RUSSIA: Putin's show encourages managed participation

President Vladimir Putin held his sixth annual call-in show yesterday. In his last call-in show...

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INTERNATIONAL: Globalisation backlash is growing

Leading advocates of globalisation are concerned that broad political support for the process...

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Chief Executive Donald Tsang delivered the annual policy speech to the Legislative Council on...

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US sub-prime mortgage difficulties this year have tested policymakers in partner economies....

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The Pacific Island Forum is scheduled to meet in Tonga on October 16-17. One issue the 16-member...

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The countries that emerged as the front-runners of reform in the mid-late 1990s are losing their...

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China Shenhua Energy A-shares rose over 87% on their first day of trading in Shanghai today. In...

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Bahrain's labour minister on October 1 called for the December Gulf summit to adopt tighter...

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The National Statistics Institute (INDEC) is to announce September inflation figures today....

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Finance Minister Christine Lagarde outlined the 2008 budget proposal on September 26. The first...

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