China is Second Largest Gold Consumer

China has become the world’s second largest consumer market of gold after India, with the demand for Gold  increasing 13 percent on average annually. According to Sun Fengmin, Deputy Director with Gem & Jewelry Trade…

Pharmaceutical industry: profiting over human health

Over the past years, drug companies vowed to use the proceeds from pricey prescription drugs to develop new medicines to cure killer-diseases. But big pharma giants are not delivering, often choosing higher profits rather than respecting…

Russia: Reacting to WikiLeaks cables

Russia is a corrupt, autocratic kleptocracy centered on the leadership of Vladimir Putin, in which officials, oligarchs and organized crime are bound together to create a “virtual mafia state”, according to leaked secret diplomatic cables…

Oil Shortage: a global crisis in the making

Iran’s representative at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Mohammad Ali Khatibi said recently that the era of cheap crude oil supply is over and that the global oil crisis is approaching, the semi-…

Brazil, Argentina recognize Palestinian State

Brazil has publicly recognized the state of Palestine based on borders before Israel seized control of the West Bank in 1967, and said it is a “legitimate aspiration of the Palestinian people for a secure, united,…

Chinese Music ‘steals’ shows abroad

Chinese music is gaining international recognition around the world. Some leading companies such as the National Ballet of China, the National Peking Opera Company and the China Philharmonic Orchestra have all been applauded for promoting different…