US trade rep puts China on 'watch list' for copyright infringement
The US Trade Representative on Friday said the office had placed China on a "priority watch list" due to what the US considers rampant copyright infringement in the country. China was at the center of the US...
Taiwan opposition leader Lien Chan and Chinese President Hu Jintao agreed on Friday to end decades of hostility and to work to avoid dangerous tensions in the Taiwan Strait during a historic meeting in...
The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress ruled Wednesday that under the Hong Kong Basic Law the new leader of Hong Kong to be selected on July 10 will serve out the remaining two years of his...
China draft interpretation of HK law allows limited executive term
The Legislative Commission of the National People's Congress of China has presented a draft interpretation of Hong Kong's Basic Law that would permit a new Hong Kong Chief Executive to be elected to the remainder of...
Corporations and securities brief ~ NYSE merges with Archipelago; to go public
Leading Thursday's corporations and securities brief, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced it will merge with rival Archipelago Holdings Inc. in a move which transforms the NYSE into a for-profit, publicly traded company. The...
UN rights body approves Sudan resolution, rejects Cuba call for Gitmo probe
The UN Human Rights Commission Thursday passed a resolution condemning rights abuses in Sudan. The final text, supported by the US, the EU, other African nations and even Sudan itself, only passed after a compromise was reached...
International brief ~ Annan flags Sudan threats if ICC acts against government
Leading Tuesday's international brief, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has flagged and implicitly condemned threats from several high-ranking Sudanese officials warning that international personnel in the country may be at greater risk if the International Criminal Court [official...
Japanese court rules against Chinese victims of wartime atrocities
The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday refused to award compensation to Chinese victims of atrocities during Japan's occupation of the country, as relations between the two countries grew increasingly tense. Ten survivors and relatives...
Japan says gas drilling rights dispute with China could go to court
Japanese Trade Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said Sunday that a lawsuit in an international court is "one option" for dealing with a Japan-China dispute over natural gas drilling rights in the East China Sea. China has...
Corporations and securities brief ~ Raytheon puts CFO on leave, offers to settle with SEC
Leading Friday's corporations and securities law news, defense contractor Raytheon Company has announced that it's placed chief financial officer Edward S. Pliner and another employee on administrative leave and also offered to settle a SEC inquiry into...
