Importance of being Govardhan (Hindustan Times)
Hindustan times , London, 16 November: Wearing marigold garlands around his neck and a bright vermillion teeka on the forehead, Britain?s prime minister was anointed Govardhan Brown on Wednesday by a large crowd of cheering Asians celebrating Diwali in the heart of the British establishment.)...more...World's Biggest Investment Opportunity, or Biggest Looming Blow-Up? (The Motley Fool)
In China, the answer is a bit of both. ...more... Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Chengdu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Making a pit stop in Chengdu for 48 hours? One of China's ancient capitals, Chengdu provides easy access to scenic Sichuan province and Tibet. Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors get the most from a short stay:...more... Home Front (Washington Post)
Post Home staff editors Annie Groer and Jura Koncius are here to answer your decorating-related questions. ...more... probing Chinese multinationals, banking, stock market, finance, management politics (cmi valparaíso)
Is China's economy and trade to dominate the world market and wealth soon? What is really inside Chinese multinationals, society, finance, trade, outsourcing, technology, banking, investment, stock market, politics? Get inside info and analysis from leading thinker George Zhibin Gu....more... In modern China, eye on mental health (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
The neutral colors, anodyne landscape paintings, and diplomas ranged on the windowsill make Tian Guoyan's office much like a psychological counselor's clinic anywhere else in the world....more... Weekend Beat/ Our Town: Traditional book town caught in a new bind (Asahi.com)
These days, there aren't many titles that you can't get through your local big-box bookstore or by searching through Amazon's virtual catalog. But if there is one you can't find, though, chances are it's buried among the racks and stacks that make up Kanda-Jinbocho....more... Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups (Crikey)
Eamon Hannon, Exploration manager, Fortescue Metals Group, writes : Re. "Time for Twiggy Forrest and Fortescue to grow up" (Tuesday, item 29). Dear Mr Mayne, I sat in front of you at the Fortescue AGM and I must say I was impressed by your eye for detail and professionalism of questions....more... Stutterer Bernanke Tips Hand on Gold (GoldSeek.com)
When our bird flu correspondent, Erich Simon, is not immersed in the potentially world-ending details of the pandemic, he sometimes likes to tote up the ways in which gold bugs could eventually profit from behind-the-scenes maneuvering by the bankers and their Friends in (very) High Places....more... |