Foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states gathered for a meeting at a Tajik government countryside residence on Friday, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
// Jul. 25, 2008 - 06:21 GMT
China now has the largest number of Internet users in the world, the China Daily newspaper reported on Friday.
// Jul. 25, 2008 - 06:04 GMT
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office announced this week that it will create an inter-departmental working group that will fight price conspiracies and market speculations that cause inflated consumer prices. The group will include representatives of three ministries – Interior, Transportation and Agriculture – as well as officials from various government agencies such as the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service, Federal Tariff Service and the Federal Financial Markets Service. Curiously enough, officials from the Finance and Economy Ministries, for whom fighting inflation is one of the primary tasks, were not invited to join the group. >>
// Jul. 24, 2008 - 19:01 GMT
The American Depository Receipts (ADRs) of Russian metals company Mechel fell 33% on the New York stock exchange on Thursday after criticism by the Russian premier of the company's sales policies and its owner's activities.
// Jul. 24, 2008 - 18:00 GMT