Asia Times China assesses its gold strategy | By Russell Hsiao | Chinese leaders convening in Beijing for the annual plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) - China's ceremonial legislature - this week will, among other things, ... (photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth)
The Press Democrat OECD: gov'ts must cut deficits, boost regulation | In a 30-nation report, the chief economist of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said restoring public finances to health will be a "daunting task" for most OECD g... (photo: AP / Michel Euler)
Philadelphia Daily News German January exports up 0.2 percent on year | The Associated Press | FRANKFURT - Official data shows German January exports improved 0.2 percent compared with January 2009 but declined a sharp 6.3 percent from December. | The Federal Statistica... (photo: Creative Commons) EuropeFrankfurtGermanyPhotosTrade
Ohio Obama promises to stand by Greece | WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama stood with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Tuesday and pledged that the United States would work with its ally, even as Gre... (photo: Public Domain / TCY) AmericaObamaPhotosPoliticsUS
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Climate Goal Is Supported by China and India | WASHINGTON -- China and India formally agreed Tuesday to join the international climate change agreement reached in December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies... (photo: Creative Commons / ASDFGHJ) ChinaClimateCopenhagenIndiaPhotos
![Kunming (pronounced /knm/; Chinese: ; pinyin: Knmng; Wade-Giles: K'un-ming, pronounced [knm]; UN/LOCODE: CNKMG) is a prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province, in southwestern China. Because of its year-round temperate climate, Kunming is often called the "Spring City" or "City of Eternal Spring" ().](http://cdn5.wn.com/vp/i/9e/a4fc28bc231812.jpg)
