Quiet
revolution of the emerging countries
As the
Ukraine crisis heightens, the BRICS countries are becoming less willing to
accept US world supremacy. The goal of the emerging countries is clear - to
change the global order with the United States as the hegemonic power.
DW
François Hollande : « L'Europe que je veux »
Le 8 mai 1945, au terme de six années d'un conflit
sanguinaire et barbare, la paix était proclamée. Cette victoire fut celle de la
liberté. Elle a conjuré l'un des plus grands dangers qui aient jamais menacé
l'humanité.
Frankfurt
issues first bond backed by Chinese currency
China’s
currency was once so immovable nobody saw much sense in owning it. But the more
Beijing loosens its grip, the more investors want to get their hands on it. The
rags-to riches currency now comes to Frankfurt.
China's
'New Silk Road' Vision Revealed
A new
series in Xinhua offers the clearest vision yet of China’s ambitious “New Silk
Road.” On Thursday, China’s state-owned Xinhua News Agency unveiled an ongoing
feature entitled “New Silk Road, New Dreams.” The series promises to “dig up
the historical and cultural meaning of the Silk Road, and spread awareness of
China’s friendly policies towards neighboring countries.”
Many
opportunities for India-China talks on the cards in 2014
In a year
that China and India are celebrating as friendship year, their leaders have
plenty of opportunities to meet up. That will likely give the next government
in New Delhi and Beijing a chance to work towards removing irritants in
bilateral ties at a time when economic issues are getting more weight in foreign
policy than territorial disputes.
Russia-China:
When one door closes, another opens
A highly
anticipated visit of Russian President Putin to China later in May will provide
further impetus to solid and comprehensive bilateral ties, and strengthen
cooperation and show a Russian “Asia pivot”.
Outlook
good for Brazil as OECD gives thumbs up to Latin American giant
Brazil is
among a group of countries that can expect to see continued high growth in the
next two years. The OECD’s latest Economic Outlook report said that the Latin
American nation – along with China, India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa –
can expect to see GDP growth of 5.3% this year on average and 5.7% in 2015.
Global Trader
La crise ukrainienne accélère la recomposition du monde
La crise ukrainienne a mis en évidence la magnitude de la
manipulation des opinions publiques occidentales par les grands media, les
chaines de TV comme CNN, Foxnews, Euronews et tant d’autres ainsi que par
l’ensemble de la presse écrite alimentée par les agences de presse
occidentales.
Battleground
2014: South Africa
The ruling
African National Congress (ANC) led by Jacob Zuma is facing a strong challenge
in the May 7 national and provincial elections as it battles allegations of
“tenderpreneurship”, that is tenders awarded to party insiders, and corruption,
especially about the so-called multi-million rand security upgrades to Zuma’s
rural home at Nkandla, in Kwazulu Natal (KZN), where he will cast his vote.
India,
Brazil And South Africa Want Argentina To Join The BRICS Club
India,
Brazil and South Africa are interested in having Argentina join the BRICS group
of emerging economies which also includes Russia and China, said Indian
ambassador Amarenda Khatua in an interview with Clarin.
China
pledges over half its foreign aid to Africa
Chinese
Premier Li Keqiang pledged to increase aid for Africa at the World Economic
Forumin Nigeria on Thursday. China, Li vowed, will earmark more than half of
its foreign aid for Africa “without preconditions”.
Sino-Russian
trade rises 3.4% in 1st quarter
Ahead of
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trip to Shanghai next week, China on
Thursday released encouraging new data that said Sino-Russian trade turnover
for the January-April 2014 period increased by 3.4 per cent compared with the first
four months of 2013 and amounted to $29.05 billion.
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