Rice Price under Pressure

Early in April, the FOB (Free on Board) value of rice exported from Bangkok, Thailand, the biggest rice exporter of the world, surged to a new high of US$730per ton, representing an increase of 70 percent in recent years, and setting a new record over the past 34 years of Thailand rice exports.     

More Dialogue and Further Development

In January 2008 Slovenia took over the six-month rotating Presidency of the EU Council and this is the first time since the wide EU expansion in 2004 that a new member state bears this responsibility. China is Slovenia＇s most important trading partner in Asia and in the past few years the turnover between China and Slovenia has been increasing steadily. Since 1992, China and Slovenia have maintained high-level contacts and regular dialogue. In November 2007, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa paid a visit on the state level, which was very successful and provided a new push for further strengthening of bilateral ties. This year marks the 16th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Slovenia. China＇s Foreign Trade appreciated the opportunity to interview His Excellency Dr. Marjan Cencen, ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to the People＇s Republic of China, and discuss bilateral relations of the two countries, the new business exchange, while also taking a look at relations between China and EU.     

网络环境下高校图书馆员的新特点

网络环境是图书馆快速发展的动力,同时也对图书馆提出了更高的要求。对于网络环境下的图书馆员,更是挑战与机遇并存。图书馆是搜集、整理、保存和利用书刊资料、电子资源等各类型信息,为一定社会政治、经济服务的文化教育机构。而高校图书馆作为高校的文献与信息中心．担负着为本校师生提供教学和研究所需的信息服务的重要任务,其服务的质量直接影响到大学的科研水平和信息化程度。而在提高图书馆服务的过程中,图书馆员起着非常重要而特殊的作用。高校图书馆作为高校重要的学术和信息机构,为学校的教学、科研和信息化进程都做出了重要的贡献。而图书馆员作为图书馆为读者进行信息服务的主体．在图书馆里扮演着最重要和特殊的角色。     

政府审计信息公开基本理论问题研究：涵义与分类

政府审计信息公开是腐败治理的重要途径。政府审计信息是审计机关控制的并反映所有政府审计关系人各种审计行为信息的总称。政府审计行为是最重要的政府审计信息对象。政府审计信息可以根据行为主体、行为发生逻辑、行为性质、行为对象、行为发生时间进行分类。目前在信息公开实践中,政府审计信息边界模糊、体系不完整,影响了政府审计信息公开作用的发挥,因此需要准确把握政府审计信息的边界,建立科学审计信息内容体系,优化审计信息公开的内容结构。     

Belgium： Heart of Europe

With an area of about the size of China's Hainan Island, the country lies at the very heart of a major urban and economic corridor running from Liverpool(Unit- ed Kingdom) to Genoa(Italy)where 60% of Europe's purchasing power and 30% of EU consumers are centered. That is Belgium.     

Shaukat Aziz: Closer Ties with China Benefits Pakistan

China and Pakistan are good neighbors and time-honored friends. During the past 56 years of diplomatic relations, both sides have developed a special friendship which enjoys the fame of "All Weather Friendship".     

Balancing the Unbalance

In order to rein in the ex- cessively rapid growth in export and the widening trade surplus,the Chinese government has made a series of measures, such as the adjustment in export rebate and tariff upon some products,the change in the processing trade policies,and the amendment in former export-encouraging regulations.     

BIOFUEL: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul?

Since the worsening global climate has worried people around the world,there is a rush to find answers.Many countries begin to substitute the greenhouse gas-emitting fossil fuels with biofuel,a kind of new energy processed from plants.There are two kinds of biofuel:ethanol,processed from sugarcane or corn,and biodiesel,made from biomass.