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INTERNATIONAL: G8 summit calls for new WTO round
Leaders of the world's wealthiest countries closed their annual G8 summit yesterday with a vow...
InternationalRUSSIA:
Presidential foreign policy advisor Sergei Prikhodko yesterday said that G8 support for Moscow's...
RussiaSAUDI ARABIA:
The kingdom last year recorded its largest trade and current account surpluses for almost 20...
Saudi ArabiaCHINA: Second quarter GDP growth slows slightly
GDP grew by 7.8% in the second quarter, year-on-year, slowing from 8.1% in the first, the...
ChinaCHINA: Beijing Olympic games
On July 13, the International Olympic Committee selected Beijing to host the 2008 Games....
ChinaCHINA: Beijing games lack the power to transform Chin
The selection of Beijing to host the 2008 Olympic Games marks a watershed in the country's...
ChinaCHINA/TAIWAN: Taiwanese insurer seeks mainland presenc
Taiwan's biggest non-life insurer, Fubon Insurance, has announced it is seeking a stake in an...
ChinaCHINA/EAST ASIA: Chinese traditional medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine is a multi-billion-dollar industry, with its market focused on...
East Asia