In China, treatment for Ailing Health System
By Gordon Fairclough from Wall Street Journal Here in China's agricultural heartland, signs of progress abound. Qunguang village's 1,000 inhabitants, who live among rolling fields of corn, rice and peanuts, are linked to the world by a new 215-mile, $1.6 billion expressway. An industrial park is under construction nearby. Incomes...
Hong Kong: Giving in on pay rises for the civil service
South China Morning Post, 23 October 2009 When the government says it is not caving in, one can assume that it is. After insisting on a pay cut for mid-level and senior officials in the disciplined forces and the civil service in June, it has now made an abrupt U-turn. The Executive Council said the decision was balanced and...
Taipei court begins to hear Chen’s appeal
Agence France-Presse, 23 October 2009 Taiwan's High Court on Friday began to hear the appeal by former president Chen Shui-bian, who insisted his life term for graft was "illegal" and argued the evidence used to convict him was insufficient.The 59-year-old was sentenced to life in jail by a district court last month for embezzling...
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