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NEWS SPOTLIGHT

World Financial Crisis and China

The Euro Zone  and Japan are in a recession, and US economy is following suit. Even though the major players decided to have a consolidated response to the crisis, the current outlook of the world economy still looks grim.  Experts were hoping that the safe haven to tide this crisis would be Asia, but the recent events showed that Asian economies are also vulnerable to the effects of the financial crisis.   China and India may not sink into recession, but the ripple effect of what is happening in Wall Street and the Euro Markets is clearly being felt.  A senior U.N. official warned of the prospect of social unrest  in export-driven economies of Asia because of the global financial crisis.

Financial Crisis may worsen poverty in China

a Backgrounder by  The Council on Foreign Relations

China says employment situation is critical

AFP

China employment in grim situation

Beijing Review

Top Officials meets rioters as China seeks stability

Reuters

Posted by Bricks on Nov 21st 2008 | Filed in bricks, capitalism, news | Comments (0)

NEWS: Reforms. Disasters.

Mao’s hated landlords allowed to return to China. The Telegraph

China to become a welfare state by 2049 Xinhua

China mudslide kills 15 with 4 missingReuters

Posted by Bricks on Nov 4th 2008 | Filed in news | Comments (0)

NEWS: EU Human Rights Award. Health Care in China. China’s Disabled. Interfaith. Riots.

Jailed Chinese activist wins EU human rights awardLA Times

China’s next test: Health careInternational Herald Tribune

China healthcare under spotlightBBC

The invisible 83 million The Hindu

ASEM resolves to further promote interfaith understanding and exchanges Xinhua

2 dead in China riot The Straits Times

Posted by Bricks on Oct 29th 2008 | Filed in news | Comments (0)

NEWS SPOTLIGHT: On the World Financial Crisis and Poverty.

The world anxiously waits for the financial crisis to ebb as Wall Street battles its woes towards an uncertain future. Schadenfreude and panic have become very common words these days to describe what the rest of the world feels about whats happening to Wall Street and the US economy.  There are no parties or celebratory bashes though, for the world is deeply concerned.  There’s a lot of finger pointing going around as to whose to blame and as to where the free market economy got it wrong.  One writer talks about how China got it right.

While the world is so engrossed with what’s happening in Wall Street,  many seem to have forgotten that October 17 was World Anti Poverty Day.  There’s one crisis that many seem to have comfortably  forgotten, 3 billion people in this world are living in poverty.

Financial Crisis or not, poverty is still and should be a priority issue among every world citizen.  Its an issue that transcends race, color, gender, belief (or non-belief) and currency. Its OUR issue.

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Posted by Bricks on Oct 20th 2008 | Filed in capitalism, news, poverty news | Comments (0)

NEWS:Rural Micro Insurance. Reforms. China’s Factories.

Micro Insurance covers low income farmers. Shanghai Daily

Chinese medical reform draft open to public debate. Xinhua

A universal approach to China’s health-care problems. Wall Street Journal

China land reform disappears from the radar. La Times

Inside China’s factories. TIME

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Posted by Bricks on Oct 19th 2008 | Filed in news | Comments (0)

Global Financial Crisis. Protests. Land Reforms. Aging China. Nobel Peace Prize. HIV in China. Tainted Milk.

China, The “Big Enchilada”, Cuts Rate to Protect Economy Bloomberg

Protesters reported beaten, detained in China Associated Press

In China, Leaders Turn Focus to Farmers’ Plight Wall Street Journal

Is China Dismantling Its ‘Socialist’ Countryside? Fareed Zakaria/Washington Post

China political advisors urged to advise on rural reform Xinhua

China addresses care for increasingly aging population Xinhua

Chinese dissidents miss out on Nobel peace prize Associated Press

H.I.V. Spreads in China, Affecting New Populations New York Times

Rural Babies Continue To Drink Tainted Milk Indian Catholic

Posted by Bricks on Oct 12th 2008 | Filed in bricks, news | Comments (0)

Food Safety. Land Reforms. AIDS. Cervical Cancer Tests. Olympics

Chinese President underscores rural development, food safety on the eve of National Day. Xinhua

Party leaders expected to push for wide-ranging reforms for rural China. AsiaNews.it

China prepares to change Communist land reforms ABC/radioaustralia.net.au

China to further strengthen quality supervision of dairy product in rural areas Xinhua

China’s AIDS Epidemic Spreading Fast by Sex Contact, Study Says Bloomberg.com

Faster and cheaper test for cervical cancer to benefit developing countries Xinhua

Chinese peasants explore new path to development Xinhua

A look back at the Olympics: Has anything changed? Tufts Observer

Posted by Bricks on Oct 4th 2008 | Filed in news | Comments (0)

Paralympics. Tainted Milk. Millennium Development Goals.

Beijing Paralympics boosts China’s cause for disabled people (UN Official) Xinhua News

China winds fown Paralympics ( Wall Street Journal)

China baby milk toll may rise (BBC)

India and China way behind Millennium Development Goals (Express Health Care)

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Posted by Bricks on Sep 18th 2008 | Filed in news, olympics, poverty news | Comments (0)

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