Chinese values? | New Europe

Chinese values? | New Europe: This means that, in political and economic terms, we are entering an East and Southeast Asian century.

Lest we forget, the outcome for the world would have been far worse if China’s ascent had failed. But what will this world look like? We can foresee the power that will shape its geopolitics, but what values will underlie the exercise of that power?

The official policy of “Four Modernizations” (industrial, agricultural, military, and scientific-technological) that has underpinned China’s rise since the late 1970’s have failed to provide an answer to that question, because the “fifth modernization” – the emergence of democracy and the rule of law – is still missing.

Eurozone still far from a virtuous path | New Europe

Eurozone still far from a virtuous path | New Europe ;.. Finally, in March 2012, the Troika concluded a new agreement (second MoU) with Athens containing generous debt reductions and soft loans to the order of €130bn. Now, two weeks ahead of the Greek elections, the country says it might yet again miss the targets for government deficit reduction and structural reforms contained in this second MoU.




As mentioned above,Venizelos, one of the country's most influential politicians, has already cast doubts over the ability of his country to apply the unpopular measures agreed in the MoU. It was not by chance that the head of the IMF Christine Lagarde said this past week that she has three advises to give to Greece: implement, implement, implement!

French candidates battle scandal as polling day looms - Yahoo! News Singapore

French candidates battle scandal as polling day looms - Yahoo! News Singapore ;... FAKES or REALLY TRUE image and RELATED CONTENT; ...Saleh now lives in France, and his lawyer Pierre Haik sent AFP a statement expressing "grave reservations" over the authenticity of the note.

Speaking to AFP from his exile in Doha, the capital of Qatar, Libya's former foreign intelligence chief Moussa Koussa branded the note a fake.

"All these allegations are false," he said.

Socialist Arnaud Montebourg, who came third in the party's primary last year, said "the only response is to immediately launch an investigation."

French govt under fire after Toulouse killings - Yahoo! News Singapore

French govt under fire after Toulouse killings - Yahoo! News Singapore ; ..Logically, therefore, Sarkozy should expect a bump in the polls as a result of his national leadership during a time of crisis involving a foreign-trained Islamist and a massive police murder manhunt.

In a televised address Thursday, he vowed to crack down on extremism, saying he wanted legal action against people who regularly consulted jihadist websites or travelled abroad for indoctrination.

Hollande, at a campaign rally late Thursday, asked about possible failings in the surveillance of Merah and said that now "questions will have to be put."

French Sarkozy wants Europe trade, border protection | Reuters

French Sarkozy wants Europe trade, border protection | Reuters ...He said legislation was needed along the lines of the "Buy American Act" to require governments to favor European-made products in their purchases, and said that without progress in this area, France would apply that rule unilaterally.

Google's Schmidt warns regulators against killing innovation - Yahoo! News Singapore

Google's Schmidt warns regulators against killing innovation - Yahoo! News Singapore

Google rolls out new privacy policy amid howls - Yahoo! News Singapore

Google rolls out new privacy policy amid howls - Yahoo! News Singapore ...PRIVACY MATTERS !