Russia threatens to block
Ban Ki-moon from serving a second term as
United Nations Secretary-General because of his stance on Kosovo's recent independence. The Kremlin is pressing Ban to ignore, or at least prolong, a proposed 120-day transition period to Kosovo independence from Serbia that expires on
16 June. Renewal of Serbia-Kosovo talks is possible.
(Makfax)[permanent dead link]
A call to boycott French hypermart
Carrefour from
1 May began spreading through mobile
text messaging and online chat rooms amongst the Chinese over the weekend from
12 April, accusing the company's major shareholder, the
LVMH Group, of donating funds to the
Dalai Lama.[1] There were also calls to extend the boycott to include French luxury goods and cosmetic products.[2] According to the Washington Times on April 15, however, the Chinese government was attempting to "calm the situation" through censorship: "All comments posted on popular Internet forum
Sohu.com relating to a boycott of Carrefour have been deleted."[3]
Russia threatens to block
Ban Ki-moon from serving a second term as
United Nations Secretary-General because of his stance on Kosovo's recent independence. The Kremlin is pressing Ban to ignore, or at least prolong, a proposed 120-day transition period to Kosovo independence from Serbia that expires on
16 June. Renewal of Serbia-Kosovo talks is possible.
(Makfax)[permanent dead link]
A call to boycott French hypermart
Carrefour from
1 May began spreading through mobile
text messaging and online chat rooms amongst the Chinese over the weekend from
12 April, accusing the company's major shareholder, the
LVMH Group, of donating funds to the
Dalai Lama.[1] There were also calls to extend the boycott to include French luxury goods and cosmetic products.[2] According to the Washington Times on April 15, however, the Chinese government was attempting to "calm the situation" through censorship: "All comments posted on popular Internet forum
Sohu.com relating to a boycott of Carrefour have been deleted."[3]