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INTERNATIONAL: Government debt fuels Asian bond market
A well-developed government bond market is a necessary condition for the successful development...
InternationalCHINA: PLA gears up for power projection
China is beginning to reap the rewards of an intensive and costly military modernisation...
ChinaTAIWAN: Temporary tax relief is in prospect
Commodity taxes on oil products will be cut by 30% for three months, press reports said today...
TaiwanSOUTH-EAST ASIA/CHINA: China makes its presence felt
The signing, this month, of a memorandum of understanding on bilateral defence cooperation by...
South-East AsiaCHINA: Aid largesse is for allies only
President Hu Jintao said yesterday that China would provide 10 billion dollars in soft loans and...
ChinaINTERNATIONAL: Inequality threatens poverty reduction
Income inequality is increasing -- both between countries and within developing countries -- with...
InternationalCHINA/TAIWAN: Beijing moves to drive wedge in Taiwan
The mainland's China Development Bank (CDB) yesterday committed to lending up to 30 billion...
ChinaTAIWAN: PM makes calculated threat
Premier Frank Hsieh said yesterday that he would resign if the legislature withheld support for...
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