC News. The BBC website also carries a report describing how piracy is hurting India.
And the Somali pirates’ side of the story is here: “We don’t consider ourselves sea bandits. (…) We [...]

Exiles Conference ponders Tibet’s Options

justrecently — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:47:00 -0600

There is no pre-determined outcome, and the meeting of Tibetan Exiles from al over the globe in Dharamsala is scheduled to take six days.
The Dalai Lama has apparently put his cards on the table for a general review. That’s not to say that he is throwing in the towel. But he apparently believes that continuing [...]

Foreign Ministry declassifies 1961 - 1965 Records

justrecently — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:42:00 -0600

70% of the foreign ministry’s records dating from 1961 to 1965 have been unclassified and made accessible to the public. That is the biggest share of any set of files having been declassified to date. Chinese nationals and foreigners can access the files at the foreign ministry once they provide a letter of introduction from their [...]

Obama daughters Invited to appear on "Hannah Montana"

PanAsianBiz — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:15:00 -0600

President-elect Barack Obama’s two young daughters have been invited to appear on popular kids television show "Hannah Montana," actor Billy Ray Cyrus said an interview aired on Monday.
Billy Ray Cyrus, the father of "Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus and also an actor on the hit Disney Channel show, said the show had asked Malia, [...]
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