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Corruption in Chinese - 02/11/2016

Streets of Chinese cities are crowded, one can hardly see private transport around – there’s only buses and taxis or walking. No wonder: the country celebrates the Chinese New Year, or the Year of the Monkey. After a week of celebrations, 200 million workers, who came to the city for the holidays, are returning to their villages. At the time, heads of Chinese enterprises have to perform an...

The US Senate Approved A New Bunch of Sanctions Against North Korea - 02/11/2016

The United States reacted to the North Korean leadership’s recent statement on the successful launch of a rocket carrier with an artificial Earth satellite. Previous testing of a hydrogen bomb also played its role in angering the state. The US Senate by a majority vote approved the bill on new sanctions against Pyongyang, and will spread its influence on those who support import of North Korean...

A Minister Wanted: French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Resigned - 02/10/2016

A cabinet reshuffle started in France - the resignation of Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius was announced on Wednesday, February 10, 2016. He is expected to take over as Chairman of the country’s Constitutional Council. On Wednesday Laurent Fabius personally confirmed rumors of his resignation. The journalists, who were waiting for him in the morning after the cabinet’s meeting, began to ask...

'Fishball Revolution' Takes Hong Kong by Storm - 02/09/2016

The confrontation between illegal street vendors, food inspectors and Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene in Hong Kong has sprouted out in violent clashes. More than 100 people got injured In the brawl, 54 participants of the protest action were detained by police. The Hong Kong events have already received an informal name "Fishball Revolution." The riots broke out on Tuesday in a...

Turkey Decided To Help Refugees From Aleppo With Food And Tents - 02/08/2016

Employees of the Turkish humanitarian organizations set up the tents and distribute water and food to many thousands of refugees. The refugees are stuck on the Syrian-Turkish border because of the fighting in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Despite the EU appeals, the Turkish border remains closed to 35,000 internally displaced persons. "We extend our activities in the Syrian territory to supply those...

The World is Getting Ready to Host 6 Million Chinese Tourists - 02/05/2016

A vacation dedicated to the New Year on the local calendar is starting in China next week. This year, number of Chinese tourists going abroad will reach a record - 6 million people. The slowdown of the Chinese economy has not backfired on the activity of Chinese tourists. According to China's largest tourism site Ctrip, the number of Chinese citizens making foreign voyage will increase to record...

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is Signed and Stamped - 02/04/2016

12 countries participated in the negotiations on the establishment of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) today formally signed an agreement to establish the new trade bloc. However, term of its entry into force is not yet clear – the politicians gave formally to the ratification two years, but some differences at the country level has not yet been removed. Today, the agreement on the establishment...

Germany Wants To Set Up a Limit for Cash Payments - 02/03/2016

The German Ministry of Finance is going to introduce limit of 5,000 euros when paying in cash. This move is justified by combating the financing of terrorism. Financiers’ plans have already been criticized in the trade and by human rights defenders. The German federal government intends to introduce restrictions on financial calculations in cash. Finance Ministry proposes to set the upper limit...

Iranian Banks Are Linking Up to SWIFT - 02/01/2016

Today is the big day for Iranian banks: nine credit institutions have been returned to the world stage. Head of the country’s central bank Waliullah Saif said that on Monday, they will be connected to the system of international payments SWIFT once again. "Nine Iranian banks will be re-connected to the SWIFT system early in the morning on Monday," - said the regulator’s head. We are talking about...

Japan's Minister of Economy Resigns After Corruption Charges - 01/28/2016

Akira Amari, Japanese minister of economic recovery in Japan and its chief negotiator on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP), the large-scale project of a free trade area in the Asia-Pacific region, resigned after accusations of bribery. Pleaded guilty, the minister said that "any threat to a strong economy must be removed," and "he is not an exception." Appointed Minister of economic recovery in...
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