The National Bureau of Statistics in China reported second quarter gross domestic product rose 10.3 percent, down from the first quarter’s 11.9 percent rise, and signaling a potential cool down.

Source: The National Portal of India

Three groups of countries are in the race to get out of the global recession: European countries like Greek and Spain are left behind, still fighting with their debt crisis. The United States, Canada and Australia are recovering and moving in the right direction. And emerging economies like India and China [...]

China's yuan was slightly weaker against the U.S. dollar Friday in anticipation of U.S.-China talks Monday. (Photo: Nicky Loh/Reuters)

Warren Liu’s “KFC in China” not only highlights the exciting growth potential in the world’s third largest economy, but also reveals how the American fast food giant managed to become the largest restaurant chain on the other side of the world.

Given all the contention with the Google vs. China war, there’s a lot to be lost: Google can lose an estimated $300 million to $600 million if it pulls out of the country, China’s image can be further tarnished on the human-rights front. At least one company will benefit tremendously from this conflict, and it is the search-engine giant in China: Baidu Inc.

(China has to strengthen its social safety net so that people will become more willing to spend, not save./Xinmin Weekly)

BY MING ZHUANG – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE

With its contribution to global economic output pegged at over 10 percent in 2008, no one could deny that China is a key part [...]

Earlier this week, India unveiled its recent election results which were overwhelmingly in favor of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Singh (center) has worked to allow the country’s leading entrepreneurs to build businesses with little interference from government, with the end goal of creating a free market. (http://newkerala.com)

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Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming (L) with Swiss Economy Minister Doris Leuthard (R). Xinhua News Agency

BY TIAN HUANG - MEDILL NEWS SERVICE

With the global economy slowing down, China, currently the world’s king [...]

BY BENJAMIN MIRASKI, MEDILL NEWS SERVICE

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Oil prices were on a tear from [...]