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Drywall investigation expands into US products

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:26:24 GMT

But sporadic reports are surfacing from owners of homes built with American drywall, and the symptoms they report are similar to those reported with the Chinese drywall: a rotten-egg odor that makes occupants sick, corrosion of copper pipes, and...
Source: The Bellingham Herald

State-run magazine reports on black jails in China

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:22:26 GMT

BEIJING -- It read like a muckraking expose: A magazine revealed a system of secret detention centers in Beijing where Chinese citizens are forcibly held and sometimes beaten to prevent them from lodging formal complaints with the central government.
Source: Miami Herald

Big Players Get Physical with Gold

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:18:49 GMT

Over past years, we at Euro Pacific have taken an increasingly jaundiced view of paper currencies and written repeatedly about gold as an alternative.
Source: Safehaven

How and Why China Will Flood the Gold Market

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:18:49 GMT

As you read this, the Chinese government is doing an extraordinary thing... something nearly unheard of in the modern world. It is encouraging citizens to put at least 5% of their savings into precious metals.
Source: Safehaven

Targeted Pension Investments: Boon to State Portfolio or Slush Fund?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:18:31 GMT

Its a direct challenge to the idea that money floating up in the ether is in everybodys best interest, said Doug Hoffer, an analyst in Burlington, Vt. , who has studied the issue.
Source: The Lincoln Tribune

China North East Petroleum Holdings Appoints Mrs. Guizhi Ju to Board of Directors

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:14:36 GMT

China North East Petroleum Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NEP) has appointed Mrs. Guizhi Ju to their Board of Directors. Mrs. Ju will assume the position immediately. She will replace Mr. Yu Liguo, who resigned from the board for personal health reasons.
Source: TransWorldNews

Singapore: The World’s most Efficiently Managed Company

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:13:37 GMT

Like scores of journalists, I attentively listened as Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivering his closing remarks, and for the last time answering journalists questions.
Source: Global Research

Iran must accept nuclear proposal: IAEA chief

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:13:28 GMT

VIENNA: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency urged Iran on Wednesday to endorse a plan that would strip it of most of its enriched uranium, saying Tehran could not defuse fears about its nuclear program with proposals that included...
Source: Dawn

Quoted in 'Late-night vibe: celebrity talk, tunes and lotsa laughs'

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:46:35 GMT

said in Shanghai Daily:

Shanghai is already the most happening city in Asia and the center of gravity in the development of Asia and China. Expo is just going to increase the interest in Shanghai.

Quoted in 'Ports see pick-up in cargo volumes'

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:45:36 GMT

said in DNA India:

While the iron ore movement to China is increasing, the coal movement to India is going up and this is set to rise as the 12 ultra mega power generation projects are being executed. For each project, we need around 15 mt of coal and by 2012, when Tata and Reliance UMPPs begin, we would need an additional 30 mt of coal, which amounts to 200 capesize vessels.

China's empty city - 10 Nov 09

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:38:14 GMT

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:43:31 GMT

Levin Zhu, CEO of China International Capital Corp. and son of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, Song Zhiping, chairman of Sinopharm Group, Ronald Arculli, chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. and She Lulin, president of Sinopharm Group Co.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:07:18 GMT

Levin Zhu, CEO of China International Capital Corp. and son of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, attends the debut of Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd. at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange September 23, 2009.