Issue: December 09, 2006   (Archive)
Wednesday, September 8, 2010   

D-Day arrives for DPP on Chen crisis
Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang may win both of Saturday's key mayoral elections, as anger at President Chen Shui-bian over corruption scandals drives voters away from his Democratic Progressive Party.


Shamed Chau detained again
The former boss of Shanghai Land Holdings, Chau Ching-ngai, has been detained for "problems," the city government said, months after he was released from jail where he served a three-year term for corruption.

Paulson clout fails to lift US trade hopes
A top-level US delegation to Beijing next week, led by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, may only map out more talks on trade and yuan issues that anger US legislators and businessmen, industry officials say.

             


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