The good news is that Afghanistan's once record opium production has dropped substantially in the past year. The China Post > John Metzler |
Barack Obama, whose campaign theme is "change we can believe in," promised Thursday to "spell out exactly what that change would mean." AP |
The world may have only seven years to start reducing the annual buildup in greenhouse gas emissions that otherwise threatens global catastrophe within several decades. Washington Post |
When it comes to action over Georgia, Russia has the European Union over a barrel. In fact, 1.2 million barrels. AP |
This coming Saturday will mark the first 100 days of President Ma Ying-jeou's administration. Letters |
Friday, August 29, 2008
A hundred countries are meeting in Accra this week in negotiations for a new climate change agreement after the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. The China Post > Special to The China Post |
Barack Obama achieved a historic breakthrough with his nomination for president, but you wouldn't know it by tracking the official events of the Democratic convention's first three days. AP |
A vanquished guest at another's coronation, Hillary Rodham Clinton proved this week she is still a political force -- in the short term and for the future. AP |
The Kremlin's decision to recognize the independence of two breakaway regions of neighboring Georgia has prompted some people inside Russia's own borders to ask: Why can we not have independence too? Reuters |
China's banking sector, once considered the weakest link in the nation's economy, has had a spectacular first half, with one lender now touting itself as the most profitable bank in the world. AFP |



