China's Has Become the Engine of the World's Economy
The report said recent International Monetary Fund forecasting had predicted China would surpass US real economic output in the very near future.
Russia's Medvedev hints he may not run again
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Monday he might choose a job as the "angel" of high-tech business when he leaves office, in a clear hint that he may not run for re-election.
Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan to Build Joint Railway
The Islamic Republic of Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan will take part in a joint project for construction of a railway connecting cities in three countries to each other, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said.
Nuclear solution for Lukashenko’s Belarus
A weird anti-Lithuanian campaign in Poland as well as the ongoing construction of experimental Russian nuclear plants, which are described as unsafe by environmentalists, in Russia’s Kaliningrad and Belarus is forcing Vilnius to look at what’s going on to its south, although Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, visiting Norway on April 5-6, said that her country’s priority is cooperation with the Nordic countries.
Kyrgyz Parliament adopts new customs duties
Parliament of Kyrgyzstan adopted new customs duties on a number of basic commodity items, as decided at parliamentary session
Japan government announces disaster relief budget
The Japanese government has announced a 4 trillion yen ($48.9bn; £29.6bn) emergency budget for disaster relief, after March's earthquake and tsunami.
Azerbaijan closes two international NGOs
The Azerbaijani government has quietly stopped the operations of two international nongovernmental organizations in what some local observers claim is a further attempt to clamp down on the country’s relatively weak civil society.
Japanese exports fall 2.2% in March due to tsunami
Japanese exports fell more than expected in March, as damage from last month's earthquake and tsunami affected shipments.
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