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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Begins US visit

Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar‘s pro-democracy leader, is travelling to the US  for the first time since she  was put under house arrest in 1990 to receive the highest civilian honour in the US. The Nobel laureate, who begins her 18-day tour of the US on Monday, will be presented the Congressional Gold Medal and meet various […]

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Mitt Romney Doesn’t Scare Billionaires in China: Bloomberg’s William Pesek

China tends to like Republicans in the White House because it’s clear what they want: free trade, low taxes and strong national security. Democrats are more capricious and delve into messy issues like human rights and the environment. In the case of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, though, you would be forgiven for thinking officials in Beijing […]

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