International Business News - MNG http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Jittery over small bank runs and falling commodity prices, Mongolia's government is guaranteeing all bank deposits, as the remote country tries to ward off the global financial crisis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/mongolia-insures-savings-against-financial-jitters.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:27:21 EST The spectacular fireworks were long over and the Olympic athletes had all gone home. But for Cai Shanhai and his wife, He Jingfeng, it was still a moment to savor as they stared up at the soaring steel arches of the Bird's Nest national stadium this week. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/180119-china-olympic-spirit.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/long-after-olympics-birds-nest-still-draws-crowd.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/long-after-olympics-birds-nest-still-draws-crowd.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:50:10 EST China's dairy industry--at the center of the country's latest food safety scandal--will be overhauled to improve every step from cow breeding to milk sales, the government said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/china-to-overhaul-battered-dairy-industry.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:36:59 EST Chinese shares advanced Friday on expectations of an economic boost from a government stimulus package, ending the week up nearly 14 percent. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 3.1 percent, or 58.82 points, to close at 1986.44. The index has risen 13.7 percent, or 239 points, for the week--the third biggest weekly gain in 12 years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/china-shares-extend-gains-on-stimulus-plan.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:06:03 EST Gunmen shot and killed an American as he was traveling to work for a U.S.-funded aid program aimed at chipping away support for al-Qaida and Taliban militants in Pakistan's lawless tribal regions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/pakistan-militants-seize-convoy-for-us-led-forces.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:28:15 EST A Chinese reporter whose weekly publication was closed for three months after she wrote an article that criticized one of China's largest banks has sued the government, her lawyer said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/reporters-suit-challenges-chinas-media-controls.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:36:00 EST The World Bank and France have agreed to lend China more than $900 million to rebuild areas devastated by a massive earthquake earlier this year, state media reported Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081026/world-bank-france-lend-china-900m-for-rebuilding.htm Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:52:53 EDT China arrested three people Thursday for allegedly adding a toxic chemical to fresh milk to mask the fact that it was watered down and three others for selling the chemical. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/157981-china-tainted-milk.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/3-600-chinese-children-still-ill-from-tainted-milk.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/3-600-chinese-children-still-ill-from-tainted-milk.htm Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:27:26 EDT The Asian Development Bank said Wednesday it has entered into a risk-sharing agreement with Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. to enhance support for international trade in developing countries in Asia. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/adb-sumitomo-mitsui-ink-asia-trade-support-deal.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:55:06 EDT Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. and Rio Tinto PLC said Friday they were "looking forward" to negotiating with Mongolia's government to develop a copper and gold mine in the country. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081017/ivanhoe-rio-tinto-await-mongolian-mine-talks.htm Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:56:15 EDT China summoned five of its major dairy companies to a meeting Friday over the fate of Sanlu Group Co., the company at the center of a tainted milk scandal that has sickened thousands and led to the deaths of four children, state media reported. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081017/chinese-government-summons-major-dairy-companies.htm Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:13:56 EDT China's dairy giants opened their factories to a government-led media tour Thursday in a bid to stave off losses and regain the public's trust after their products were found tainted with a chemical that killed four infants and sickened tens of thousands. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/153436-china-tainted-milk.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/5-800-chinese-babies-hospitalized-on-tainted-milk.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/5-800-chinese-babies-hospitalized-on-tainted-milk.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:42:29 EDT A Silicon Valley company is claiming a major victory in its efforts to sell computers to schools that might otherwise be enticed by low-cost laptops such as the green-and-white XO from One Laptop Per Child or Intel Corp.'s Classmate PC. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/ncomputing-gets-large-low-cost-pc-deal-in-india.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:19:40 EDT A World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel while an upgrade to a satellite-based system has languished in the planning stages for more than a decade. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/ap-impact-gps-could-save-airlines-time-and-fuel.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:42:51 EDT Peering into five pails of foaming milk, Wang Guifeng quickly jotted down the farmer's name before signaling the batch was OK. Every day he rejects milk from two or three farms whose cows don't meet hygiene standards or show signs of disease. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/148149-china-tainted-milk.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/scandal-forces-reform-in-china-dairy-industry.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/scandal-forces-reform-in-china-dairy-industry.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:05:27 EDT Laura Bush decried illiteracy among women Tuesday, saying that midway through a decade-long U.N. education push nations have failed to make a dent in the numbers unable to read and write. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/laura-bush-sees-women-neglected-in-literacy-push.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:45:30 EDT A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. said Monday it received a contract to supply 50, 2.7-megawatt wind turbines to China National Automation Control System Corp. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/a-power-gets-contract-for-50-wind-turbines.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:16:02 EDT China's Cabinet vowed a complete overhaul of the scandal-ridden dairy industry Monday, pledging to inspect every link from the farm to the dinner table to try to restore public trust in Chinese-made food products. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/146064-china-tainted-milk.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/china-detains-6-more-suspects-in-milk-scandal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/china-detains-6-more-suspects-in-milk-scandal.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:32:00 EDT Authorities have detained six more people in China's contaminated milk scandal, officials said Monday, as the government continued its efforts to restore public trust in Chinese-made food products. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/145949-china-tainted-milk.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081005/china-says-new-tests-show-milk-free-from-melamine.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081005/china-says-new-tests-show-milk-free-from-melamine.htm Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:23:08 EDT Peabody Energy Corp., the world's largest private-sector coal producer, said Thursday it signed a deal with Inner Mongolian officials to develop a large surface mine and build an associated coal gasification plant. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/peabody-energy-signs-inner-mongolia-coal-mine-deal.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:05:25 EDT