CHINA: Five-year plan will include a rural focus

Eleven provinces are expected to grant urban resident rights to individuals currently classified...

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UNITED STATES: Bernanke faces stiff challenges at Fed

President George Bush on October 24 nominated Ben Bernanke to succeed Federal Reserve Chairman...

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While the initial financial costs of the withdrawal will be far higher than budgeted for, they...

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The recent election of President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad has raised questions over the future of...

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The EU this week is preparing a new offer on future liberalisation of the agricultural sector in...

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Third quarter statistics confirmed this year's trend of a diminishing trade surplus. The reasons...

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Despite Pyongyang's continued nuclear defiance, a growing consensus in Seoul sees cooperation as...

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Crown Prince Sheikh Saad al-Abdallah al-Sabah is reportedly about to resign his position. Given...

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The Community's first quarter century has delivered limited progress towards its key economic...

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The timing of recent moves by Sanyo and Sony to trim their workforces suggests that Japanese...

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