Castrol has strengthened its position in football by signing a prestigious six-year deal as a FIFA World Cup Sponsor until 2014. The agreement awards the global lubricants company worldwide rights for the 2010 FIFA World CupT in South Africa, the
Xinhua has reported on new ethics regulations that will be implemented following the controversial case of so-called Runner Fan, a teacher who fled his classroom before his students during the Wenchuan earthquake: A draft of the new State ethics regulation
The Canadian Press is reporting that the China Anti-Doping Agency's lifetime ban of swimmer Ouyang Kunpeng and his coach, Feng Shangbao, was done to set an example:China's decision to ban one of its top swimmers for life after he failed
From Reuters:China has launched a nationwide campaign to defuse protest ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games, state media reported on Monday, days after a riot in the country's southwest highlighted volatile social strains.With authorities eager to present China as a
The Chicago Tribune (via the LA Times) reports on the growth of Christianity in China today, and looks at the recent Frontline/World documentary on the topic:Some Chinese Christians say their faith is actually a boon for the party, because it
Officials from Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova have begun converging in the Georgian city of Batumi for a two-day GUAM summit starting July 1. The regional grouping, whose full name is the ...
During a visit to Stepanakert, OSCE Minsk Group French Co-chair, Ambassador Bernard Fassier said time will come for Karabakh to be a more active participant in the talks. "One can't say that Karabakh ...
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will pay a formal visit to Turkey on July 2. "The purpose of the visit is to discuss urgent regional and international issues, including the Iraqi problem, Iran's ...
Today and tomorrow on the live broadcast of Public TV the first round of childrens Eurovision 2008 Armenian song will take place. 200 applications have been received and selected 36 applications will ...
The President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev in a phone talk has congratulated the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan for his birthday. In the phone discussion the presidents expressed their satisfaction ...
