Hong Liang:
Information is power for investors too
Information is power for investors too
You Nuo:
A protracted war against recession
A protracted war against recession
Patrick Whiteley:
Why learning Chinese is easier in Year of the Ox
Why learning Chinese is easier in Year of the Ox
Raymond Zhou:
Creating an image - or trapped in one
Creating an image - or trapped in one
Liu Shinan:
What's in a number? No great fortune
What's in a number? No great fortune
Steel industry presses Obama for rescue plan
The ailing US steel industry is pressing President-elect Barack Obama for a public works plan that could be worth $1 trillion.
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The world's economies limped toward Christmas on Tuesday, with a sharp US decline, larger-than-thought Britain shrinking, and Spain and New Zealand languishing in recession.
Agencies
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 German gov't, banks agree to $69B bailout for Hypo
The Irish government on Sunday said it was injecting 5.5 billion euros (7.6 billion dollars) into three of Ireland's major banks as part of a rescue package, taking a controlling stake in one.
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 Freddie Mac reports loss of $821 million
The pace of existing home sales plunged a record 8.6% in Nov. and prices fell a record amount as layoffs and a stock market crash worsened an already grim housing market.
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 Fed moves to deal with financial crisis
Japan, Germany and Canada pledged new measures on Saturday to confront a financial crisis that has toppled banks, endangered the global auto industry and now played a part in the demise of Belgium's government.
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 Rising prices beat down consumer spending in June
The ailing US steel industry is pressing President-elect Barack Obama for a public works plan that could be worth $1 trillion.
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- World markets slump; Nikkei at 26-year low
- ASEM leaders vow to promote political dialogue
- ASEM leaders pledge to deepen economic co-op
- ASEM resolves to further promote interfaith understanding and exchanges
- ASEM agrees to issue the Beijing Declaration
- Asian, Europen leaders call for realizing social cohesion
