Speaking at the 18th Congress of the Communist Party of China, Secretary General Hu Jintao said that corruption, if not defeated, could lead to the collapse of the country. Writer Dmitry Bykov tried to explain to the Chinese leader what an important role bribery plays in the process of strengthening statehood. Dmitry Bykov. "Which one, Hu?" I think the Chinese kurultai proclaimed a huge mistake.

Yesterday the first meeting of the Barnaul City Duma of the new, sixth convocation took place. Deputies elected Lyudmila Zubovich, nominated by the local United Russia, as the head of the city. This appointment did not come as a surprise: Ms. Zubovich has headed the Barnaul City Duma for the past four years. The deputies also accepted the early resignation of the head of administration (city manager) of Barnaul Igor Savintsev; his powers expired in July 2013.

On November 9, US President Barack Obama made his first speech after being re-elected as president. He announced the need to increase taxes on the rich in order to reduce the budget deficit. The President called for discussion of the possibility of reducing the budget deficit and announced his intention to hold negotiations with Congress leaders in the near future, France Press reports.

According to weather forecasters, if anyone still believes them, this winter will be unusually cold. One way or another, you will definitely need a fur coat, fur coat, or at least a fur-lined bra. By the way, is there a difference between a fur coat and a fur coat? It turns out there is! In the past, a fur coat was called outerwear, the back of which was made of fur, and the front side was made of cloth, for example. In other words, the fur was covered with fabric on top.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has announced a full resolution of the banana trade dispute, the so-called “banana war”, which lasted about twenty years, the BBC reported on November 9. The corresponding agreement was signed at the WTO headquarters in Geneva by the European Union and ten Latin American countries. WTO head Pascal Lamy called the signing of this document a historical moment.

The ECB did not change its key lending rate. It remained at the same level, a record low for the region - 0.75%. However, it was not this fact itself that attracted attention, but the comments of market players on this matter. It seems that the European regulator has no levers left to stimulate the eurozone economy. Details from Andrey Zagorsky. The decision of the European Central Bank cannot be called a surprise.

By the anniversary of the CPC in 2021, a “moderately prosperous society” should be built in China The 18th Congress of the ruling Communist Party of China (CCP) opened in Beijing yesterday. The main event of the first day of the forum was the report of Secretary General Hu Jintao, in which he formulated a program for his successor, and also for the first time named the time frame for China's transformation into a superpower.

Moschino Collection "Autumn-Winter 2012/13" Masha Arkhangelskaya admired This season, Rossella Giardini has created an exemplary Moskin collection - with invention and humor, but at the same time completely practical.

7 overturned sentences that became the subjects of books, plays and films A miscarriage of justice that ruins a person's life remains a private story of that person's broken life until it is told. If it is told, it is a universal story, not only because it can happen to anyone, but also because it has already happened to everyone. The seven stories chosen here are stories of people wrongfully convicted and then exonerated many years later, turned into films, books or plays over the past year.

On November 8, the 18th Congress of the ruling Communist Party of China opened in Beijing. The main event of the first day of the forum was the report of Secretary General Hu Jintao, in which he formulated a program for his successor and also stated that by 2021 China will turn into a superpower. Hu Jintao formulated a general program for how the party should deal with the threat of losing power.

The security treaty between Japan and the United States needs to be revised to take into account the increased activity of China and its fleet, Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto said on November 9. The minister explained that the existing security treaty between the two countries took into account the difficult situation on the Korean Peninsula.

Russian sales of smartphones running Windows Phone 8 have begun. Steve Ballmer's visit to Moscow shows how important this event is for Microsoft. Microsoft partners received a record number of pre-orders in Russia, and the team from Redmond made great efforts to adapt their offer to Russian realities. For the start of sales of Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 - the first WP8 smartphones on Russian shelves - two Steves visited Russia - Microsoft President Steve Ballmer and Nokia President Stephen Elop.

The Chairman of the Government of the Perm Territory, Roman Panov, was taken from Perm to Moscow this afternoon by employees of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes, Rifey-Perm reports. As Kommersant found out, employees of the GUEBiPK of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia forcibly brought Mr. Panov to the investigator, who is investigating a criminal case regarding the theft of 93 million rubles. in preparation for the APEC summit in Vladivostok. This was required because Mr.

Non-residents withdraw money for the fifth week in a row Foreign investors are increasing their withdrawal of funds from the Russian stock market. According to Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR), funds focused on Russia lost $72 million last week, and $250 million over the past five weeks. Foreigners are frightened by the resource-based orientation of the Russian economy and deals to redistribute the Russian oil and gas market.

The Irkutsk Region Property Fund on Wednesday sold at auction for 37.5 million rubles four land plots of Iskra OJSC, which is the largest state-owned enterprise in the region. The proceeds from the sale are planned to be used to pay off Iskra’s accumulated debts, said the Minister of Property Relations of the Irkutsk Region, Anton Protasov. In July, the Arbitration Court of the Irkutsk Region introduced a monitoring procedure in relation to Iskra OJSC for a period until December 10, 2012.