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Shanghai has been a political hub of China since the 20th century. The 1st National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Shanghai. In addition, many of China's top government officials in Beijing are known to have risen in Shanghai in the 1980s on a platform that was critical of the extreme leftism of the Cultural Revolution, giving them the tag "Shanghai Clique" during the 1990s.
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US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise
Asia Times
| By Peter J Brown | The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and the implications for US interests in the strategic region. The USCC was addressed by five members of the US Congress, a pair of se...
A currency trader smiles in front of a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 19, 2009.
(photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
South Korea back on track
Asia Times
| By Robert M Cutler | MONTREAL - The South Korean economy, which last year scraped through the global slowdown without sinking into recession, returned to the recovery path last month after faltering in January, Finance Minister Yoon Jeung-hyun said on Friday, backed by a report that attributed ear...
Xiangguang Copper may buy 15% stake in CuDeco
China Daily
| Deal to help Chinese company get raw material from Rocklands mine | Xiangguang Copper, a copper smelting unit of chicken supplier Shandong Fengxiang Group is planning to acquire a stake in Australian gold and copper miner CuDeco, to bolster its raw...
China banking watchdog to tighten monitoring on non-banking financing
China Daily
| BEIJING - China would step up work to monitor non-banking financing, said the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) Tuesday in a statement on its website. | More focus would be put on businesses in connection with trust companies and the real ...
The introduction of China's political system and structure.
China Daily
| The annual “two sessions” -China’s National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature, and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) - will open on March 3rd and 5th respectively. The annual “two sessions” are big ...
FirstRand results satisfactory, China partnership on course
Business Report
  | By Mzwandile Jacks | Submit your comment | FirstRand, South Africa's third-biggest bank, had completed several "significant transactions" following the signing of an agreement with China Construction Bank (CCB), chief executive Sizwe Nxasana...
Hamish McRae: Don't write off the US economy
The Independent
| Americans may be glum about their political situation but they are becoming less so about their economic one. So much of the reporting from and within the US has focused on the discord in Washington that the wall of sound has obliterated the signal...
Indian cos in hiring mode, may add 1 million jobs in FY11
The Times Of India
NEW DELHI: Indian companies are the most optimistic on hiring plans for April-June 2010, with the organised sector expected to create close to a million new jobs in FY11, driven by a revival in economic growth and strong job opportunities, according ...
A teller counts Chinese yuan notes at a money exchange in Hong Kong Thursday, July 21, 2005. China said it will no longer peg its currency, the yuan, to the U.S. dollar but instead let it float in a tight band against a basket of foreign currencies. The yuan has been strengthened, effective immediately, to a rate of 8.11 to the U.S. dollar - compared to the 8.28 it has been set at for more than a decade - and the new trading regime will begin Friday, the government said in an announcement on state televi
AP / Vincent Yu
China calls US Treasuries important, may buy gold
The Times Of India
BEIJING: China, the world's biggest holder of foreign exchange reserves, renewed its commitment to the US Treasury market on Tuesday but said it would be wary of adding to its gold...
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
UN / Paulo Filgueiras
UN officials urge greater support for empowering women on International Day
United Nations
| Number of researchers in developing countries is rising, but women still in minority8 March 2010 Top United Nations officials are marking International Women's Day by calling f...
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou holds a press conference on his government's reactions to the massive damages caused by Typhoon Morakot, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan.
AP / Wally Santana
CORRECTED: LEAD: Taiwan health minister resignation puts pressure on Ma gov't+
Breitbart
Ma gov't+ (AP) - TAIPEI, March 8 (Kyodo)—Taiwan's health minister submitted his surprise resignation Monday over a rise in national health insurance premiums, placing pressure...
South Korea back on track
Asia Times
| By Robert M Cutler | MONTREAL - The South Korean economy, which last year scraped through the global slowdown without sinking into recession, returned to the recovery path last month after faltering in January, Finance Minister Yoon Jeung-hyun said...
Soaring China home prices thwart ordinary buyers
The Press Democrat
| Yang and many other young Chinese are finding their aspirations thwarted by an overheated property market that is enriching already wealthy speculators, local officials and other Communist Party allies. | It's a hard reality for a generation that v...
China's February exports jump 45.7 percent in sign of growing global demand
Hartford Courant
BEIJING (AP) — exports grew strongly in February in a new sign of a rebound in global demand, government figures showed Wednesday. | Exports were up 45.7 percent in February over a year earlier, the Chinese customs agency reported, beating fore...
Investment
A currency trader smiles in front of a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 19, 2009.
(photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
South Korea back on track
Asia Times
| By Robert M Cutler | MONTREAL - The South Korean economy, which last year scraped through the global slowdown without sinking into recession, returned to the recovery path last month after faltering in January, Finance Minister Yoon Jeung-hyun said on Friday, backed by a report that attributed earlier negative data to one-off factors such as heav...
Chinese Economy
Indonesian parliament members listen to the annual budget speech by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 3, 2009.
(photo: AP / Achmad Ibrahim)
Indonesia most corrupt of key Asian nations
Khaleej Times
SINGAPORE - Indonesia, one of the star emerging markets over the past year, was rated the most corrupt of 16 major Asia-Pacific investment destinations in a business survey released on Monday. | With corruption rampant at all levels, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's drive to fight graft has been hampered by the politicisation of the issue by th...



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