Archive for November, 2009

Will wordpress read the database? Is it just not compatible? Anything I can do?
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China Charges 58 With Covering Up Mine Disaster

Ten journalists and 48 officials have been charged with taking bribes to cover up a mining disaster last year, according to a report Monday in the China Daily.

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Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — India’s economy expanded at the fastest pace in 1 1/2 years as manufacturing jumped, giving the central bank room to withdraw more stimulus measures. Read More

Your Opinion On Global Warming And Climate Change?

I would like to ask peoples opinion on climate change and human influence on it. It’s obviously happening, nobody can deny that, but which of these three main arguments would you most agree with? If none apply to you what is your opinion?
1. It is happening, and it has sped up in the last hundred years due to humans use of fossil fuels speeding up the extraction of carbon from the Earth therefore speeding up a part of the carbon cycle.
2. While developing countries like China continue to belch out masses of Co2 there is no point us even trying to cut back. Our resources would be better put into helping them develop clean power sources.
3. The planet has been changing climates for millions of years and will continue to do so, lets not forget the Vikings used Greenland as farmland. It is more than arrogant of humans to think that we could have any impact on something that has been around for so long and will almost certainly out-live us. Read More

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Vehicle Sales Tax Breaks to Continue Next Year

Nov. 30 – Vehicle sales tax breaks and rebates for fuel-efficient vehicles are set to be extended to next year ensuring the continued strength of the Chinese automobile market.
The preferential tax policy was intended to be applicable only until the end of this year when vehicle purchase taxes were slashed by half for vehicles with [...] Read More

Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — India’s economy expanded 7.9 percent last quarter, the fastest pace in 1 1/2 years, giving the central bank room to withdraw more stimulus to check inflation. Read More

SAT Clarifies Income Tax Levy for Subleasing Property

Nov. 30 – China’s State Administration of Taxation has released a circular clarifying issues on individual income tax levy for individuals subleasing property. The circular highlights the following issues on individual income tax for rental incomes from individuals subleasing property as follows: 1. The rental income from an individual subleasing leased property is classified as [...] Read More

Report: SKorean Navy Ship Rescues NKorean Soldier

Report: South Korean Navy Ship Rescues North Korean Soldier From Waters Off West Coast Font size Print E-mail Share (AP) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s navy rescued a North Korean soldier who ended up in the South’s waters while fishing and the man wants to be returned home, a report said… Read More

Defiant Iran plans nuclear expansion

By Parisa Hafezi and Reza Derakhshi Tehran – Iran announced plans on Sunday to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants in a major expansion of its atomic programme, just two days after the United Nations nuclear watchdog rebuked it for carrying out such work in secret. The defiant move by hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government will further aggravate tensions between the Islamic Republic and major powers over Iranian nuclear activities, and may… Read More