Himfr.com Discusses Future of China's Shoe Industry.
BEIJING, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Himfr.com (http://www.himfr.com/ ), one of China's leading B2B search platforms with more than 30 B2B industry websites to its name, suggests China Shoe industry (http://www.chinaqualityshoes.com/ ) look for breakthroughs in overcoming the global financial crisis, which is hitting hard on the industry. ...

NEWSWEEK: Media Lead Sheet/December 8, 2008 Issue (on newsstands Monday, December 1).
"How to Fix the World" (p. 34). Newsweek International Editor Fareed Zakaria argues that before last week's terror attacks in India, the subject of foreign policy had disappeared, overshadowed by the economic crisis. For foreign policy to receive the appropriate attention, we must hope that President Obama "does more...

Tundra Semiconductor Reports Q2 FY09 Financial Results.
Tundra Delivers Solid Quarter in Difficult Economic Environment OTTAWA, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (Tundra, or "the Company") (TSX:TUN), a leader in System Interconnect, today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2009, which ended November 2, 2008. Q2-2009 RESULTS: -...

Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks and Save the Children Finland in Partnership to Provide Water, Sanitation and Health Education to Alaba Special Woreda.
ADDIS ABEBA, Ethiopia, December 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks announced their partnership with Save the Children Finland to help alleviate the existing water problem made worse by the current drought in Alaba Special Woreda through collaboration with the Woreda administration and its relevant offices. ...

Relief to the Middle East.
Alissa Johannsen Rubin's story "Ballet in Baghdad" ("Dance Matters," Sept.) brought tears to my eyes. It breaks my heart that the students and teachers of the Baghdad Ballet School have to risk their lives to pursue an art form that transcends all nationalities and cultures. Thank you so much...

Travel Business News - Africa / Middle East.
Oct 13, 2008 African laureate traveling exhibition, Olaudah Equiano, has arrived on the island of Montserrat. The exhibition opened Oct. 1 and will remain on display at the National Trust until the end of the year. Considered to be one of the more famous residents of Montserrat,...

The possibilities and limits of Turkey's soft power in the Middle East.
ABSTRACT Turkey has been traditionally viewed mostly as a hard power in the Middle East, due to its military and economic strength. In recent years, however, there has been a discussion on Turkey's soft power. This article focuses on two aspects of Turkey's soft power in the...

Airline Finance News - Africa / Middle East.
Oct 13, 2008 Emirates Airlines Emirates Airlines said on Monday the global financial crisis would not curb its expansion drive despite tighter liquidity. Oct 6, 2008 ZZ AirGuide 081013 Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts...

China's Leadership Better Regarded Outside the West; Approval in Asia, Middle East nearly twice as high as in Europe, the Americas.
Byline: Julie Ray Synopsis: Gallup Polls in 139 countries reveal China's leadership remains more popular in Asia, the Middle East/North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa than it is in Europe and the Americas. This article is the second in a two-part series that will examine views...

THE US AND THE MIDDLE EAST 1953-1963.
The Greater Middle East and the Cold War: US Foreign Policy under Eisenhower and Kennedy. Roby C. Barrett. T.B. Tauris. [pound sterling] 59.50. xix + 494 pages. ISBN: 978-1-84511-393. As the United States contemplates an honourable exit strategy from its military quagmire in Iraq, civilian and military...