星期六, 7月 26, 2008

Inflation reaches critical levels in Zimbabwe


Linkage:
Inflation reaches critical levels in Zimbabwe

"In Zimbabwe on Wednesday, a Z$100-billion note would just buy two loaves of bread. The country's biggest bakery was forced to shut down this month after it ran out of flour.

The new denomination banknote was issued on Monday in an attempt to keep up with the country's roaring hyper-inflation, that has reached an official rate of more than 2.2 million per cent. Economists estimate it is actually closer to 12.5 million per cent.

At the beginning of June, a loaf cost Z$600-million, up from a relatively affordable Z$15-million before the March 29 presidential election....."

星期一, 7月 21, 2008

China's GDP up 10.4 percent in first half year--

China's GDP up 10.4 percent in first half year--

Full Story:

http://english.china.com/zh_cn/business/news/11021613/20080717/14974877.html

See also at http://wongtc.blogspot.com/2008/07/130619-104.html in Chinese.

星期六, 7月 12, 2008

Vice-President Xi Jinping calls for unity in HK

RTHK News: "Vice-President Xi Jinping calls for unity in HK"

See also at :
http://wongtc.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-post.html