The Chinese side demands the Japanese side on the project of mass destruction of chemical weapons by the Japanese government to freeze to clarify
On January 23rd according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu on the Japanese media reported that the Japanese government decided to freeze the project of Harba ridge on the destruction of chemical weapons left, said that China had demanded Japan clarification on this, hoped the Japanese government to keep its promise.
Yahoo’s new CEO Baatz: employees will not be paid more this year
According to foreign media reports it was said that no pay increases will be one of the first cost-saving measures taken by the new chief executive officer of Yahoo Carol Bartz. Yahoo spokesman Brad Williams said, “our management believed that this initiative was responsible.” The employees promoted to higher positions will receive pay increases. Given the hope that in the situation of decline in layoffs to save cost, freezing salary increases become a universal phenomenon. AMD, Seagate and other technology companies even reduce the salaries of their employees.
Economic Information Daily: Banking emerging huge loss in Europe and the United States so the second wave of financial tsunami struck
Since New Year, the world’s major banks in the fourth quarter 2008 with results have released, in which also showing huge losses, therefore, investors for the financial health of the banks appeared the growing concerns, which again sparked intense turbulence in financial markets, and in Europe and the United States the banking industry in 2009 will face unprecedented challenges.
U.S. Senate formally approved Mary L. Schapiro as the chairman in SEC
Hexun hearing the news, according to Reuters on January 23rd, 2009 a report from Washington signed for Rachel • Yang Lai and Jeremy reported and said that on 22nd, the U.S. Senate formally approved Mary L. Schapiro to become Chairman of the SEC. As an experienced securities manager, Mary L. Schapiro would have to face with the revitalization of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission who in the “Mak-Astoria” fraud lost credit.
The United States in December last year, with new housing start has fallen for six consecutive months
On January 23rd integrated foreign reports, the U.S. Department of Commerce released on Thursday, that the United States in December of 2008 with new housing start fell in the sixth month, while in the year of 2008 new housing start reached an all-time low, indicating that housing construction industry would further deteriorate in the situation. U.S. Department of Commerce released on Thursday, after the seasonally adjustment new housing start in December over the previous month, dcreased 15.5 percent of annual rate as 550,000 units.
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