2010年08月06日
Japan tanker
A MILITANT group linked to al-Qaida claimed that a suicide bomber from its organization was responsible for an explosion on a Japanese supertanker last Wednesday near the Strait of Hormuz.
A group using the name Abdullah Azzam Brigades, which also claimed attacks in Israel last year and in Egypt and Jordan in 2005, posted a statement and photo on an Islamist Web site used by militants. “Last Wednesday, after midnight, the martyrdom-seeking hero Ayyub al-Taishan blew himself up in the Japanese tanker M.Star in the Strait of Hormuz between the United Arab Emirates and Oman,” the statement said.
The company hired a Dubai-based specialist last week to investigate what had damaged the 333-meter-long M.Star. Japan’s foreign and transport ministries also had no immediate comment.
The narrow Strait is gateway to the oil-producing Gulf and handles 40 percent of the world’s seaborne oil. Al-Qaida has threatened to attack shipping there in the past.
Bordered by Iran, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, it is guarded by U.S. and other warships.
Attacks claimed by the Abdullah Azzam Brigades include deadly bombings at the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh in 2005 and the firing of rockets, which missed two U.S. warships in Jordan’s Aqaba port the same year
A group using the name Abdullah Azzam Brigades, which also claimed attacks in Israel last year and in Egypt and Jordan in 2005, posted a statement and photo on an Islamist Web site used by militants. “Last Wednesday, after midnight, the martyrdom-seeking hero Ayyub al-Taishan blew himself up in the Japanese tanker M.Star in the Strait of Hormuz between the United Arab Emirates and Oman,” the statement said.
The company hired a Dubai-based specialist last week to investigate what had damaged the 333-meter-long M.Star. Japan’s foreign and transport ministries also had no immediate comment.
The narrow Strait is gateway to the oil-producing Gulf and handles 40 percent of the world’s seaborne oil. Al-Qaida has threatened to attack shipping there in the past.
Bordered by Iran, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, it is guarded by U.S. and other warships.
Attacks claimed by the Abdullah Azzam Brigades include deadly bombings at the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh in 2005 and the firing of rockets, which missed two U.S. warships in Jordan’s Aqaba port the same year
Posted by kkiul at
11:59
│Comments(0)
2010年08月02日
China's PMI
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector stood at 51.2 percent in July, down 0.9 percentage points from the previous month, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing(CFLP) said here Sunday.
The PMI includes a package of indices to measure manufacturing sector performance. A reading above 50 percent indicates economic expansion, while that below 50 percent indicates contraction.
The index is down for the third consecutive month, but it was the 17th straight month that it stayed above 50 percent.
The index hit a record low of 38.8 percent in November 2008 when the global financial crisis started to weigh on China's economy. The last time the index fell below 50 was February last year.
"The slowed manufacturing sector growth indicated a further slowdown in the country's economic growth," said Zhang Liqun, a researcher with the State Council's Development Research Center.
According to the CFLP, 10 sub-indices such as production, new orders and purchasing prices all declined, but the employment index was up.
China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 10.3 percent between April and June, retreating from the 11.9 percent growth in the first three months, as the effects of the 4-trillion yuan stimulus packages weaned off which eased fixed-asset investment expansion.
However, Zhang believed that as both domestic and global market improved, there is much room for the government to fine tune its macro policies. Therefore, a significant drop in investment growth and a decline in export is not likely to happen.
"The economic growth for the whole year is expected to stay around 9.5 percent," he said.
The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, said last week that while it is possible for China's economic growth to slow, the economic fundamentals remain strong, and the chance for a "double dip" is seen as slim.
blogspot blog maycc1 vox thoughts blog co uk wordpress myspace
The PMI includes a package of indices to measure manufacturing sector performance. A reading above 50 percent indicates economic expansion, while that below 50 percent indicates contraction.
The index is down for the third consecutive month, but it was the 17th straight month that it stayed above 50 percent.
The index hit a record low of 38.8 percent in November 2008 when the global financial crisis started to weigh on China's economy. The last time the index fell below 50 was February last year.
"The slowed manufacturing sector growth indicated a further slowdown in the country's economic growth," said Zhang Liqun, a researcher with the State Council's Development Research Center.
According to the CFLP, 10 sub-indices such as production, new orders and purchasing prices all declined, but the employment index was up.
China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 10.3 percent between April and June, retreating from the 11.9 percent growth in the first three months, as the effects of the 4-trillion yuan stimulus packages weaned off which eased fixed-asset investment expansion.
However, Zhang believed that as both domestic and global market improved, there is much room for the government to fine tune its macro policies. Therefore, a significant drop in investment growth and a decline in export is not likely to happen.
"The economic growth for the whole year is expected to stay around 9.5 percent," he said.
The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, said last week that while it is possible for China's economic growth to slow, the economic fundamentals remain strong, and the chance for a "double dip" is seen as slim.
blogspot blog maycc1 vox thoughts blog co uk wordpress myspace
Posted by kkiul at
15:59
│Comments(0)
