Eltiltotta kormánya a médiügyektől a brit vállalkozásügyi minisztert

David Cameron (Nagy-Britannia miniszterelnöke) nyilvánosan megrótta Vince Cable vállalkozásügyi minisztert és korlátozta hatáskörét, miután nyilvánosságra került egy kompromittáló hangfelvétel, amelyen Cable a British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) tulajdonosváltásának meghiúsításáról beszélt. A BSkyB a szigetország legtöbb előfizetővel rendelkező fizetős TV-csatornája: a cégnek mintegy 10 millió ügyfele van. A TV 39%-ban a Rupert Murdoch médiamágnás irányította – Ausztráliában, Ázsiában és az Egyesült Államokban is érdekelt – News Corporation tulajdona, amely most 7,8 millió fontért fel kívánja vásárolni a fennmaradó 61%-ot. Az eset előzménye, hogy Cable nyomozást rendelt el az ügyben a brit hírközlési hatóságnál (Ofcom)[1], és vállalta, hogy a vizsgálat során nem lesz részrehajló. A beszélgetést magukat elektorátusi tagoknak kiadó újságírók rögzítették:

– Magam választom meg, hogy kikkel bocsátkozom harcba, amint azt a jelenlevők közül néhányan már tudhatják. Nem tudom, hogy nyomon követték-e, hogy mi zajlott az utóbbi időben a Murdoch-médiabirodalom környékén, ami ellen jómagam hadat viselek, és úgy tűnik sikerrel... [2] A hatalmammal élve megakadályoztam az üzletet. A törvény által biztosított erőm megvan ehhez. Egyszerűen szólva: akik belelátnak a dolgokba tudják, hogy ez komoly dolog. A Murdoch-birodalom recseg-ropog. Ez egy jó példa arra, hogy vannak dolgok, amiket megtehetünk kormányon... míg az ellenzéki padsorokban ülve legfeljebb csak a szavunkat emelhetnénk fel.[3]

A hír hallatán a News Corporation megdöbbenését fejezte ki, és közleményükben megkérdőjelezték a vizsgálat igazságos és elfogulatlan voltát. A kormány nyilatkozatában „teljességgel elfogadhatatlannak” minősítette Cable megnyilvánulásait, és bár miniszteri tisztségétől nem fosztották meg (tehát továbbra is a kormányban marad), de eltiltották a médiaügyektől, és így elvesztette fennhatóságát az általa elrendelt vizsgálat felett is. A miniszter hatáskörének csorbítását egy kormányon belüli forrás „gyors és határozott döntésként” értékelte, hozzátéve, hogy:

– Ezentúl semmi köze sem lesz a médiaügyekhez.

Cable így reagált a történtekre:

– Teljes mértékben elfogadom a miniszterelnök és a miniszterelnök-helyettes döntését. Borzasztóan sajnálom, hogy ilyen szégyenteljes helyzetbe hoztam a kormányt. – A miniszter a szolgálati lakása előtt várakozó újságírók kérdéseire nem válaszolt.

Nick Robinson politikai szakértő szerint bár Cable a hivatalában maradt, a kormánytól kapott pofon után azonban helyzete meglehetősen kínos.


British government launches car industry aid package

The British government has announced a £2.3 billion package of aid to attempt to support the country's car manufacturing industry.

Lord Peter Mandelson, the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform announced to the House of Lords that the government planned to obtain £1.3 billion from the European Investment Bank for the industry. A further £1 billion loan is available if the industry agrees to invest it in environmentally friendly vehicles.

Mandleson told the Lords that the industry is vital to the British economy, which with "near one million employees from manufacturing to retailing" provides "£10 billion worth of added value to the economy." However, he stressed that the government was not providing a "blank cheque" and would not provide operating subsidies.

His newly-appointed shadow Kenneth Clarke told the House of Commons that the plans were "pretty small beer" and repeated the Conservative charge that the government was "dithering" in the face of the downturn. Liberal Democrat John Thurso also expressed disappointment in the plans.


El gobierno Británico lanza un paquete de ayuda para la industria automotriz

El gobierno del Británico anunció un paquete de £2.3 mil millones para tratar de apoyar al sector automotriz de ese país.

Lord Peter Mandelson, el Secretario de Estado de Negocios, Empresas y Reforma Regulatoria anunció a la Cámara de los Lores que el gobierno planea obtener £1.3 mil millones del Banco Europeo de Inversiones para la Industria. Otros mil millones de libras de préstamo está disponible si la industria se compromete a invertir en vehículos ecológicos.

Mandleson dijo a la Cámara de los Lores que la industria es vital para la economía británica,
que con "cerca de un millón de empleados de la manufactura a la venta al por menor" ofrece "£ 10 mil millones de valor agregado a la economía". Sin embargo, subrayó que el gobierno no entregaría "cheques en blanco" y no aportaría subvenciones de explotación.


British investors are increasingly interested in Romania

Bucharest, Romania — The number of businessmen from the United Kingdom who intend to invest in Romania has doubled this year in comparison to 2004, showing that the country is becoming an increasingly attractive destination for British investors.

Quinton Quayle, the UK's ambassador in Romania, said at a conference held by the Romanian-British Chamber of Commerce that there are approximately 20 British companies investing in Romania this year, but would not reveal more information.

Brian Davies, president of the British company Sanders Polyfilms, which currently has operations in Romania, claims that investors from the UK come to the country not only for the local market, which is the second-largest in Central and Eastern Europe, but also because Romania could be a great export centre to other markets in the region.

Other factors that make Romania attractive are a low flat tax rate of 16% on personal income and corporate profits, as well as a skilled, English-speaking workforce.

So far, companies from the United Kingdom have invested $1.2 billion in Romania. Romania's total foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2004 was 4.1 billion euro. Besides the UK, other large investors in Romania are Austria, Italy, Germany and France.

Relations between the UK and Romania have been boosted recently as a result of the Romanian president, Traian Băsescu, making a visit to London earlier in the year. During his election campaign last year, Băsescu said that he wanted to create a London-Bucharest-Washington axis, accenting the importance of Romania's relationship with the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Romania's ties to the UK are also important as the UK will hold the EU's rotating presidency from July to December 2005, at a crucial stage of Romania's preparations for EU accession, which is expected to occur in 2007.


Brittiska investerare ökar sitt intresse för Rumänien

Bukarest, Rumänien –
Antalet brittiska affärsmän som har för avsikt att investera i Rumänien har fördubblats i år jämfört med 2004, vilket antyder att Rumäniens förmåga att attrahera internationellt riskkapital ökar.

Storbritanniens  ambassadör i Rumänien, Quinton Quayle, meddelade på en presskonferens arrangerad av den brittisk-rumänska handelskammaren att omkring 20 brittiska företag investerar i Rumänien i år. Han vill dock inte ge ytterligare information.

Brian Davies vid det brittiska företaget Sanders Polyfilms som bedriver verksamhet i Rumänien, sa att företaget inte bara lokas av den inhemska marknaden, den näst största i centrala och östra Europa, utan även såg Rumänien som en bra bas för vidare export i regionen.

Andra faktorer som gör Rumänien attraktivt är skatten på 16% och den i allmänhet engelsktalande arbetskraften. Hitills har brittiska företag investerat 1.3 miljarder dollar i Rumänien. Av den totala summan utländska investeringar på 4.1 miljarder euro stod Österrike, Italien, Tyskland och Frankrike för den största delen.

Relationerna mellan Storbritannien och Rumänien fick sig en rejäl knuff nyligen då landets president Traian Băsescu besökte London. tidigare i år. Under sin valkampanj förra året deklarerade Băsescu sin strävan att skapa en London-Bukarest-Washington-axel. Han betonade därmed Rumäniens goda relationer till de andra två länderna, vilket torde komma väl till pass under detta år då Storbritannien innehar ordförandeskapet i EU under perioden juli-december och Rumänien ansöker om medlemskap i unionen, något man hoppas uppnå till 2007.


Brokerage executive linked to Livedoor deals found dead

Hideaki Noguchi, 38, a close aide to Livedoor president Takafumi Horie was found bleeding in a hotel bed with cuts to his wrists on Wednesday in Naha, the capital of the southern prefecture of Okinawa. He was later confirmed dead and the police suspect that he committed suicide. Hideo Sawada, the president of HS Securities, told reporters in Tokyo that Noguchi's family had identified the body.

Noguchi was a board member at Japan M&A Management Co., a unit of H.S. Securities Co. The firm was raided by prosecutors earlier this week in connection with fraudulent practices at Livedoor, according to the Kyodo News agency. He was a graduate of Tokyo's Meiji University, and joined Livedoor in 2000. He had previously worked at Kokusai Securities Co. as an adviser in financing. Livedoor was publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in April 2000. Noguchi then set up the investment unit Capitalista Co., which merged with HS Securities.

News of the suicide is being featured in the Japanese media in connection with what is being termed the "Livedoor Shock". The problems at Livedoor have led to the loss of a third of its $6.3-billion value in the stock market. Livedoor maintains that its own investigation reveal that it did not violate any securities laws.

Some view the affair as an outcome of the larger struggle between competing business cultures in Japan. Takafumi Horie is part of a new generation of Japanese entrepreneurs with little patience for the customs of a traditionally cautious business culture. Horie has shown an appetite for publicity through his internet blogs and appearances on TV shows while living a rock star lifestyle that includes private jets and actress girlfriends.

Horie is also credited with popularizing stock trading among individual investors. The practice of day trading is relatively new in Japan. The Nikkei index was up about 40% last year, its best performance since 1986.


Se suicida corredor de bolsa relacionado con el caso Livedoor

El corredor de bolsa Hideaki Noguchi, de 38 años y asistente personal del presidente de Livedoor Takafumi Horie, fue hallado el miércoles (18) sangrando en una cama de hotel con cortes en las muñecas. Horas más tarde, su muerte fue confirmada por las autoridades, que creen que se trata de un suicidio. Los hechos ocurrieron en Naha, capital de la prefectura de Okinawa, al sur de Japón. Hideo Sawada, presidente de H. S. Securities, le dijo a la prensa en Tokio que la familia de Noguchi había identificado el cuerpo.

Noguchi fue miembro de la junta directiva de Japan M&A Management Co., una unidad de H. S. Securities Co. La firma fue allanada por fiscales a comienzos de esta semana, en relación con las supuestas prácticas fraudulentas en Livedoor, según la agencia Kyodo. Egresado de la Universidad Meiji de Tokio, entró a Livedoor en 2000. Antes había trabajado en Kokusai Securities Co. como asesor financiero. Livedoor fue puesta en la Bolsa de Tokio en abril de ese año. Noguchi, entonces, creó la unidad de inversiones Capitalista Co., que se fusionaría con H. S. Securities.

Los medios japoneses vinculan esta noticia con lo han denominado el Livedoor Shock. Los problemas en el gigante de internet han conducido a perder la tercera parte de su valor en el mercado bursátil, que era de US$6.300 millones. Livedoor sostiene que su propia investigación revela que no violó ninguna ley de seguridad.

Algunos ven el tema como una consecuencia de una mayor lucha entre dos culturas de negocios que compiten entre sí en Japón. Takafumi Horie forma parte de una nueva generación de empleados nipones, impacientes con las costumbres de una cultura de negocios tradicionalmente cautelosa. Horie ha mostrado su apetito por la publicidad mediante sus blogs de internet y sus apariciones en la televisión, mientras ostenta el estilo de vida de una estrella de rock, con jets privados y novias actrices.

A Horie también se reconoce el haber popularizado el intercambio bursátil entre inversionistas individuales. La práctica conocida como day trading (intradía, un tipo de especulación que consiste en comprar y vender acciones durante el día de tal suerte que al final de la jornada prácticamente no haya cambios en la posición) es relativamente nueva en Japón. El índice Nikkei creció cerca del 40% el año pasado, su mejor desempeño desde 1986.


Bucharest boasts largest cinema complex in Southeastern Europe

The largest multiplex cinema complex in Southeastern Europe opened on Friday in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. The cinema is operated by Movieplex Italy and is located in the Plaza Romania shopping centre. Robert Longhi, the general manager of Movieplex, said that the value of the investment reached 4.7 million euro. It is estimated that, during the first year of activity, the cinema will attract one million customers.

Plaza Romania is one of the newest shopping centres in Bucharest, having opened in October 2004 after a 45 million euro investment by Anchor Group, a Turkish company, which also invested in the Bucharest Mall, another large shopping centre in the Romanian capital.


2005/02/21: Biokomplex öppnar i Bukarest

Bukarest, Rumänien –Sydöstra Europas största biokomplex öppnade under fredagen i Rumäniens huvudstad Bukarest. Biografen sköts av Movieplex Italy och ligger i köpcentret Plaza Romania. Robert Longhi, genraldirektör för Movieplex, sa att investeringens värde når 4,7 miljoner euro. Man beräknar att biografen kommer locka en miljon konsumenter under dess första år.

Plaza Romania är ett av Bukarests nyaste köpcenter och öppnade i oktober 2004 efter en investering på 45 miljoner euro av det turkiska företaget Anchor Group, som även investerat i Bucharest Mall, ett annat stort köpcenter i Bukarest.

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Bush addresses nation on economic crisis; Congress debates bailout

United States President George W. Bush addressed the nation on the economic financial crisis from inside the White House saying the economic situation is "serious" and is "in danger" of becoming "a long and painful recession."

"We are in the midst of a serious financial crisis and the federal government is responding with decisive action," Bush said in his televised speech.

Bush called for the United States Congress to pass a US$700 billion bill intended to keep struggling companies afloat. He asked the two presidential candidates along with leaders from both parties of Congress to join him for a conference on Thursday.

Last Friday, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson called for a bailout plan that would allow for the United States government to purchase devalued mortgage backed securities, resulting from the subprime mortgage crisis, from troubled financial institutions. Paulson has said that the plan could cost up to $700 billion. Congressional leaders have said that some form of the plan will pass; however, there is considerable debate over several key issues.

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said that Bush "believes it is important for the American people to fully understand the depth of the crisis in our financial markets, how that crisis affects them, and the urgent need to agree on a solution." Bush has been criticized for waiting too long to speak in prime time.

John McCain suspended his campaign to return to Washington and work on the bailout bill. Barack Obama has called for another form of the bill to pass and said that Congress should not package the bailout bill with any other bills — such as an economic stimulus plan.

Meanwhile, Congress has held a second round of hearings on the proposed bailout bill. Paulson and Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke testified in front of the House Financial Services Committee. They felt it was a serious problem in need of an immediate solution.

Rep. Barney Frank, Chairman of House Financial Services Committee, says it is "clear" that the financial bailout bill will pass.

Director of the Congressional Budget Office Peter R. Orsza said while testifying before Congress that "ironically, the intervention could even trigger additional failures of large institutions, because some institutions may be carrying troubled assets on their books at inflated values."

The bailout plan has been called a "blank check" by many, with members of both parties divided on the issue.


美國總統布殊發表演說籲支持救市方案

美國總統布什於美國時間24日晚上發表電視演說，向美國人民解釋救市方案的必要性。同時又邀請美國總統候選人奧巴馬、麥凱恩，以及民主共和兩黨領袖到白宮談救市方案。

布什於美國電視黃金時段發表電視演說，敦促國會盡快通過高達7000億美元的金融救市計劃。他指，全世界也在關注美國能否穩定金融市場，以避免進一步損失。

他又呼籲兩黨團結，共同解決有關金融危機，並邀請美國總統候選人，民主黨奧巴馬、共和黨麥凱恩，以及兩黨領袖，一同到白宮，討論有關救市方案。

麥凱恩已回應指，將暫停競選活動，以便返回華盛頓討論有關救市方案，並要求推遲原定本周五與奧巴馬的公開辯論。不過奧巴馬堅持要在周五舉行這一辯論。

布什於電視演說中呼籲國會儘快落實涉及7000億美元的救市計劃，儘管美國財政部長鮑爾森和聯邦儲備局主席柏南克兩日來於國會遊說，但議員對7000億美元是否能適得其所仍持留態度。


Bush starts off Africa trip in Benin

U.S. President George W. Bush, accompanied by his wife Laura, began his five-nation trip to Africa today in Benin, where he met with President Yayi Boni and participated in a joint press conference. This is Bush's second visit to Africa and the first time any US president has visited Benin. Topics that were discussed included malaria, cotton, and the crises in Kenya and Darfur.

At the press conference, held at Cadjehoun International Airport in Cotonou, Yayi thanked Bush for coming to visit and praised him for his "great concern for Africa, its well being, and of the development of its people." Bush then commended the government of Benin for their "fight against corruption" and "firm commitment to the investment in its people".

"Your fight against corruption is visible and easy for the people to see," Bush said. "This is such a good lesson ... because leaders around the world have got to understand that the United States wants to partner with leaders and the people, but we're not going to do so with people that steal money, pure and simple." Benin is one of the recipients of the Millennium Challenge Account, which aims to foster economic growth in countries that are deemed to have effective governments and economic freedom.

On the topic of malaria, Bush mentioned the Malaria Initiative, which intends to provide a mosquito net for every child to prevent the spread of the disease. He also mentioned initiatives to facilitate the spread of HIV and AIDS. "We can save lives with an aggressive, comprehensive strategy," Bush said. "And that's exactly what you're putting in place here in Benin."

The economy was also an important issue. President Yayi said he and President Bush discussed diversifying Benin's economy away from its dependence on cotton. "He shared his vision with us, and he is encouraging us to diversify the sources of solutions to the problem that we have today, namely the cotton industry." Yayi says it is hard competing with cotton markets in Asia and the United States. Bush said the World Trade Organization is willing to help Benin's economy, but he also suggested exporting more cotton-based products in addition to raw cotton.

Bush said the United States will help facilitate a peacekeeping force in Darfur, but will not send troops to the region. "I made the decision not to [send troops], upon the recommendation of a lot of the groups involved in Darfur, as well as other folks ... once you make that decision, then there's not many other avenues except for the United Nations and the peacekeeping forces."

When asked about the situation in Kenya, Bush said he has sent Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to visit the country on Monday to support former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in mediating the conflict. "Kenya is an issue ... and that's why I'm sending Secretary Rice there to help the Kofi Annan initiative - all aimed at having a clear message that there be no violence and that there ought to be a power-sharing agreement," said Bush.

White House national security adviser Stephen Hadley said Rice's visit will only last a few hours. "It's basically to go in, give some impetus, but then step out and let Kofi Annan continue his diplomacy," he said. At a press briefing aboard Air Force One, one reporter questioned what could be accomplished in a few hours and asked why the President didn't go to Kenya instead. Ambassador Jendayi Frazer answered with, "Secretary Rice's engagement on Kenya has been much longer than a few hours. She has been talking to President Kibaki and Raila Odinga before the election, right on the eve of the announcement, immediately after that. And so she's been very much engaged over the last three or four months on dealing with electoral crisis."

"The purpose of her going is to back Kofi's mediation, it's not to take over that mediation," Frazer continued. "President Bush does not need to go to Kenya at this point. At the right moment in time, the President will engage, but right now it's occurring in a very systematic way to back Annan's mediation, not to try to supplant Annan's mediation."

After spending three hours in Benin, Bush flew to Tanzania, where he will stay for three nights. He will then continue his trip in Rwanda, Ghana, and Liberia.


George W. Bush commence sa tournée africaine

Publié le 16 février 2008   Le président des États-Unis d'Amérique George W. Bush a commencé samedi au Bénin une visite de sept jours en Afrique placé sous le thème de la lutte contre le sida et le paludisme.

Arrivé à l'aéroport de Cotonou avec sa femme Laura et la secrétaire d'État Condoleezza Rice, il a été accueilli par son homologue béninois Boni Yayi qui a remis une décoration à George W. Bush, premier président américain à se rendre au Bénin. Le président américain n'est resté dans ce pays que le temps d'une conférence de presse pendant laquelle il a précisé que son principal but lors de ce voyage était de mettre en valeur les succès obtenus dans les cinq pays visités.

La délégation américaine est ensuite directement partie pour se rendre en Tanzanie, second pays de la visite avant le Rwanda, le Ghana et le Liberia lors de ces six prochains jours. En parallèle, Condoleezza Rice se rendra au Kenya pour tenter de mettre fin à la crise politique qui secoue ce pays depuis quelques semaines.

Avant son départ, George W. Bush s'était exprimé à propos de la situation au Darfour, qualifiant de nouveau de « génocide » le conflit local, et fustigeant certains pays qui « ne prennent pas les mesures nécessaires pour faire pression sur le gouvernement » soudanais, visant ainsi clairement la Chine qui soutient le Soudan.


California to require large retailers to have gender-neutral toy sections from 2024

On Saturday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1084 (AB-1084), which requires retailers with 500 or more employees throughout the state to keep a gender-neutral area for childcare products and toys. The law is set to take effect in 2024.

The bill says that "a retail department store that offers childcare items or toys for sale shall maintain a gender neutral section or area, to be labeled at the discretion of the retailer, in which a reasonable selection of the items and toys for children that it sells shall be displayed, regardless of whether they have been traditionally marketed for either girls or for boys." Boy and girl sections are not prohibited, but a common section alongside them is required. While the original version included clothing, during California Senate proceedings that part was removed from the text.

Non-compliance calls for a US$250 civil penalty for a first case, and US$500 for subsequent violations. Courts could order the violator to pay court costs and attorney's fees.

Assembly members Evan Low and Cristina Garcia, both members of the Democratic Party, introduced the bill into the California Assembly, the lower house of the state's legislature. AB-1084 was amended by both houses, then passed the Assembly in a 49-16 vote on September 2 before being sent to the governor's desk for approval.

Speaking about the bill, Low said, "Part of it is to make sure if you're a young girl that you can find a police car, fire truck, a periodic table or a dinosaur. And then similarly, if you're a boy, if you're more artistic and want to play with glitter, why not? Why should you feel the stigma of saying, 'Oh, this should be shamed', and going to a different location?"

On July 25, Garcia noted in a Facebook post, "As a math teacher I saw 1st hand how playtime creates the building blocks for attaining spatial awareness that’s important for studying geometry, unfortunately these toys are often labeled as boy toys. Removing the gender identity from these toys will hopefully lead to more boys & girls entering STEM fields."

The bill was opposed by members of the Republican Party: Republican state Senator Melissa Melendez said, "I don't think parents need the government to step in and tell them how they should shop for their children". In opposition of the bill, the Capitol Resource Institute argued that "it is not the business of the government to instruct retail stores how they should display and market their merchandise."

On April 6, during a public hearing before the Business and Professions Committee of the Assembly, Greg Burt of the California Family Council called AB-1084 "impossible to comply with" as it does not define the intended meaning of "reasonable amount" and "a bill like this opens the door to a never-ending number of complaints from activist groups who don’t like the way stores are marketing their products to one sex or another".

Assembly Bill 2826, introduced to the Assembly by Low in 2020, which targeted a similar goal, died in the Legislature.

Retail corporation Target, with 1915 stores in the United States, dropped traditional toy section labeling in 2015. "In fact it would be more difficult to find a large retailer today that segregates toys by gender", noted the Southwest California Legislative Council, an opponent of the bill.


Kalifornio postulas genran neŭtralecon en infanvendejoj

Je sabato, la 9-an de oktobro, guberniestro Gavin Newsom de la usona subŝtato de Kalifornio subkribis leĝon laŭ kiu grandaj podetalaj vendistoj kun 500 aŭ pli da dungitoj tra la ŝubstato havu seksneŭtralan areojn por infanprizorgaj produktoj kaj ludiloj. La leĝo ekvalidos en 2024.

La Asembleo-Leĝpropono 1084, diras, ke "podetala ĉionvendejo, kiu vendas infanprizorgajn objektojn aŭ ludilojn, devas havi seksneŭtralan sekcion aŭ areon" sendepende de tio ĉu "ili tradicie estas merkatumitaj al knabinoj aŭ knaboj". Podetalaj vendistoj, kiuj ne observos tiun ĉi leĝon, devus pagi monpunon je 250 usonaj dolaroj por la unua malobservo kaj 500 dolaroj por postaj malobservoj. La kortumo ankaŭ povos ordoni, ke la malobservanto pagu la kortumajn kostojn kaj pagojn de la advokato.

La du ĉambroj de la Kalifornia Leĝfarejo aprobis tiun ĉi leĝproponon lastan monaton kaj sendis la proponon al la guberniestro por lia aprobo.

Asembleanoj Evan Low kaj Chistina Garcia, ambaŭ membroj de la Demokrata Partio, enkondukis la leĝproponon en la Kalifornia Asembleo, la malsupra, ĉambro de la subŝtata parlamento.

Low diris: "Parto de ĝia celo estas certigi, ke se vi estas juna knabino, vi povos trovi polican aŭton, fajrobrigadan estingkamionon, periodan tabelon aŭ dinosaŭron. Kaj tiam simile, se vi estas knabo, se vi estas pli arta kaj volas ludi kun brilaĵoj, do kial ne? Kial vi devas senti la stigmaton kiel "Ho, ĉi tio devas esti hontinda", kaj iri al alia loko?"

Iuj konservativaj grupoj kaj membroj de la Respublikana Partio kontraŭstaris la leĝproponon. Respublikana subŝtata Senatano Melissa Melendez, kiu voĉdonis kontraŭ la leĝpropono, diris: "Mi ne pensas, ke gepatroj bezonas, ke la registaro intervenu kaj diru al ili, kion ili devas aĉeti por siaj infanoj".


incubator:Wn/hu/A nagyobb kaliforniai áruházak 2024-től kötelesek a játékokat nemsemleges módon is forgalmazni

Gavin Newsom, Kalifornia kormányzója szombaton aláírta az 1084. alsóházi törvénytervezetet (AB-1084), ami kötelezi az 500 vagy annál több alkalmazottat foglalkoztató üzleteket, hogy a gyerekápolási termékek és játékok számára nemsemleges területet tartsanak fenn. A törvény 2024-től hatályos.

A törvény megfogalmazás szerint: „a gyermekápolási termékeket és játékokat is forgalmazó kiskereskedelmi áruházak nemsemleges részleget kötelesek fenntartani, amelyet saját belátásuk szerint jelölhetnek meg, és kötelesek ott számottevő választékot kihelyezni ezen termékekből, függetlenül attól, hogy ezen termékek hagyományosan fiúk vagy lányok számára készültek.”[1] A boltok továbbra is fenntarthatnak választék szerint fiúknak vagy lányoknak címzett részlegeket, de egy közös terület kialakítása előírás lesz. Az eredeti tervezetben a ruházati termékekkel is foglalkozott, de ezeket a szövegrészeket a felsőházi szakaszban kivették belőle.

A törvény megszegését első alkalommal 250 amerikai dolláros, a továbbiakban 500 dolláros bírsággal sújtják. A polgári bíróságok kötelezhetik a felet a perköltségek megfizetésére is.

A törvényjavaslatot Evan Low és Cristina Garcia alsóházi demokrata képviselők jegyzik. A szöveget mindkét ház módosította, majd az alsóházi végszavazáson 49-16-os aránnyal fogadták el szeptember 2-án, mielőtt a kormányzóhoz aláírásra elküldték volna.

Low a törvény céljairól szólva kifejtette, hogy:

– Egyrészt annak biztosításáról van szó, hogy ha egy kislány rendőrautót, tűzoltót, periódusos táblát vagy dinoszauruszt szeretne, akkor megtalálhassa. Másrészt, ha egy kisfiú művészibb hajlamú, és csillámmal kísérletezne, miért ne tehetné? Miért kellene megbélyegezni azzal, hogy »ez szégyellnivaló«, és átvonszolni egy másik áruházi sorba?[2]

A másik előterjesztő, Garcia július 25-én egy Facebook-posztban a következőképp érvelt:

– Matematikatanárként magam is tapasztaltam, hogy a játékkal töltött idő alapozza meg azt a térlátást, ami fontos a geometria elsajátításához. Sajnos az ehhez való játékok gyakran fiúsnak vannak kikiáltva. Az ilyen nemi előítéletek felszámolásával remélhetőleg több gyermek fordul majd a természettudományos területek felé.[3]

A republikánusok szembe helyezkedtek a törvénnyel. Melissa Melendez felsőházi képviselő szerint:

- Nem gondolnám, hogy a szülőknek arra lenne szükségük, hogy a kormányzat mondja meg, hogyan vásároljanak a gyermekeiknek.[4]

A törvényt ellenezte a Törvényházi Kutatóintézet (Capitol Resource Institute) is:

– Nem a kormány dolga az áruházaknak megmondani, hogy azok az árukészletüket hogyan forgalmazzák és rendezzék el.[5]

Greg Burt, a Kaliforniai Családosok Tanácsa (California Family Council) nevében április 6-án, az alsóházi üzleti ügyek bizottsága előtt kifejtette, hogy a törvényt szerinte „lehetetlen betartani”, mert nem határozza meg, hogy mit ért „számottevő” alatt, s így „[ez] a törvény szélesre tárja a kaput a a forgalmazási gyakorlattal elégedetlen aktivisták panaszáradata előtt”.

Low korábban is foglalkozott a témával, de a 2020-ban az alsóház elé terjesztett 2826. számú tervezete akkor elakadt a törvényhozási folyamatban.

Az Egyesült Államokban 1915 áruházat üzemeltető Target lánc már 2015-ben felhagyott a játékrészlegek hagyományos elkülönítésével.

– Valójában manapság már nehezebb olyan nagy láncot találni, ahol még nemek szerint elkülönítik a játékokat, [mint fordítva][6] – fejtette ki a törvénytervezet egy másik ellenzője, a Délnyugat-kaliforniai Törvénytanács (Southwest California Legislative Council).


Califórnia exigirá que grandes varejistas tenham seções de brinquedos neutras em termos de gênero a partir de 2024

No sábado, o governador da Califórnia, Gavin Newsom, sancionou o Projeto de Lei 1084 (AB1084), que obriga varejistas com 500 ou mais funcionários em todo o estado a manter uma área neutra em termos de gênero para produtos e brinquedos para crianças. A lei está prevista para entrar em vigor em 2024.

O projeto de lei diz que "uma loja de departamentos de varejo que ofereça itens de creche ou brinquedos à venda deve manter uma seção ou área neutra de gênero, a ser rotulada a critério do varejista, na qual uma seleção razoável dos itens e brinquedos para crianças que vende deve ser exibida, independentemente de terem sido tradicionalmente comercializadas para meninas ou para meninos". Seções de meninos e meninas não são proibidas, mas uma seção comum ao lado delas é necessária.

O não cumprimento exige uma multa civil de US$ 250 para um primeiro caso e US$ 500 por violações subsequentes. Os tribunais podem ordenar que o infrator pague custos judiciais e honorários advocatícios.

Os membros da Assembleia Evan Low e Cristina Garcia, ambos membros do Partido Democrata, apresentaram o projeto de lei na Assembleia da Califórnia, a câmara baixa do legislativo do estado. AB1084 foi alterado pelas duas casas, depois passou pela Assembleia em uma votação de 49 a 16 em 2 de setembro antes de ser enviado à mesa do governador para aprovação.

Falando sobre o projeto de lei, Low disse: "Parte disso é ter certeza se você é uma jovem garota que você pode encontrar um carro da polícia, caminhão de bombeiros, uma tabela periódica ou um dinossauro. E então, da mesma forma, se você é um menino, se você é mais artístico e quer brincar com glitter, por que não? Por que você deveria sentir o estigma de dizer: 'Oh, isso deve ser envergonhado', e ir para um local diferente ?"


Canada considers Copyright Act changes

Ottawa announced several proposed amendments to the Canadian Copyright Act, including signing onto two World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties and requiring Internet Service Providers to keep records on users who transfer many files online.

According to the announcement, the changes would "clarify that the unauthorized posting or the peer-to-peer file-sharing of material on the Internet will constitute an infringement of copyright."

Recording industry representatives were ecstatic with the news. "This is terrific news," said Graham Henderson, who heads the Canadian Recording Industry Association. "Clearly, once we get implementation there will be no doubt ... it will be illegal to engage in unauthorized file-sharing."


Canadá propõe mudanças em lei sobre direitos autorais

Dia 24 de março Ottawa anunciou várias emendas propostas  para o  Ato  de Direitos Autorais Canadense, inclusive a assinatura  de tratados da  Organização de Propriedade Intelectual Mundial (World Intellectual Property Organization - WIPO) , além de exigir  de provedores de serviço de internet guardar registros sobre usuários que transferem muitos arquivos online.

Segundo o anúncio, as modificações  deixariam bem claro que o compartilhamento de arquivos não autorizados em redes peer-to-peer é uma infração do direito autoral.


Canadian PM and Quebec premier announce plans for highway development in Montreal

The PM and Quebec premier Jean Charest have announced a $1 billion highway development in Montreal. This project would be one of Canada's largest ever public private partnerships. It will be a 35 kilometer (21.8 mile) four-lane toll road Highway 30 project, in Montreal.

"It opens up a new horizon in Quebec's economic development," Stephen Harper said in a speech in Lery, Quebec. "As prime minister of Canada I am very proud and welcome this latest example of the fruitful collaboration between our government and that of Quebec."

"Since we formed the government of Canada, I have wanted to practice an open federalism, inspired by the spirit which gave birth to the Canadian confederation," said Harper. "That includes respecting provincial jurisdictions and the sharing of responsibilities."

"You know that open federalism is not a constitutional theory or an electoral slogan," the prime minister added. "It's a new approach that allows partners in the Canadian federation to work better together in the realization of projects."

Completing the highway will allow through traffic to bypass Montreal, reducing traffic congestion and air pollution in the area.

"The announcement today speaks to the willingness of both governments to work together to better serve the interests of the population," said Charest, who is expected to head into an election next year.

Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge and other public officials have endorsed agreements between governments and private companies to invest in roads and hospitals.


Canada : Stephen Harper et Jean Charest annoncent la phase finale des travaux de l'autoroute 30

Le Premier ministre du Canada, Stephen Harper et le Premier ministre de la province du Québec, Jean Charest ont annoncé en commun, à l'occasion d'un déplacement à Léry, la phase finale des travaux de l'autoroute 30, dont le projet remonte initialement au début des années 1960.

Ce projet, dont les investissements, assurés par un partenariat entre le secteur public et des entreprises privées, se montent à environ un milliard de dollars canadiens, devrait assurer la construction d'un tronçon d'autoroute à quatre voies de 35 km de long, dans la région de Montréal.

Ce tronçon se situe entre les localités de Châteauguay et Vaudreuil-Dorion, dans la partie ouest et devrait inclure la construction de deux ouvrages d'art pour permettre le franchissement du fleuve Saint-Laurent et du canal de Beauharnois. Les travaux annoncés le 5 septembre ne semblent pas, pour le moment, concerner, le tronçon est, d'une longueur de 9 km, ni les travaux annexes de chacun des deux tronçons. Cette prolongation de l'autoroute devrait malgré tout permettre d'alléger la circulation dans la ville de Montréal, en réduisant les embouteillages et la pollution atmosphérique dans le secteur.

Selon Stephen Harper, « ceci ouvre un nouvel horizon dans le développement économique du Québec. » M. Harper ajoute : « En tant que Premier ministre du Canada, je suis très fier d'accueillir ce dernier exemple d'une collaboration fructueuse entre notre gouvernement et celui du Québec. »

M. Harper poursuit en indiquant que, depuis son accession à la tête du gouvernement fédéral, il a voulu mettre en œuvre « un fédéralisme ouvert, inspiré de l'esprit qui a donné naissance à la confédération canadienne » et que cela implique de « respecter les compétences provinciales et le partage des responsabilités ».

Il conclut disant que « le fédéralisme ouvert n'est pas une théorie constitutionnelle ni un slogan électoral », mais qu'il s'agit d'une « nouvelle approche permettant aux partenaires au sein de la fédération canadienne de mieux travailler ensemble à la réalisation des projets ».

Son alter ego québécois, Jean Charest, souligne pour sa part « la volonté des deux gouvernements de travailler ensemble et de mieux servir les intérêts de la population ».

MM. Harper et Charest étaient accompagnés, à l'occasion de ce déplacement, par plusieurs ministres de leurs gouvernements respectifs ainsi que d'autres officiels, dont le ministre québécois des Transports, Michel Després, qui a de son côté apporté quelques précisions sur le calendrier des travaux, qui devraient s'étaler sur une période de trois ans commençant probablement au printemps 2008, avec comme étape préliminaire le lancement d'un appel de qualification| dans le courant de la semaine prochaine, puis la tenue de négociations avec le promoteur retenu, notamment pour fixer une échelle de tarifs envisageables pour le péage qui sera demandé aux usagers de ce tronçon d'autoroute.


Canon Inc. to buy the stake of Toshiba in their joint venture

Canon Inc. announced the initiative to start production of new generation flat-panel television on its own. The sole production will occur after Canon Inc. buys the stake of Toshiba Corp. in their joint venture, SED Inc.

The companies are expected to make an official statement concerning their joint venture.

In order to start production of the new flat-screens based on the SED technology, Canon Inc. had to clarify the situation with the Texas-based Nano-Proprietary Inc. The latter has brought a lawsuit against Canon in 2005 on the basis of the two sided agreement concerning the patent on SED technology. The agreement didn't allow Canon to make any other ventures on this technology, but Canon joining forces with Toshiba was the reason for the mentioned lawsuit.

The dispute with Nano-Proprietary was the ground for Canon and Toshiba to delay the construction of the $1.7 billion plant for SED-based flat-panels. Earlier the companies agreed to contribute with 100 billion yen each in the SED plant.

Toshiba's stake in the joint venture SED Inc. is about Yen$10 billion, or, approximately, US$83 million.

This new SED (surface-conduction electron-emitter display) technology is meant to replace the existing LCD and plasma screen due to their smaller sizes and lower energy consumption. At the end of this year the companies planned to start mass production of these new displays.


Canon kauft Toshibas Anteil an Joint Venture SED

Tōkyō (Japan), 15.01.2007 – Canon Inc. gab bekannt, in einer eigenen Produktion Flachbildschirmfernseher der neuesten Generation zu bauen. Die eigenständige Produktion wird nach dem Rückkauf von Toshibas Anteilen am Joint Venture SED Inc. aufgenommen.

Offizielle Stellungnahmen betreffend ihres Joint Ventures werden von den Firmen noch erwartet.

Um die Produktion von neuen, auf der SED-Technologie basierenden Flachbildschirmen starten zu können, musste Canon die Situation mit der in Texas ansässigen Firma Nano-Proprietary abklären. Letztere strebte im Jahre 2005 ein Gerichtsverfahren gegen Canon auf Basis der beidseitigen Vereinbarung über ein betreffendedes SED-Patent an. Diese Vereinbarung erlaubte es Canon nicht, andere unternehmerische Tätigkeiten mit dieser Technologie zu durchzuführen, aber Canons Zusammenschluss mit Toshiba war der Grund für diesen Gerichtsprozess.

Der Rechtsstreit mit Nano-Proprietary war der Grund für Canon und Toshiba, den Bau der 1,7 Milliarden US-Dollar teuren Fabrikanlage für auf SED-basierende Flachbildschirme zu verzögern. Vorher vereinbarten die Firmen, sich jeweils mit 100 Milliarden Yen an dem SED-Werk zu beteiligen.

Toshibas Anteil am Joint Venture beträgt ungefähr 10 Milliarden Yen, das sind ungefähr 83 Millionen US-Dollar.

Die neue SED-Technologie (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display) soll wegen ihrer geringeren Baumaße und wegen ihres geringeren Energieverbrauches die gegenwärtigen LCD- und Plasma-Flachbildschirmtechnologien ersetzen. Für Ende dieses Jahres planen die Firmen, mit der Massenproduktion dieser neuen Displays zu starten.


Central banks worldwide cut interest rates

In an effort to reduce the effect of the ongoing financial crisis, six central banks worldwide have reduced their interest rates by 0.5% in an unexpected move which took place today. The banks involved in the deal are the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, Sveriges Riksbank, and the Swiss National Bank.

"Throughout the current financial crisis, central banks have engaged in continuous close consultation and have cooperated in unprecedented joint actions such as the provision of liquidity to reduce strains in financial markets," said the banks in a joint statement. "Inflationary pressures have started to moderate in a number of countries, partly reflecting a marked decline in energy and other commodity prices. Inflation expectations are diminishing and remain anchored to price stability. The recent intensification of the financial crisis has augmented the downside risks to growth and thus has diminished further the upside risks to price stability. "

"Some easing of global monetary conditions is therefore warranted. Accordingly, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, Sveriges Riksbank, and the Swiss National Bank are today announcing reductions in policy interest rates. The Bank of Japan expresses its strong support of these policy actions."

Japan expressed support for the move, although it did not cut its own interest rate by 0.5% as that would mean bringing its interest rate down to 0% from 0.5%.

The US interest rate was lowered to 1.5% as part of the move, while the UK rate was lowered to 4.5%. The European rate was lowered to 3.75%.

The new rate of the Swiss National Bank is 2.5%, while Sveriges Riksbank, the Swedish central bank, lowered its rate to 4.25%.


Bancos centrales mundiales recortan tasas de interés

8 de octubre de 2008Fráncfort, Alemania —

En una acción coordinada, los bancos centrales de varios países recortaron sus tasas de intereses para intentar hacer frente a la crisis, pero las bolsas no respondieron favorablemente.

La Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos (Fed) y el Banco Central Europeo (BCE) acordaron bajar 0,5 puntos los tipos de interés para aliviar los problemas de liquidez de los mercados financieros.

La medida, a la que se sumaron los bancos centrales de Inglaterra, Canadá, Suecia y Suiza, no tiene precedentes. Los tipos en Estados Unidos bajaron del 2 al 1,5%, y en la Eurozona del 4,25 al 3,75%.

"A través de la actual crisis financiera, los bancos centrales se han mantenido en estrecho y continuo contacto y han cooperado en acciones conjuntas sin precedentes, como el otorgar liquidez para reducir las tensiones en los mercados financieros", informaron conjuntamente los bancos.

El banco central chino también recortó sus tasas en 0,27%, pero declaró que no se integra oficialmente a la medida.

La medida se tomó a las 13:00, hora en Europa, al tiempo que las bolsas europeas marcaban una jornada de pánico con graves desplomes en los mercados y tras la fuerte caída ayer de Wall Street.

"Los bancos centrales tienen que recortar sus tipos aún más [...] Hemos perdido demasiado tiempo", afirmó sin embargo un estratega del Baader Bank.

Las plazas en Asia cerraron con fuertes pérdidas: y el Nikkei de Japón se hundió en 9,38%, su mayor pérdida desde aquel lunes negro de octubre de 1987, mientras que el Hang Seng repitió la tendencia y perdió 8,17%.

Los principales índices bursátiles de Europa frenaron parcialmente su caída, sin que la medida haya tenido un efecto de rebote, pero luego el pánico en las bolsas causó un nuevo declive en las acciones y las plazas europeas cerraron con fuertes pérdidas. El DAX alemán perdió 5,88%, el FTSE londinense 5,18% y el CAC-40 de París retrocedió en 6,31%. La Bolsa de Milán cedió un 5,72% y el IBEX-35 español un 5,2%.

Mientras tanto, Wall Street abrió hoy la sesión en alza, pero los índices americanos perdieron gradualmente sus ganancias y se encontraron cotizando en terreno negativo por la tarde. El Dow Jones perdió un 2%, mientras que el Nasdaq registró bajas de un 0,83% y el S&P 500 retrocedió un 1,13%.


Le banche centrali tagliano i tassi

La politica monetaria globale agisce in modo improvviso, ed in comune accordo, per far fronte alla crisi scoppiata nel 2007 e che oggi sta sconvolgendo i mercati finanziari.

La Banca Centrale Europea ha deciso il taglio dei tassi dal 4,25 al 3,75%, la Federal Reserve porta i Fed Funds all'1,5% ed il tasso di sconto all'1,75%, la Riksbank svedese al 4,25%, la Banca centrale canadese e la Banca d'Inghilterra entrambe al 4,5%, mentre la Banca centrale cinese è intervenuta con un taglio dello 0,27%.

La BCE ha giustificato l'azione di oggi col fatto che ritiene che i rischi d'inflazione siano diminuiti nella zona euro.

Contemporaneamente anche la politica fiscale tenta di sanare la situazione: la Gran Bretagna ha annunciato in mattinata una parziale nazionalizzazione del settore creditizio, mentre in Spagna il governo ha deciso di supportare le banche acquistando le obbligazioni di cattiva qualità.


全球多國央行聯手減息

歐盟、美國、英國、瑞士、加拿大和瑞典等國的中央銀行周三宣布減息半厘；中國人民銀行亦減息0.27厘。

金融海嘯蔓延全球，為了穩定金融市場，全球多個主要國家的中央銀行史無前例地聯手減息。但是減息行動並未為市場帶來刺激，多個主要指數收市仍然下跌。
美國聯儲局表示，全球通脹壓力近日有所緩和，因此可讓各國聯合採取較寬鬆的貨幣政策，於是向各國提出聯合減息建議。歐盟、美國、英國、瑞士、加拿大和瑞典等國的中央銀行都同意聯合減息行動，而日本雖然沒有參與行動，但表示會向各央行保持密切聯系，以確保金融市場穩定。

中國人民銀行發表聲明指，將由15日起下調存款準備金率0.5個百分點；10月9日起減息0.27厘。

在全球多國前所未有聯手減息後，市場並未受消息刺激，普遍認為聯合減息不能解決信貨市場危機，金融股仍有沽售壓力。


Chaotic first day for iPhone 3G

Apple's new 3G iPhone was introduced to consumers in 21 nations on Friday, but its first sales day was marred by minimal supplies and sluggish phone activations.

Systems which enable the iPhones for service had difficulty due to network failures and insufficient capacity to meet the demand for first-day sales, particularly in the United States at Apple and AT&T stores, and in Canada. Long lineups of customers were waiting at Australian stores for the first day of iPhone sales there, where the phone is supported by Telstra, Optus and Vodafone. Crowds also lined up in Japan where the iPhone was unavailable for sale until now. New Zealand also joined the list of iPhone nations.

The iPhone was sold to Canadians for the first time through Rogers Wireless stores. Rogers has exclusive rights to the iPhone in Canada since it is the only national wireless carrier that supports the iPhone's transmission standards. Earlier complaints about high iPhone rates did not deter hundreds of would-be Canadian iPhone buyers who lined up hours before store opening times. They soon learned, however, that the new phones were in short supply, and like other countries experienced delays in activating the phones.

A CBC News survey found that the most expensive basic iPhone service was in Italy for Vodafone customers at an equivalent US$2554 for a two-year contract. Canada's Rogers was the second most expensive at US$2176 for a three-year term. Swisscom customers in Switzerland will enjoy the lowest monthly service fees (US$34).


Lancement chaotique du nouvel iPhone 3G

Publié le 13 juillet 2008   Le nouvel iPhone 3G est sorti vendredi dans 21 pays, mais cette première journée de vente a été marquée par des problèmes de synchronisation de l'appareil avec iTunes.

Un porte-parole de l'opérateur télécom AT&T a déclaré qu'Apple travaillait à résoudre le problème mais qu'il s'est refusé à donner un délai. « C'est une (...) question à poser à Apple », a-t-il dit à propos des délais de résolution.

CBC News trouve excessif le prix des services de base de l'iPhone, dont en Italie pour Vodafone vend l'iPhone à 499€ de 8Go dont le forfait est de 180 € par mois soit 2160 € par an cela en fait le forfait le plus cher pour les iPhones dans le monde suivi par le Canada avec un peu plus de 1368 €. Swisscom dont le service est le moins cher avec un peu moins de 62 € par mois.


IPhone 3G 22地公開發售

美國蘋果公司新一代智能手機iPhone 3G，於昨天起在全球22個國家和地區同時發售，當中亞太區包括紐西蘭、澳洲、日本及香港四地。

首個購買IPhone 3G的是紐西蘭一名學生。他在奧克蘭的Vodafone專門店外露宿了60小時。在當地時間凌晨零時01分成功購得。在日本，一千多位蘋果迷在東京市表參道的軟體銀行行動電話專門店徹夜排隊，等待當地時間早上七時的發售。在香港，也有約70人早上在尖沙咀一個商場排隊輪購。


Chelsea announces Nike sponsorship

Yesterday, English capital football club Chelsea FC announced a long-term deal with US sports company Nike.

Currently, German company Adidas made the kits for The Blues, a deal worth £30 million annually. Chelsea's contract with Adidas runs till 2023. Chelsea is obliged to pay about £40 million to the German firm. Chelsea's termination of Adidas's contract was announced in May.

Per the contract with the US company, Chelsea would receive a reported sum of £60 million each year. Announcing a long term contract, Nike Brand president Trevor Edwards said, "The partnership with Chelsea reinforces our leadership position in football. We are excited to help grow the club's global reach, serving players and supporters with Nike innovation and design."

Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia, for the team's part, said, "This is an incredibly exciting and important deal for the club."

Chelsea won the Premier League in 2014–15 under Portuguese manager José Mourinho but they finished tenth last season.

Adidas and Spanish club Real Madrid signed a ten year contract earlier this year and the German sports brand sponsors other football giants like FC Bayern München, Juventus F.C., A.C. Milan, and Manchester United F.C.


Chelsea kündigt Nike Sponsoring

Am Donnerstag, Englisch Hauptstadt Fußballverein Chelsea FC angekündigt , einen Deal langfristig mit US - Sportartikelhersteller Nike .

Derzeit deutsche Firma Adidas machte die Kits für die Blues, einen Deal im Wert von £ 30 Millionen pro Jahr. Chelseas Vertrag mit Adidas läuft bis 2023. Chelsea ist verpflichtet, rund £ 40 Millionen an die deutsche Firma zu zahlen. Chelseas Kündigung des Vertrages von Adidas wurde im Mai angekündigt.

Nach dem Vertrag mit der US-Firma würde Chelsea eine gemeldete Summe von £ 60 Millionen pro Jahr erhalten. "Die Partnerschaft mit Chelsea untermauert unsere Führungsposition im Fußball." Wir freuen uns darauf, die globale Präsenz des Vereins zu stärken und unseren Mitspielern und Unterstützern mit Nike Innovation und Design gerecht zu werden. "

Chelsea Direktor Marina Granovskaia , für den Teil des Teams, sagte : "Das ist eine unglaublich spannende und wichtige Sache für den Verein."

Chelsea gewann die Premier League in 2014-15 unter portugiesischen Trainer José Mourinho , aber sie wurde Zehnter der letzten Saison.

Adidas und spanischen Club Real Madrid unterzeichnet einen Zehn - Jahres - Vertrag zu Beginn dieses Jahres und die deutschen Sportmarke Sponsoren andere Fußball - Giganten wie dem FC Bayern München , Juventus FC , AC Mailand und Manchester United FC

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El Chelsea firma acuerdo de patrocinio con Nike

Este jueves, el club inglés Chelsea F.C. anunció un acuerdo a largo plazo con la empresa deportiva Nike.

Actualmente, la empresa alemana Adidas y el Chelsea mantenían un acuerdo por valor de 30 millones de libras esterlinas al año. No obstante, en mayo pasado se anunció que este contrato, que se había pactado hasta el 2023 y por lo que el club inglés estaba obligado a pagar alrededor de 40 millones a la empresa alemana, finalizará el año próximo.

Por el contrato con la compañía estadounidense, el Chelsea recibirá una suma aproximada de 60 millones de libras cada año. Al anunciar el acuerdo a largo plazo, Trevor Edwards, presidente de Nike, indicó: "La asociación con el Chelsea refuerza nuestra posición de liderazgo en el fútbol. Estamos muy contentos de ayudar a crecer el alcance global del club, sirviendo jugadores y aficionados con la innovación y el diseño de Nike".

Por su parte, Marina Granovskaia, directora general del equipo, señaló que "Este es un acuerdo muy emocionante e importante para el club". El Chelsea ganó la temporada 2014–15 de la Premier League bajo la dirección del entrenador portugués, José Mourinho. Sin embargo, finalizó en la décima posición en la temporada pasada.

Adidas y el club español Real Madrid firmaron un contrato de diez años a principios de este año. La empresa alemana también patrocina a otros equipos como el F.C Bayern München, el Juventus F.C., el A.C. Milan y el Manchester United F.C..


Chelsea anuncia o patrocínio da Nike

Ontem, a capital de clube de futebol inglês, Chelsea F.C. anunciou um acordo de longo prazo com a empresa de esportes dos EUA, a Nike.

Actualmente, a empresa alemã Adidas fez os kits para os The Blues (Os Azuis, como é conhecida a selecção), um negócio no valor de £ 30 milhões de libras anualmente. O contrato de Chelsea com a Adidas vai até 2023. Chelsea é obrigado a pagar cerca de £ 40 milhões para a empresa alemã. Rescisão do contrato de Adidas do Chelsea foi anunciada em maio.

Pelo o contrato com a empresa norte-americana, Chelsea receberia uma quantia relatada de £ 60 milhões por ano. Ao anunciar um contrato de longo prazo, o presidente da Marca Nike, Trevor Edwards disse: "A parceria com Chelsea reforça nossa posição de liderança no futebol. Estamos muitos animados por ajudar a crescer clube em alcance global, a servir jogadores e adeptos com inovação e design da Nike."

A directora do Chelsea, Marina Granovskaia, por parte da equipe, disse, "Este é um negócio incrivelmente emocionante e importante para o clube."

Chelsea ganhou a Premier League em 2014-15 sob comando do português José Mourinho, mas ele terminou a última temporada em décimo.

Adidas e o clube espanhol Real Madrid assinaram um contrato até dez anos, no início deste ano e a marca desportiva alemã patrocina outros gigantes de futebol como o FC Bayern München, Juventus F.C., A.C. Milan e Manchester United F.C..


China overtakes Germany as world's biggest exporter

Chinese officials have said that their country's exports surged last December to edge out Germany as the world's biggest exporter.

The official Xinhua news agency reported today that figures from the General Administration for Customs showed that exports jumped 17.7% in December from a year earlier. Over the whole of 2009 total Chinese exports reached US$1.2 trillion, above Germany's forecast $1.17 trillion.

Huang Guohua, a statistics official with the customs administration, said the December exports rebound was an important turning point for China's export sector. He commented that the jump was an indication that exporters have emerged from their downslide.

"We can say that China's export enterprises have completely emerged from their all-time low in exports," he said.

However, although China overtook Germany in exports, China's total foreign trade -- both exports and imports -- fell 13.9% last year.


Çin ekonomisi, Almanya ekonomisini geçti

Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti, Almanya ulusal istatistik raporuna göre 2009 yılını ilk 11 ayında ihracat konusunda Almanya'yı geride bıraktı. 2009 yılının ilk 11 ayında Almanya'nın ihracatı 1,05 trilyon $ olarak gerçekleşirken, Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti'nin ihracatı geçen yıla oranla %17,7 artarak 1,07 trilyon dolar olarak gerçekleşerek Almanya'yı geride bıraktı. Çin'in Almanya'yı geride bırakması, bu yılın Şubat ayında kesinleşecek. Ayrıca Almanya'nın ithalatı %5,9 gerileyerek 53,4 milyar euro oldu.

Çin ekonomisi için %9,5 büyüme beklenirken, Almanya ekononmisi %1,6 büyüdü. Ayrıca Çin, Almanya'yı geçmesine rağmen ihracat, ithalat ve dış ticaret toplamında geçen yıl %13,9 düştü.


China overtakes U.S. as world's largest consumer

China is now the world's largest consumer of resources, passing the United States.

China's consumption exceeds the U.S.'s in grain and meat, coal, and steel, with the U.S. only still using more oil a year.

China uses more wheat and rice than the U.S. every year, with the U.S. only taking more corn. In total, China consumed 382 million tons of grain in 2004 while the U.S. used 278 million tons.

The world's most populous country also eats more meat, consuming 64 million tons a year compared to the U.S.'s 38 million, despite the average Chinese person eating 49 kg a year (the U.S. average is 127 kg).

However the U.S. still uses three times as much oil, consuming 20.4 million barrels a day in 2004 while China uses only 6.5 million. But China's oil consumption doubled between 1994 and 2004, while the U.S.'s only increased by 15%. Japan is the world's third largest oil consumer. Car sales doubled in China over the last two years.

China is rapidly heading to being the largest producer of carbon dioxide, the gas responsible for the greenhouse effect. Two-thirds of China's electricity is generated by burning coal, using 800 million tons a year.

China has a population of 1.3 billion people and its increases in consumption are being driven by a booming economy. However, the country only had an average per-capita income of $5,300 in 2004, one-seventh of the U.S.'s $38,000. The U.S., with its population of around 295 million being about four times less than China's, still consumes considerably more per person than does China, despite the differences in raw values.

The country now imports large amounts grain, soybeans, iron ore, aluminum, copper, platinum, phosphates, potash, oil and natural gas, forest products for lumber and paper, and cotton. In order to feed its demand for raw materials, the country has formed economic relationships for long term imports from major exporters such as Russia, Brazil and Australia.

The country is also growing rapidly in economic strength; along with Japan, it buys most of the U.S. Treasury's securities that allows the US to run its huge financial deficit.


China es ahora el mayor consumidor del mundo

18 de febrero de 2005China — Según un estudio del Earth Policy Institute, el país asiático ha adelantado a los Estados Unidos y se coloca en primer lugar mundial en el consumo de recursos.

El consumo anual de China supera al de Estados Unidos en grano (382 millones de toneladas en 2004 frente a 278), carne (64 frente a 38), carbón y acero, y aún queda por detrás en petróleo (6,5 millones de barriles frente a 20,4).

En general, el consumo per cápita en Estados Unidos es muy superior al de China (la renta per cápita china es sólo una séptima parte de la estadounidense), mientras que el crecimiento del consumo en China es mucho más rápido que en Estados Unidos.

China está avanzando rápidamente hacia la primera posición en producción de dióxido de carbono, un gas de efecto invernadero. Dos terceras partes de la electricidad de China se producen quemando carbón.

China tiene ya una población de 1.300 millones de habitantes. Sus crecimientos en importación la han llevado a relaciones económicas a largo plazo con Rusia, Brasil y Australia. Su crecimiento económico hace que, junto con Japón, sea el principal comprador de deuda externa estadounidense.


China prepared to support eurozone countries hit by financial crisis

China has said it is prepared to support eurozone countries during the financial crisis that has hit the sixteen member states. The country's foreign ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu said: "We are ready to support the eurozone to overcome the financial crisis and realise economic recovery."

Several of the eurozone's member states have been impacted with increasing debt levels. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Union (EU) have signed deals to hand a €110bn aid package to Greece, and an €85bn rescue package to Ireland. Industry commentators have said there are fears Portugal and Spain may soon also have to accept assistance from the IMF.

Jiang said China had an interest in supporting the region, saying eurozone member states would, in the future, become "a major market" for Chinese foreign exchange investments. China reportedly has massive reserves of foreign currency, mostly made up of United States dollars. Analysts have suggested China plans to purchase more euros in the future. Other reports suggest China is preparing to buy between four and five billion euros to help Portugal fend off pressure in bond markets.


Η Κίνα είναι έτοιμη να βοηθήσει τις χώρες της Ευρωζώνης, οι οποίες δέχθηκαν το χτύπημα της οικονομικής κρίσης

Η Κίνα είπε ότι είναι έτοιμη να υποστηρίξει τις χώρες της Ευρωζώνης κατά τη διάρκεια της οικονομικής κρίσης, η οποία χτύπησε δεκαέξι (16) χώρες της Ευρωζώνης. Η Εκπρόσωπος Τύπου του Υπουργού Εξωτερικών της χώρας, Γιάνγκ Χου δήλωσε: "Είμαστε έτοιμοι να βοηθήσουμε την Ευρωζώνη να αντιμετωπίσει τη κρίση και να πραγματοποιήσει οικονομική ανάκαμψη".

Αρκετά μέλη της Ευροζώνης επηρεάστηκαν από την αύξηση των επιπέδων του χρέους. Το Διεθνές Νομισματικό Ταμείο (ΔΝΤ) και η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση (ΕΕ) υπέγραψαν συμφωνία για πακέτο ενίσχυσης 110 δισεκατομμυρίων ευρώ με την Ελλάδα, και ένα πακέτο ενίσχυσης 85 δισεκατομμυρίων ευρώ με την Ιρλανδία. Οι αναλυτές του κλάδου ανέφεραν ότι υπάρχει φόβος ότι η Πορτογαλία και η Ισπανία θα αναγκαστούν να πάρουν βοήθεια από το ΔΝΤ.

Η Γκιάγνκ είπε ότι η Κίνα ενδιαφέρεται να υποστηρίξει τη περιοχή, λέγοντας ότι τα μέλη της Ευρωζώνης θα γίνουν, στο μέλλον μια "σημαντική αγορά" για τα κινεζικές επενδύσεις σε αποθεματικά. Η Κίνα, σύμφωνα με πληροφορίες, έχει τεράστια αποθέματα σε ξένο νόμισμα, κυρίως σε δολάρια των ΗΠΑ. Οι αναλυτές θεωρούν ότι η Κίνα σχεδιάζει να αγοράσει περισσότερα ευρώ στο μέλλον. Άλλοι θεωρούν ότι η Κίνα ετοιμάζεται να αγοράσει περίπου 4-5 δισεκατομμύρια ευρώ για να βοηθήσει τη Πορτογαλία να ξεφύγει από  τη πίεση στην αγορά ομολόγων.

24 Δεκεμβρίου 2010


China's military spending increases by 7.5%

China's military spending will increase by 7.5% for 2010, the first single-digit increase since 1989, a spokesman for the Chinese parliament, Li Zhaoxing, said.

Mr. Li said that China would spend 532.1 billion yuan ($77.9 billion) on the country's military over the course of 2010, an increase of about 36.9 billion yuan ($5.4 billion) over 2009's spending.  Regardless of the increase, China still spends significantly less on its military as a proportion of its gross domestic product (GDP) than other countries around the world.  China spends about 1.4% of its GDP on the military, while the United States spends about 4% of its GDP on the military.  The US, which accounts for 48% of the world's military spending, has frequently encouraged China to be more transparent about its military spending, a challenge which China said it was meeting.

At a press conference, Mr. Li said that the increase was in response to various security threats to China, although the nature of the threats were not specified.  He did, however, say that, "The only purpose of China's limited military strength is to safeguard China's sovereignty and territorial integrity."  He also said that the government has limited military spending to the best of its ability, and had tried to ensure a balance between the military and other needs.

According to US military analysis and official Chinese reports, China has been steadily increasing military spending since the late 1980s, when the country began a program of improving its entire armed forces, including developing and producing weapons and equipment. The US Pentagon issued a report in 2009, saying that military spending had increased by an average of 12.9% annually since 1996. Based on this, analysts say that the earlier large spending increases could explain the slower increase for 2010. China in the past few years has seen dramatic spending increases in other sectors, especially costs related to the global financial crisis, and these sectors have complained about the amount of military spending.  As one analyst, David Shambaugh from George Washington University, put it, "There have been complaints from some other sectors that it has been distorting expenditures. Maybe some of those arguments have come home to roost."


Čína dále zbrojí, ale prý pomaleji

Mluvčí čínského parlamentu Li Čao-sing. oznámil, že v roce 2010 utratí Čína na zbrojení 532,1 miliard jenů, tedy v přepočtu aktuálním kursem necelých jeden a půl bilionu korun. Oproti roku 2009 je to nárůst o 36,9 miliard jenů (100 miliard korun), tedy o 7,5 procenta.

Čínské výdaje na zbrojení rostou od roku 1980, obvykle výrazněji než letos. Od roku 1989 až do loňska rostly vždy o více než deset procent, často i více než dvacet. V roce 2009 byly plánované výdaje o 14,9 procenta vyšší než v roce 2008, agentura Reuters navíc uvedla informaci, že skutečně výdaje byly v roce 2009 navíc ještě větší než plánované, v přepočtu asi o dvě miliardy dolarů.

Kritici Číny ji podezírají, že skutečné výdaje na zbrojení mohou být až třikrát větší než ty udávané oficiálně. Ty oficiální jsou ovšem v přepočtu na hrubý domácí produkt nižší než například u Spojených států, jak mluvčí ve svém prohlášení připomněl.

Někteří komentátoři předpokládají, že za snížením výdajů stojí částečně ekonomická krize, jiní poukazují na to, že vzhledem k rozsáhlým investicím v posledních dvaceti letech už jsou splněny plánované cíle a Čínská lidová osvobozenecká armáda už je modernizována. Čína dokonce zbrojí i ve vesmíru.[1]

Sám mluvčí důvody vedoucí k nižšímu růstu výdajů neuvedl.


China-EU financial relations are growing

Chinese President Hu Jintao met with the European Union's leaders Jose Manuel Barroso and Fredrik Reinfeldt in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. The EU leaders were in China to attend Monday's twelfth China-European Union (EU) summit. Barroso said China-EU relations are "more mature, deeper" then before.

China-EU trading relations have grown over the last 35 years. The volume of trade between the pair reached US$425.58 billion  in 2008, an increase of 19.5% over the prior year. Bilateral relations are far closer now than in previous years.

Swedish Prime Minister, Fredrik Reinfeldt, said the Lisbon Treaty would help strengthen EU-China relations. Summit attendees also talked about nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament, human rights, climate change, combating financial crisis and financial investments.

Before the twelfth China-EU summit, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with EU delegates in Nanjing, and the trading partners celebrated the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations.


A Kína és az Európai Unió közötti gazdasági kapcsolatok erősödnek

Kína elnökéhez, Hu Jintaohoz – Barack Obama látogatása után – az Európai Unió két vezető politikusa, Jose Manuel Barroso és Fredrik Reinfeld is Pekingbe látogatott. Kínai látogatásuk célja a Nanjingban megtartott 12. Kína-Európai Unió (EU) csúcstalálkozó volt. A találkozón Hu Jintao kijelentette, hogy Kína nyitott az EU irányában és kiemelt erőfeszítéseket tesz, hogy együttműködjön az EU országokkal egy magasabb szinten.

A Kína-EU kereskedelmi kapcsolatok folyamatosan növekedtek az elmúlt 35 évben. 2008-ban a kereskedelmi mérleg elérte a 425.58 milliárd amerikai dollárt, a növekedés mértéke 19,5 százalék volt a tavalyi évhez képest. A bilaterális kapcsolatok az elmúlt években erősödtek .

A svéd miniszterelnök Fredrik Reinfeldt kifejezte örömét, hogy Kína gazdasága  segít kezelni és felszámolni a globális gazdasági válságot. Fredrik Reinfeldt azt mondta, hogy a Lisszaboni Szerződés segíthet erősíteni az EU-Kína kapcsolatokat. Jose Manuel Barroso, Fredrik Reinfeldt, Hu Jintao és más kínai politikusok a nukleáris energia felhasználásáról, illetve a leszerelésről is megbeszéléseket folytattak. Szóba kerültek az emberi jogok, a klímaváltozás, a gazdasági válság és a közös befektetések kérdéskörei is.

A Kína-Európai Unió (EU) csúcstalálkozó előtt a kínai  miniszterelnök, Wen Jiabao találkozott az EU-s képviselőkkel Nanjingban. Wen Jiabao kijelentette, hogy Kína különös figyelemet fordít a csúcstalálkozóra, melyet a Kína-Európai Unió diplomáciai kapcsolatok 35. évfordulója előtt tartanak.


Chinese airlines agree purchase of Boeing 787 Dreamliners worth US$7.2bn

Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games

Officials from the People's Republic of China have agreed to purchase 60 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft in a deal worth US$7.2bn.

In China, airliners are selected and purchased by the government, which then distributes them to different airlines. The preliminary agreement will see Dreamliners delivered to six airlines — Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Shanghai Airlines and Xiamen Airlines. The deliveries are scheduled to be in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The aircraft was once named the 7E7 but was renamed at the same time the deal was announced. Boeing will begin production in 2006 and the aircraft should enter airline service in 2008. It will seat 200 to 300 people and will have a range of 3,500 to 8,500 nautical miles. Through the use of the latest materials and designs it will be 20% more fuel efficient than the equivalent aircraft today.


La Chine achète 60 Boeing 787 Dreamliners

La République populaire de Chine a annoncé l'achat de 60 Boeing 787 Dreamliner pour un prix total de 7,2 milliards de dollars.

Selon l'accord préliminaire, ces avions doivent être livrés à 6 compagnies aériennes - Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Shanghai Airlines et Xiamen Airlines - d'ici les Jeux olympiques de Pékin en 2008.

Jusqu'à cet accord, le 787 était connu sous le nom de projet de 7E7. L'introduction du 8 dans le nom de l'avion, tout comme sa présence dans de nom l'Airbus A380, n'est pas due au hasard : le 8 est considéré  comme un chiffre porte-bonheur en Asie.

La production du 787 commencera en 2006 et son entrée en service est prévue pour 2008. Il pourra embarquer entre 200 et 300 passagers et son autonomie sera de 3500 à 8500 miles nautiques. Grâce à l'utilisation de nouveaux matériaux particulièrement légers, il consommera 20 % de fuel de moins que les avions équivalents actuels.


Chinese cargo ship sinks after being shot by Russian navy

A Chinese cargo ship was fired on and sunk by a Russian cruiser last Sunday near Russia's far-eastern port of Vladivostok. Eight out of 16 crew members on board were saved while the others remain missing.

According to Natalia Gelashvili, a spokeswoman for the Far East Transport Prosecutors office in Nakhodka, the cargo ship New Star fled on Feb. 12 after the shipment of rice it unloaded was rejected by the buyer, who then requested the court to seize the ship while suing for damages. But the Beijing based Global Times reported that the ship was sequestered for alleged smuggling.

Russian Federal Security Service spokeswoman Natalya Rondaleva confirmed that the ship was fired upon by Russian vessels. An unnamed source asserts that warning shots were fired before more direct shots were taken.

The ship began sinking while being escorted back to the port.

The sinking of the boat forced all 16 crew members to abandon the ship by taking two life boats. One boat carrying eight people was saved by Russian sailors while the other was engulfed in the waves. The missing crew include seven Chinese and one Indonesian. The Canadian Press reports that they are presumed to have drowned.

"The cause of the sinking isn't clear because the incident occurred during a storm," said Captain Veniamin Ivanichev of the Marine Rescue Center in Vladivostok.

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs today said it asked Russia to investigate the "mishap" and identify the cause as soon as possible.

All the rescued crew members have gone back to Nakhodka while the Russian keep looking for the missing sailors. The Russian News Agency said the coast guard found only an empty boat in a three-day search.

China's foreign spokeswoman Jiang Yu declined to comment on the Russians' opening fire on the ship.

The ship was registered in Sierra Leone, and the owner is a shipping company based in Hong Kong.


Russische Marine versenkt chinesischen Frachter

Wladiwostok (Russland), 22.02.2009 – Die russische Marine versenkte laut Presseberichten am vergangenen Sonntag (15.02.) in russischen Hoheitsgewässern vor Wladiwostok den chinesischen Frachter „New Star“ und leistete dem Hongkonger Schiffseigner zufolge offenbar nur unzulängliche Rettungsmaßnahmen. Nur acht von mindestens sechzehn Seeleuten des unter der Flagge Sierra Leones fahrenden Frachters wurden gerettet. Sieben Crew-Mitglieder wurden am Donnerstag noch vermisst, meldete die chinesische Nachrichtenagentur Xinhua. Die Marine macht geltend, dass der Frachter ohne Erlaubnis den russischen Hafen verlassen und auf Stopp-Anweisungen nicht reagiert habe. Daher habe der russische Inlandsgeheimdienst FSB die Eröffnung des Feuers angeordnet.


Уничтожение судна New Star 15 февраля 2009 года

15 февраля 2009 года в Японском море артиллерийским обстрелом был уничтожен сухогруз Нью Стар. Из 16 человек команды, 8 человек, включая капитана, взяты в плен российскими военными судами. Остальные 8 членов экипажа считаются погибшими. Капитана судна New Star обвиняют в том, что 12 февраля 2008 года он, покидая порт Находка, допустил ошибки при оформлении документов. Кроме того, его обвиняют в невыполнении команд, подававшихся с российских военных кораблей.

Согласно первой версии РИА «НОВОСТИ», причиной затопления корабля был сильный шторм,

а российские корабли пришли на помощь тонущему судну [1]. Корреспондент РИА Новости, Анатолий Ильюхов, сообщил это с слов некоего
«дежурного капитана Владивостокского морского координационно-спасательного центра»,
не называя его имени.

В более поздних сообщениях российские СМИ признают, что судно «New Star» затонуло после того, как было обстреляно российскими военными судами. При этом ни названия, ни характеристики этих военных судов не указываются. Российские СМИ указывают, что российские суда пытались спасти всех членов экипажа уничтоженного судна, но спасательным работам помешал шторм. Никаких извинений за неверную информацию, содержащуюся в первом сообщении, не последовало.

По мнению МИД РФ, обстрел судна New Star был правомерным[2]. Представитель МИД РФ, Андрей Нестеренко, заявил, что «российские пограничники правомерно применили оружие против китайского судна New Star, незаконно пересекшего границу РФ и не реагировавшего на требование остановиться».
[3].

6 марта 2009 года


Chinese yuan revalued against dollar

The government of China has decided to stop its currency peg to the U.S. dollar. The country will revalue its currency, the yuan, for the first time in a decade. This comes after international pressure from Western countries, especially from the United States. The yuan will now be linked to a variety of different currencies.

The People's Bank of China has announced a 2.1% revaluation increase which will allow the yuan to fluctuate +/- 0.3 yuan in daily trading. This means, like other currencies, that closing prices one day become opening prices the next day.

The U.S. government has been pressuring China to revalue its currency since China joined the WTO. The U.S. said that China has kept the yuan up to 40% under its real value to increase exports, thus giving China an unfair advantage against western industrial competitors as well as industry in developing nations.

Since the announcement the yuan has strengthened to 8.11 yuan to the US dollar instead of 8.28 as it has been for the last ten years. This means the yuan is more expensive and that Chinese goods will become more expensive in western countries.

Economic growth in China might also slow down, but it has been soaring for the last several years. This could have serious consequences in China, but a People's Bank of China person has said that the exchange rate will be "basically stable".

China linked the yuan to the dollar in 1997 during the major economic crisis in Asia. This has provided the stability which has allowed the Chinese economy to grow over the last ten years. This move will make China vulnerable to future financial fluctuations.

This move could also mean that the US dollar would fall if China switches from holding dollars to holding for example the euro or other strong currencies.


China revalúa el yuan por primera vez en diez años

Ante las presiones de Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea, China ha revaluado su moneda, el renminbi o yuan, que pasó de 8,28 unidades por dólar a 8,11, lo que representa un alza del 2,1% y que permitirá una fluctuación de +/- 0,3 yuan en el comercio diario. Esto quiere decir que, como sucede con otras monedas, los precios de cierre se convierten en los precios de apertura del día siguiente. No obstante, los precios no flotarán libremente, sino que permanecerán atados a una canasta de precios.

Las críticas de los países occidentales afirmaban que el bajo precio del yuan hacía que los productos chinos fueran más baratos en los mercados mundiales. Los Estados Unidos aseguraban que el yuan estaba devaluado en un 40%. Se cree que este es el primer paso hacia la liberalización del mercado chino de divisas, que sigue controlado por el gobierno.

El secretario del tesoro estadounidense, Mark Snow, declaró que "China ha adoptado un sistema que le permitirá a su divisa moverse en sintonía con la economía mundial".

Los precios de los productos chinos subirán, y se cree que el acelerado crecimiento de la economía china se frenará.


中国人民銀行、人民元を固定相場からバスケット制に移行

中華人民共和国（中国）の中央銀行である中国人民銀行は、21日夜、人民元の為替政策変更を発表した。発表によれば、同日午後7時（北京時間、UTC+8）から、米ドルへの固定相場制政策を廃止し、米ドルを含む「多通貨バスケット制」を採用する。これまで事実上固定されていた通貨レートを見直し、21日19時付で、それまでの通貨レート1ドル＝8.2765元から、21日のレートを1ドル＝8.11元に2％切り上げた。22日からは前日の終値をもとに人民銀行が基準値を発行し、一定の変動を許容する。

中国ではこれまでも制度上は上下0.3%の幅で為替レート変動が許容されていたが、人民銀行の介入によって相場は事実上固定されていた。読売新聞の報道では、通貨バスケットは、米ドル、欧州ユーロ、日本円の3大通貨に一定割合で連動すると見られる。


China valoriza sua moeda pela primeira vez em 10 anos

Ante as pressões dos Estados Unidos da América e da União Européia, na quinta-feira (21), a República Popular da China valorizou sua moeda, o Renminbi ou yuan, que passou de 8,28 unidades por dólar americano a 8,11, o que representa uma diferença de 2,1%,  e que permitirá uma flutuação de mais ou menos 0,3 yuan no comércio diário.

As críticas dos países ocidentais eram  que o baixo preço do yuan fazia com que os produtos chineses fossem mais baratos nos mercados mundiais. Os EUA diziam que o yuan estava desvalorizado em 40%.


Chrysler files for bankruptcy, Fiat Group SpA to run company

The American auto company Chrysler filed for bankruptcy Thursday, however a deal with European auto maker Fiat went through. The emerging Chrysler will be owned 55 percent by the United Auto Workers, eight percent by the United States Government, two percent by the Canadian Government and Fiat would begin with a 20 percent share.

Chrysler Chief Executive Robert Nardelli will step down when the bankruptcy proceedings are finalized.

Initially, the Italian company, Fiat, will appoint three members on the emerging Chrysler's new board, and the United States government will appoint six. Fiat can assume the majority of the ownership upon repayment of American loans.

Chrysler administrators expect that the bankruptcy should take a couple of months.

"We expect this to be a very short, 30-to-60-day bankruptcy process, during which the company will function normally," a top administration official said, "People will be able to buy cars, they will have their warranties honored, and everything should go on normally."

The bankruptcy filing indicated that Chrysler was in debt to 20 creditors to a tune of more than $10 million each.

Meanwhile, the deal with Fiat did go through, and Chrysler should have cars designed by Fiat out on the market by 2011.

"It's a partnership that will give Chrysler a chance not only to survive, but to thrive in a global auto industry," said American president Obama, "Fiat has demonstrated that it can build the clean, fuel-efficient cars that are the future of the industry."

However, automotive analyst Erich Merkle has hesitations.

"History would show that alliances really don't work that well," Merkle said, "even though, no matter how good they may look on paper."

The restructuring has been managed by Steve Rattner, a former investment banker, and the U.S. Government auto task force.

Obama has set three ultimatums before Fiat. Fiat should produce a 40 mile per gallon vehicle while managing the new Chrysler, transfer fuel efficient Fiat technology to Chrysler factories in the United States, and produce cars in Chrysler factories and distribute them in Europe.


شركة كرايسلر للسيارات تشهر إفلاسها

تقدمت شركة كرايسلر الأمريكية لصناعة السيارات بطلب لإشهار إفلاسها أمس الخميس وأعلنت اتفاقا مع شركة فيات الإيطالية بعد أن تضررت من انخفاض مبيعات السيارت وعدم قدرتها على التوصل لاتفاق لإعادة هيكلة ديونها.

ورغم مفاوضات مكثفة دامت أسابيع فشلت كرايسلر في حشد تأييد كامل من مقرضيها لتجنب أول حالة اشهار افلاس لشركة كبرى لصناعة السيارات في الولايات المتحدة.

وأشاد الرئيس باراك أوباما بالخطوة باعتبارها حاسمة لإنقاذ 30 ألف وظيفة في كرايسلر التي تملك سيربيرس كابيتال جروب حصة الأغلبية فيها ومئات الألوف من الوظائف لدى الموردين والمتعاملين مع الشركة.


Chávez warns oil prices could double if US invades Iran

The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, warned that the price of crude oil could reach $200 per barrel "if the United States committed the madness of invading Iran", or attacked his country.

Chávez made this statement in the act of opening the third Summit of Chiefs of State of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Mr. Chávez pleaded that OPEC should adopt a more political agenda and requested "that the
threats against the countries" of the organization should stop. He said that $100 dollars per barrel was a "fair" price and remembered that when he assumed presidency of Venezuela in 1999, the price went up to about ten dollars.

The prices of raw oil approached $100 last week before settling down again. Some observers think it is possible that the $100 barrier may be broken. During the trading session following this two-day summit, that is expected to result in the "Declaration of Riyadh", the price of petroleum rose $0.80 in the New York market and $0.66 in London.


Chávez droht mit einem Anstieg des Ölpreises im Fall eines Angriffs auf den Iran

Riad (Saudi-Arabien), 20.11.2007 – Der Präsident von Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, hat angemerkt, dass der Preis für Erdöl 200 Dollar pro Fass erreichen könne, wenn die Vereinigten Staaten den Iran überfielen.

„Sollten die Vereinigten Staaten den Wahnsinn begehen, den Iran zu überfallen oder Venezuela erneut anzugreifen, wird der Preis für Erdöl nicht nur 100 Dollar erreichen, sondern 200 Dollar“, sagte Chávez bei der Eröffnung des dritten Gipfels der Staatsoberhäupter der Organisation Erdöl exportierender Länder (OPEC).

Der venezolanische Präsident machte diese Äußerung, nachdem er plädiert hatte, die OPEC sollte sich eine politischere Tagesordnung zulegen, außerdem bat er darum, „dass die Drohungen gegen die Länder“ der Organisation aufhören. 100 Dollar pro Barrel bezeichnete er als einen „fairen“ Preis und erinnerte sich, dass zu der Zeit, als er die Präsidentschaft von Venezuela in 1999 antrat, der Preis auf ungefähr zehn Dollar gestiegen war.

Vor einer Woche hatten sich die Preise für Rohöl der 100-Dollar-Marke genähert, und viele Beobachter halten es für möglich, dass diese Grenze bald überschritten wird.


Chávez amenaza con un barril de petróleo a 200 dólares si EEUU invade Irán

17 de noviembre de 2007Riad, Arabia Saudita —

El presidente de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, advirtió que el precio del petróleo podría llegar hasta los 200 dólares por barril si Estados Unidos invade Irán.

"Si Estados Unidos comete la locura de invadir Irán, o agredir de nuevo a Venezuela, el precio del petróleo a lo mejor no llega a 100 dólares, va a llegar a 200 dólares", dijo Chávez en el acto de apertura de la III Cumbre de Jefes de Estado de la Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo (OPEP).

El presidente venezolano hizo esa declaración tras abogar por que la OPEP adopte una agenda más política y pedir "que cesen las amenazas contra los países" de la organización. Calificó de "justo" un precio de 100 dólares por barril y recordó que cuando él asumió la presidencia de Venezuela en 1999, el precio rondaba los diez dólares.

Aunque luego se moderaron, los precios del crudo se acercaron a los 100 dólares hace una semana y muchos observadores creen posible que la barrera sea superada. En vísperas de esta cumbre que deberá concluir mañana con la "Declaración de Riad", la cotización del crudo de Texas y del Brent, referencias para EE. UU. y Europa respectivamente, concluyeron el viernes al alza en Nueva York y Londres.


Chávez ameaça com barril de petróleo a 200 dólares caso EUA invadam o Irã

O Presidente da Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, advertiu que o preço do petróleo poderia chegar até os 200 dólares por barril caso os  EUA invadissem o Irã.

"Se os Estados Unidos cometerem a loucura de invadir o Irã, ou agredir de novo a Venezuela, o preço do petróleo na melhor das hipóteses não chegará a 100 dólares, vai chegar a 200 dólares", disse Chávez no acto de abertura da III Cúpula de Chefes de Estado da Organização de Países Exportadores de Petróleo (OPEP).

O presidente venezuelano fez essa declaração ao mesmo tempo que defendeu a idéia de a OPEP adotar uma agenda mais política e "pedir para que cessem as ameaças contra os países da organização". Qualificou de "justo" um preço de 100 dólares por barril e recordou que quando ele assumiu a presidência da Venezuela em 1999, o preço rondava os 10 dólares.


CNet News launches reader wiki

As an experiment in the use of wiki technology for news, CNET News has launched a web site where readers can collaborate with other readers to predict the future of India's technology industry, collectively supplementing a CNET report on India published on June 27, 2005.

The wiki uses Wikipedia's software, MediaWiki, with a custom design. Editing is not restricted. The wiki was set up by Andrew Lottmann of the technical production team at CNET News.com. "I would love to know if readers feel this wiki is a good medium for feedback or even 'citizen journalism' on News.com", Lottman stated in his user profile.

As of July 2, 2005, the wiki was still relatively inactive, with only one "legitimate content page" and 176 page edits according to the site's statistics. [1]


CNET News 読者向けウィキを開設

インターネットのニュースサイト CNET News がニュースにウィキの技術を用いる実験を始めた。ウィキを使うことによって読者が共同作業で、インドの技術産業の将来について予測しあうことができるウェブサイトで、6月27日開設された。

このウィキはウィキペディアなどで使用されるソフトウェア、メディアウィキを用い、独自のデザインを施している。編集は誰でも行うことができる。CNET News の技術生産チームのアンドリュー・ロットマンがウィキを設営した。「フィードバックを書くため、あるいはこのサイト News.com で『市民ジャーナリズム』を行うためにこのウィキが適した媒体であると読者の皆さんが考えているか、それを知りたいと思います」とアンドリュー・ロットマンは自身の利用者ページで述べている。

サイト統計[1]のページによれば、
2005年7月31日現在、このウィキは比較的不活発な状態にあり、「記事といえるページ」は唯一1ページであり、 632回の編集がなされている。

マスコミでのウィキ使用としては、他に、2005年6月にロサンゼルス・タイムスが読者向けの「社説ウィキ」を開設している。

英語版ウィキニュース（7月2日付）からの翻訳です。


CNN founder Ted Turner calls Fox News Bush's propaganda machine

Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, last Tuesday accused Fox News of being a propaganda mouthpiece for the Bush administration. He likened the network's current popularity to Adolf Hitler's rise to power in pre-war Germany, and criticised the "dumbing down" of news which left the public uninformed of crucial issues.

Turner said, "Adolf Hitler was more popular in Germany in the early 1930s than people that were running against him."

Fox News in turn accused CNN of simple sour grapes.

In a statement, the channel claimed that Ted was "understandably bitter having lost his ratings, his network and now his mind - we wish him well."

Turner resigned from his post as Vice President of AOL Time Warner in January 2003. He remains one of America's largest private landowners, possessing approximately two million acres of land.

Fox News remains the highest rating 24-hour news channel on US cable - but has been highly criticised for its perceived right-wing bias.

Recent House Committee on Government Reform figures by the US Democrats show that the US Administration spent over $US88 million on public relations contracts in 2004, of which 41 per cent were awarded on a non-competitive basis.


CNN Gründer Ted Turner kritisiert Fox TV als Propagandamaschine von US-Präsident Bush

Las Vegas (Vereinigte Staaten), 28.01.2005 – Ted Turner, der Gründer von CNN, beschuldigte am Dienstag die Nachrichtensendung Fox News des rivalisierenden US-Fernsehsenders Fox TV, Sprachrohr der Bush-Regierung zu sein. Er verglich den gegenwärtigen Erfolg des Senders bei den Zuschauern mit der Zunahme von Adolf Hitlers Popularität in Deutschland vor dem Zweiten Weltkrieg und kritisierte das niedrige Niveau der gesendeten Nachrichten, die der Öffentlichkeit entscheidende Themen vorenthielten.

Fox News reagierte mit der Vermutung, Turner hingen offenbar die Trauben zu hoch. Nachdem CNN an Popularität verloren habe, habe Turner jetzt auch den Verstand verloren.

Während CNN mit seiner Berichterstattung vom ersten Krieg gegen den Irak 1991 journalistisch und kommerziell erfolgreich war, konnte der Sender dies beim zweiten Irak-Krieg 2003 nicht wiederholen und verlor den ersten Platz in der Gunst der Zuschauer an Fox TV, dessen Berichterstattung als „patriotischer“ bezeichnet wird.

1996 hatte Turner sich öffentlich entschuldigen müssen, weil er Rupert Murdoch, den Eigentümer von Fox TV, mit Hitler verglichen hatte. Damals meinte er, sein Vergleich habe sich darauf bezogen, wie Nationalsozialisten Nachrichten manipuliert hätten.


CNN:s grundare kallar Fox News "Bushs propagandamaskin"

CNN:s grundare Ted Turner anklagade i tisdags TV-stationen Fox News att vara en propagandamaskin i händerna på Bushadministrationen. Han liknade TV-stationens popularitet vid Hitlers väg till makten i Tyskland för andra världskriget och kritiserade fördumningen av nyhetsinslagen som han menar lämnar allmänheten ovetande om viktiga händelser.

Turner sa: "Adolf Hitler var mer populär i Tyskland i början av trettiotalet än sina motståndare."

Fox News anklagade i sin tur CNN för avundsjuka. I ett uttalande anklagade kanalen Ted för att vara "bitter efter att ha dalat i popularitet, förlorat sin TV-station och nu tappat förståndet - vi önskar honom alla välgång."

Turner avgick från sin post som viceordförande i AOL Time Warner i januari 2003. Han är idag en av USA:s största privata markägare med sitt innehav av omkring åtta miljoner kvadratkilometer land.

Fox news förblir en av de populäraste 24-timmars nyhetskanalerna i USA, men deras kritiker menar att deras nyheter är högervridna.


Coca-Cola and Pepsi face ban in Indian states

The government of Kerala, a state in southern India, has banned the production and sale of both Coca-Cola and Pepsi after the Centre for Science and Environment, a NGO, found high levels of pesticide residue in the popular soft drinks.

Kerala is the first state to impose a complete ban on the production and sale of the drinks, but five other states have said they will introduce partial bans in hospitals, schools and colleges.

Chief minister V. S. Achuthanandan, CPI(M), said the two companies had been asked to wind up their operations, meaning the closure of a Pepsi and a Coca-Cola plant in the state.

The Indian Soft Drinks Manufacturers Association issued a statement saying: "Our products manufactured in India are absolutely safe and meet every safety standard set by food health and regulatory bodies in India and all over the world."


Indischer Bundesstaat untersagt Produktion und Verkauf von Coca-Cola und Pepsi

Thiruvananthapuram (Indien), 09.08.2006 – Der indische Bundesstaat Kerala untersagt die Produktion und den Verkauf von Coca-Cola und Pepsi. Grund für die Maßnahme ist ein Bericht der indischen Nichtregierungsorganisation „Centre for Science and Environment“ (CSE) mit Sitz in Neu-Delhi, wonach die Getränke gesundheitsschädliche Pestizide enthalten. Nach Ansicht der linksgerichteten   Regierung des südindischen Bundesstaates stellen die Getränke ein Gesundheitsrisiko dar. Dies sagte der Chief Minister von Kerala heute gegenüber Reportern.

Kerala ist der fünfte indische Bundesstaat, der Maßnahmen gegen die Softdrinkhersteller ergreift, jedoch sind die von der Regierung des südindischen Bundesstaates angeordneten Maßnahmen bisher die gravierendsten. In vier weiteren Bundesstaaten wurden die Produkte der beiden Getränkehersteller aus Schulen, Hochschulen und Krankenhäusern verbannt.

Das „Centre for Science and Environment“ hatte in 12 indischen Bundesstaaten insgesamt 57 Proben von 11 Softdrinks, die von Coca-Cola und Pepsi in Indien produziert wurden, genommen. Dabei wurden laut Bericht der Nichtregierungsorganisation Werte an Pestiziden gemessen, die die vom Bureau of Indian Standards vorgegebenen Werte im Durchschnitt um das 24-fache übersteigen. In allen Proben wurden Cocktails von drei bis fünf verschiedenen Pestiziden nachgewiesen. So wurde zum Beispiel in einer in Kolkata gekauften Coca-Cola nach Angaben des CSE ein Wert des tödlichen Insektizids Lindan gemessen, der den gesetzlichen Höchstwert um das 140-Fache überschreitet. Die Pestizidrückstände befänden sich im Grundwasser, das die Getränkehersteller bei der Produktion ihrer Softdrinks verwenden. Bereits vor drei Jahren hatte das CSE eine ähnliche Studie veröffentlicht. Nach Meinung der Nichtregierungsorganisation hat sich seitdem nicht viel verändert.

In einer auf „coca-colaindia.com“ am 5. August veröffentlichten Pressemitteilung der Vereinigung indischer Softdrinkhersteller mit dem Titel „Softdrinks sind vollständig sicher“ beziehen die Getränkehersteller Stellung gegen die Vorwürfe der indischen Nichtregierungsorganisation. In der Pressemitteilung heißt es, die in Indien produzierten Softdrinks entsprächen den strengen internationalen Normen und allen maßgeblichen nationalen Vorschriften. Die Getränkehersteller haben nach eigenen Angaben in den letzten drei Jahren zusammen mit der indischen Regierung, Wissenschaftlern und Nichtregierungsorganisationen an der Erarbeitung strenger, an wissenschaftlichen Normen orientierter, Vorschriften mitgewirkt, welche gleichwertig mit den besten Vorschriften der Welt seien. Viswas Mehta, der Gesundheitsminister von Kerala, kündigte an, dass sein Ministerium weitere Proben von Produkten der Hersteller Coca-Cola und Pepsi nehmen wird, um sie von unabhängigen Instituten testen zu lassen.

Die Unternehmen Coca-Cola und Pepsi beherrschen Medienberichten zufolge etwa 80 Prozent des indischen Softdrinkmarktes. Um einem möglichen Absatzrückgang entgegezuwirken, schaltete der Coca-Cola-Konzern Anzeigen in indischen Zeitungen. Am Freitag dieser Woche hatte der oberste indische Gerichtshof das Unternehmen dazu aufgefordert, die Inhaltsstoffe seiner Produkte offenzulegen.


Interdiction de Coca-Cola et Pepsi dans un État indien

Le Kerala, un État situé dans le sud de l'Inde, a interdit la production et la vente de Coca-Cola et de Pepsi à la suite de la découverte de résidu de pesticide dans ces deux sodas.

Le Kerala est le premier État indien à bannir complètement la vente des deux boissons étatsuniennes. Cependant, cinq autres États ont annoncé qu'ils allaient interdire ces boissons dans les hôpitaux, les écoles et les universités.

Cette décision intervient après qu'une ONG eut annoncé que les tests pratiqués sur des échantillons de sodas avaient révélé un taux élevé de pesticide.


В штате Керала (Индия) запрещены «Кока-Кола» и «Пепси-Кола»

В индийском штате Керала запрещена продажа «Кока-Колы» и «Пепси-Колы». Основанием для такого решения послужил доклад неправительственной организации «Центр науки и окружающей среды», штаб-квартира которой находится в Дели.  В докладе утверждается, что в напитках содержатся, угрожающие здоровью, пестициды. По мнению правительства штата Керала, употребление указанных напитков рискованно для здоровья.

Штат Керала вводит самые жёсткие санкции против «Кока-Колы» и «Пепси-Колы». Ранее, в четырёх других штатах Индии, уже были введены запреты на продажу «Кока-Колы» и «Пепси-Колы» в учебных заведениях и больницах.

«Центр науки и окружающей среды» провёл исследования 57-и проб напитков в 12 штатах Индии. В результате исследований установлено, что в некоторых пробах уровень пестицидов превышает максимально допустимую норму, установленную в Индии, в 24 раза. Во всех пробах было установлено наличие от 3 до пяти различных видов пестицидов. В одной из проб было установлено превышение нормы уровня инсектицида «Линдан» в 140 раз. Остатки пестицидов попадают в напитки из воды, которая используются для их производства.

«Кока-Кола» и «Пепси-Кола» оккупируют 80% рынка напитков в Индии.

10 августа 2006 года