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In January, China imported 413,964 tons of copper, up 13.6% from the same month in 2011. The increase is even more impressive when you correct for the Lunar New Year. Due to the holiday, there were four fewer working days in China last month as compared to January 2011. Copper imports, in any event, exceeded […]
Beijing racked up the outsized surplus because imports plummeted in January. They were off 15.3% year-to-year and 22.4% month-to-month. The size of these declines especially surprised China watchers. The official Xinhua News Agency said trade “slumped” in January. Obviously, the early Lunar New Year had some adverse effect on the numbers, and analysts are continuing […]
The hearing by the US Congress Foreign Affairs Committee on the situation in Balochistan is both optimistic and cynical. While the part of the Foreign Office to convey Pakistan’s concerns over the issue are quite understandable. The positive thing is that the hearing over the state’s violations of human rights in Balochistan, which generally have […]
The three neighbouring nations; Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan, who are set to be the biggest players after the US endgame, have called a trilateral summit to discuss the issues of common interest and regional cooperation. Pakistan is going to host this event on February 16. The presidents of three states will join hands and heads […]
Over the years China has become an economic super-power and the main reason has been its forte in production, and cheap production in particular. In the last one decade the country has snatched the production from the US and has provided the world with the same commodities on comparatively cheaper rates. Due to the fact the US […]
China helps Pakistan with an aid to built infrastructure for education China has always been helpful to Pakistan and now the government of China has decided to help Pakistan build up some infrastructure for education in the backward areas. The aid of US$ 163,165 is being paid to the Pakistani government to build up a […]
Some critics might be of the opinion that Apple, Inc. is getting on the right track toward the transparency of their operations, after the release of their 2012 Supplier Responsibility Progress Report. However, there are more questions that need to be addressed by the company then a mere précised report. Over the years, Apple has […]
Asian watchdog groups took the message to the media, spurring boycotts by groups like United Students Against Sweatshops. In the advocacy of the report, Apple officials list the number of audits done on the suppliers. Following is an excerpt: “In 2011, we conducted 229 audits throughout our supply chain — an 80 percent increase over […]
China supports Pakistan political forces for national stability Beijing: (Tuesday, January 17, 2012) Favouring the maintainability of democracy in Pakistan, China has said it will support the political forces to play their role in stability and development of its immediate neighbour and seasoned friend. Marking its remarks during a regular press release, the Foreign Ministry’s […]
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kiyani has asked President Asif Zardari to instruct Prime Minister to withdraw his statement to Chinese media about army and ISI chiefs, private TV channel reported on Saturday. Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kiyani called on President on Saturday evening at Aiwan-e-Sadar before going to Prime Minister’s […]
The Eurozone is attracting opprobrium from every side. On the top, public is raising questions on the economic prosperity of the region, the sides are being attacked by the shortfall of internal consumption and Euro is losing its value at the bottom. However, the Euro countries have recently been attacked at the front by Standard […]
France came down from AAA rating to AA+ while Italy and Spain’s ratings were down two notches, reading even worst news from France. Austria was cut to AA+ from AAA; Cyprus to BB+ from BBB; Italy to BBB+ from A; Malta to A- from A; Portugal to BB from BBB-; the Slovak Republic to A […]
