Aug. 31 – India and Bangladesh are expected to sign a deal next week that would see the two nations exchange some 162 enclaves – isolated pockets of territory completely surrounded by the other country – that have been isolated for more than 60 years.
According to official records, there are 111 Indian enclaves covering some 17,000 acres inside Bangladesh, while Bangladesh has 51 enclaves covering about 7,000 acres in India. A joint census conducted by the two nations last month estimates that there are some 51,000 people living within the 162 enclaves – 34,000 Indians living in Bangladeshi enclaves and 17,000 Bangladeshis living within Indian enclaves. Continue reading
Aug. 30 – The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, has been turning into one of the most dramatic track and field events in the history of the sport.
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Aug. 26 – China is obviously not happy with the recent release of the Pentagon’s annual report on China’s military and security developments, which welcomed the Chinese military’s rise, but also presented concerns over the increasing risk of “misunderstanding and miscalculation” along with the country’s expanding military capabilities. The country’s state-run Xinhua News Agency published a fiery commentary on Thursday accusing the United States of exaggerating China’s military threat, calling the Pentagon report one that “makes much ado about nothing despite some positive signs.”
Aug. 25 – Right after Qaddafi’s army was driven out of Tripoli, China received a warning from Abdeljalil Mayouf, a manager of the rebel-controlled Arabian Gulf Oil Company, that China, Russia and Brazil, in contrast to many Western nations, could face political obstacles in returning to business as usual once Qaddafi had been removed from power.
Aug. 24 – China’s first privately offered wine equity fund, the Dinghong Fund, has recently received approval from the Department of Investment Fund Supervision, according to reports. The fund plans to raise RMB1 billion (US$156 million), and is expected to start by the end of September with a first tranche of RMB200 million.