Monday, July 30, 2007

China’s decision to invest in the UK should be welcomed with open arms

The Business
28 Jul 2007

With the Royal Bank of Scotland consortium leading the race to take over Holland’s ABN Amro, Britain’s Barclays Bank decided not to call in the cavalry; instead it sent for the communists. The China Development Bank, a state controlled institution... read more...

Monday, July 16, 2007

A beefed-up navy buoys China’s economy
By Gordon Fairclough —Ellen Zhu contributed to this article.
The Wall Street Journal Europe
16 Jul 2007

KAOLAO, China—On one side of a rocky promontory jutting into the Yellow Sea here sits a ramshackle fishing village, its wooden boats pulled up on the beach. On the other, lie well-guarded berths that are home to some of the most advanced vessels in the... read more...

Monday, July 02, 2007

Gauging who is a ‘good’ corporate citizen
By Phred Dvorak
The Wall Street Journal Europe
02 Jul 2007

DOES GOOD CORPORATE behavior pay off in the stock market? Companies that track corporate governance and share performance say “yes”—and investors agree. But it’s not always easy for investors to act on that notion. There’s little consensus over what... read more...