China mulling key land reforms?
What’s going on behind closed doors in the 18th Congress of Communist Party of China (CPC)? After the inaugural session on Thursday, the delegates broke up into ‘panel discussions’ on Friday. Reported...
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Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen –...
Killer organisms and viruses that jump from animal to human are tracked down in this forensic study Let's not beat around the bush. This is an extraordinary book. David Quammen has woven a story of...
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Irrational colours
Why blue isn't always true… Red and blue, we know, are not just colours, they're political statements. During a recent televised presentation from America, the political pundit and professor Larry...
View ArticleRevolt grows in coalition over Theresa May's plan to cut immigration
Theresa May faces pressure to water down Tory election pledge to reduce migrants to 'tens of thousands' Home secretary Theresa May is facing a growing coalition revolt about the government's...
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Is Amnesty still fit to fight on anyone's behalf? | Nick Cohen
Management's decision to 'reorganise' its workforce reveals that the human rights body has lost its way Western liberals are wide open to attack, and not only from their obvious enemies on the...
View ArticleChina's ex-president overshadows party congress, transition
November 11, 2012 7:25 AM HONG KONG/BEIJING (REUTERS) - As China's Communist Party opened its 18th Congress in Beijing, outgoing President and party chief Hu Jintao was the first senior leader to enter...
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Thames Water – a private equity plaything that takes us for fools | Will Hutton
When the water company was privatised we were promised a utopia of private sector efficiency London remains the effluent capital of Europe. The Victorian network of sewers is overwhelmed, and untreated...
View ArticleIHT Rendezvous: Off Script at China's 18th Party Congress
Even at an event as choreographed as the Chinese Community Party's national congress, taking place in Beijing right now, moments of truth slip out. Reported by NYTimes.com 13 minutes ago.
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Chinese Space Agency Announces Next Manned Space Launch
The China National Space Administration announced on Friday plans for its next manned space launch. Shenzhou-10 will launch with three crew members, most likely in June of next year, Niu Hongguang,...
View ArticlePreview Of The Boring Week Ahead
From Goldman Sachs Politics and policy were paramount last week. In the US, President Obama gained reelection with a remarkably clear margin after a hard-fought campaign. Stock markets took a nosedive...
View ArticleChina cracks down on low quality plastic from the UK
Hundreds of tons of plastic for recycling are being sent back to be dumped in landfill in Britain because China is refusing to take low-quality material. Reported by Telegraph.co.uk 52 minutes ago.
View ArticleSinger set to be China's First Lady
AS China prepares for a transition in leadership, many are wondering if Xi Jinping's wife, singer Peng Liyuan, will steal the spotlight. Reported by The Australian 29 minutes ago.
View ArticleCHINA AVIATION OIL(S) CORP LTD: PRESENTATION SLIDES FOR 3Q 2012 ANALYST BRIEFING
Miscellaneous* Asterisks denote mandatory informationName of Announcer *CHINA AVIATION OIL(S) CORP LTDCompany Registration No.199303293ZAnnouncement submitted on behalf ofCHINA AVIATION OIL(S) CORP......
View ArticleAfter long lull, YY set to reopen US IPOs to China
Chinese social gaming company YY wants to become only the second mainland corporation to tap the US stock market this year, and announced the terms last week for a planned Nasdaq offering. Reported by...
View ArticleSyrian rebels show united front
Feuding factions finally put aside differences to agree deal combining Syrian National Council with smaller groups Qatar and Turkey, two of the Syrian opposition's biggest international backers, have...
View ArticleUK trade mission aims to sell tea to China
The Government has found a novel way to dig Britain out of its economic mess - by selling tea to China. Reported by Telegraph.co.uk 52 minutes ago.
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Black Range Minerals launches partially underwritten A$2.1M raising
Black Range Minerals (ASX: BLR) is undertaking a partially underwritten non-renounceable rights issue to raise up to A$2.1 million to drive the Hansen/Taylor Ranch Uranium Project in the U.S. towards...
View ArticleMore foreign access to China markets
China will give foreign investors greater access to its stock and bond markets as part of a cautious reform push to open its financial system to the world. Reported by CNN.com 42 minutes ago.
View Article3SBio Inc. Announces Unaudited Third Quarter 2012 Results
/PRNewswire/ --3SBio Inc. (NASDAQ: SSRX) ("3SBio" or "the Company"), a leading China-based biotechnology company focused on researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing biopharmaceutical p......
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Chinese Gold Imports Surge In September, YTD Total Surpasses Official Indian...
Anyone who may have been concerned by the slowdown in Chinese gold imports in August, when the country imported "only" 53.5 tons of gold from Hong Kong (down from 75.8 in July), can breathe a sigh of...
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