China's Summit Starts Officials from across China are in Beijing for the country's annual summit of the National People's Congress. It's where China's leaders lay out priorities for the next five years. Also in the news, LVMH, which owns many high-end brands, has been snap 03-08-2011 by caseywoods Tags bulgari, china, lvmh, starts, summit
IMF Elevates China To No. 3 Role On Board : NPR IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn announced the structural reforms after a Friday meeting of the IMF's board. It elevates China's voting power above traditional major IMF European powers such as Germany, Britain and France. 11-08-2010 by stuartlang Tags board, china, elevates, role
Secret Jails Used To Enforce China's 'Hidden Rules' : NPR On the surface, they appear to be simply farmyards, hotels or guesthouses run by provincial governments. In fact, they are part of a network of extrajudicial detention centers known as "black jails," where local governments hold people who come to Beiji 07-29-2010 by robertbly Tags china, hidden, secret, used
