U.S. to help upgrade Bishkek airport

U.S. to help upgrade Bishkek airport

The United States has allocated 30 million U.S. dollars for the modernization of Manas Airport, 25 km north-northwest of Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek,wholesale all mac makeup Interfax reported Wednesday.

The new equipment will facilitate control of the whole Kyrgyz airspace and of all air traffic routes crossing the country, the U. S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan said.

The 30 million sum, which has been allocated by the U.S.versace sunglasses wholesale Department of Defense as a grant, will resolve the problem of radio communication between aircraft and air traffic control agencies in the country's whole airspace.

Another element of the Manas Airport modernization will be the construction of a new air traffic control center, the embassy said.wholesales mac cosmetics

Inter-governmental talks over airport modernization have been held since 2009, the Kyrgyz Transport and Communications Ministry told Interfax.

The parties have analyzed the existing complex and determined the site for installing new facilities and equipment, and a bilateral protocol on funding allocation was signed in August 2010. In July 2011, the U.S. conducted a tender for a contract to implement the modernization project on allocated funding, the ministry said, without giving details on which company won the tender.ray ban sunglasses wholesale

"At the moment, 30 percent of the existing air navigation equipment in Kyrgyzstan requires modernization," the ministry said.

Katy Perry crushes Gaga in MTV music video noms

Katy Perry crushes Gaga in MTV music video noms

Katy Perry attends the Pre-Grammy Gala & Salute to Industry Icons with Clive Davis in Beverly Hills, California, February 12, 2011.[Photo/Agencies]

Pop singer Katy won a leading nine nominations for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday, reducing eccentric superstar Lady Gaga to also-ran status with just three nods.

Sultry British singer Adele,,wholesales mac Lip gloss, whose second album "21" is the world's top-selling record this year, earned seven nominations -- all of them for her hit single "Rolling in the Deep".

Rapper Kanye West was the top male nominee, with seven nods for his futuristic "E.T" collaboration with Perry as well as his own music videos for "All of the Lights" and "Power".,wholesale POLO Ralph Lauren SERIES,

Soulful "Grenade" singer Bruno Mars earned four nominations while Beyonce, Eminem,,Ronaldo soccer jersey, rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars and female rapper Nicki Minaj racked up three nods apiece. The awards will be handed out during a televised live show in Los Angeles on August 28. Winners are picked by public voting.

The nine nods for Perry, 26, were the climax of an extraordinary 12 months that has seen the once struggling gospel singer reinvent herself as a pop sex kitten with a string of hits like "California Gurls", "Teenage Dream" and "Firework".

"Firework" was nominated for both video of the year and best female video, while "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F)" got a best pop video mention.

Perry will compete with Adele ("Rolling in the Deep"), first time VMA nominee Tyler the Creator ("Yonkers"), Bruno Mars ("Grenade") and the Beastie Boys ("Make Some Noise") for video of the year --the top MTV video music prize.

Lady Gaga was the big winner at last year's MTV music awards, taking home eight prizes, including video of the year for "Bad Romance".

But after months of hype for her new album "Born This Way" the flamboyant New York singer was sidelined in the 2011 nominations. Her three nods came for best female video for "Born This Way", while "Judas" will compete for art direction and choreography.

Rappers Wiz Khalifa, Tyler the Creator, and Big Sean will face off in the best new artist category against American indie band Foster the People and hip-hop singer Kreayshawn.

The TV audience for last year's MTV Video Music Awards was the biggest since 2002, attracting some 11.4 million viewers.

China's Baidu Revenues Get Boost From Advertisers

China's Baidu Revenues Get Boost From Advertisers



China's largest search engine Baidu posted strong earnings for the second quarter, driven by growing traffic and increased spending by advertising customers.

Net profits for the quarter ended June 30 were US$252.timberland boots sale6 million, an increase of 95 percent from the same quarter last year.

Revenues were $528.4 million, up from 78.4 percent from the same period last year.wholesales mac Lip gloss The company previously forecast revenues reaching $493 million to $504 million.

It expects revenues in the current quarter to range between $611.1 million to $626.6 million, a year-on-year increase of up to 79.the north face jackets5 percent.

Baidu, a Chinese company founded in 2000, has a 76 percent share of Internet search engine revenues in China, according to Beijing-based research firm Analysys International. Google,polo ralph Lauren which closed its China-based search engine last year after years of disputes with the country's Internet censors, is a distant second with a 19 percent share, according to the estimates.

Baidu's online marketing, which drives the company's revenues, saw a boost in the second quarter from advertising paid by China's group buying sites, according to company CEO Robin Li. The country now has more than 4,chi hair straigntener500 group buying sites, which operate like the U.S.'s Groupon and offer discounts to users.

Baidu has been busy in the past month announcing new partnerships. The company will now start paying three major record companies to offer licensed music downloads.

The company has declined to say how much it will pay the music companies. But on Tuesday, Baidu's chief financial officer Jennifer Li said during an earnings call that the agreements to pay the music companies would not "significantly affect the cost picture" for the search giant.

The company also made a partnership with Microsoft to use its Bing search engine to power the English-language search results on Baidu. Starting last week, Baidu began displaying the Bing search results for English terms.

Baidu has also started offering downloads to a public beta of its new Internet browser. The company hopes to use it to further increase its search traffic, said Baidu CEO Robin Li during Tuesday's earnings call.

Robin Li also said Baidu is working on a "number of mobile phone related services and systems," but declined to offer details. He also reiterated that the company is looking to expand to overseas markets by launching a new platform that will offer multiple languages simultaneously. He declined to offer specifics.

China's 485 million Internet users

Exploring potential of China's 485 million Internet users

According to statistics released by China Internet Network Information Center on July 19, the scope of China's Internet users has reached 485 million and is expected to exceed 500 million by the end of 2011, with the Internet penetration rate standing at 36.2 percent.

China's Internet has undergone a radical shift from the first email sent by a Chinese person in 1987 to the "fission of speech" in the age of microblogging. From the high-tech dream of an elite minority to its integration into the lifestyle of one-third of Chinese people, Internet is relatively new in China, but its strength has been recognized as virtual reality, and its uncertainty is much more than what is known.

Doubtlessly, 485 million Internet users are the leading force in "changing the world with the Internet". Therefore, how they speak and how people in power respond to their voices are significant to China as it restructures.

The statistics also show that among all the Internet users in China, people under age 29 account for 58.1 percent and those under 39 make up 81.3 percent. Chinese with a college degree or higher take up 22.GHD Precious2 percent, while those with a middle school degree and below account for 43.8 percent. People with a monthly income below 2,000 yuan and no monthly income make up 62.9 percent. The analysis of the aforementioned data is not the only data in the statistical sense.

As a matter of fact, all Chinese Internet users are Chinese citizens. There is a real person behind every user's name and ID. Every Internet user is living around us. Their voices may be sensible or proud and their experience, perhaps rich or plain. The issues Internet users care about are from everyday life. Their judgment comes from the existing legal ethics. Their appeal represents the voices of the masses in certain aspects. Precisely because of this, General Secretary Hu Jintao reiterated that the Internet was an important channel for taking actions, making decisions, understanding the concerns of the public and pooling people's wisdom. We should not only respect the Internet users' right of being citizens but also take online public opinion as a barometer and frame of reference seriously, and take good care the 485 million Internet users.

It is said that the enthusiasm of Chinese Internet users is rarely seen, which is a thought-provoking statement. Recently, a crowd of Internet users gathered around a disputed public figure who was elected 19 times in seven years to be the "talent of public hearing" in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province. The phenomenon was quite thought-provoking: why did only a few people register at the hearing? Why was Hu frequently selected? Why did those passionate Internet users choose to disappear in the real world? Internet users become more and more courageous in the virtual world but fewer of them care to follow up in the real world. It is an issue both Internet users and controllers need to tackle. It will be more an opportunity than a challenge to make maximum exploration of 485 million Internet users' potential and turn their online passion and enthusiasm into a force that can change reality.

If we could constantly improve the system and encourage participation, aunt Hu would not be repeatedly surrounded by the onlookers. If there were not so many food safety scandals, the online rumor such as "orange accident" would not travel so fast.Mocler Boots If we did not passively respond to public incidents,Ronaldo soccer jersey there would be fewer "habitual queries" and "unconditional objections.CHI Camo Blue" If there were enough channels for safeguarding rights, online breaking news would not be so vigorous. All in all,5816 Style Women Boots if the disputes and problems can be effectively solved, the muted voices heard, the Internet users could find their strength in the real world, and the Internet would not only be a virtual society where online revelries were held.

Argentina in drive for more Chinese capital

Argentina in drive for more Chinese capital

BEIJING - More Chinese investments are expected to flow to Argentina this year as the two governments signed several economic cooperation agreements this week, Luis Kreckler,,NFL jerseys wholesale from China, Argentine secretary of trade and international economic relations, said on Wednesday.

The agreements cover sectors including agriculture,,Authentic Baseball Jerseys, energy, transportation and mining, Kreckler told China Daily, without disclosing details.

The trade secretary headed a delegation of 50 high-level Argentine government officials in a visit to Beijing this week. The delegation included agriculture, mining, transportation and international trade officials.

This was the latest of many visits by state heads and delegations between the two countries since 2010.

"Chinese investments are becoming more and more important (to Argentina). We care about the partnership with China and are very optimistic about future cooperation," he said.

The economic relationship has expanded swiftly in recent years. In 2010, bilateral trade jumped by 65.6 percent year-on-year to $12.9 billion, data from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce showed.

Vice Minister Zhao Baige Attended Meeting

Vice Minister Zhao Baige Attended Meeting to Sum Up ChinaUNFPA CP6 and Scale Up Experiences

From 11st to 12th December 2010,nfl throwback jerseys from china a meeting to sum up the six cycle of China/UNFPA country program on reproductive health and family planning (China/UNFPA CP6) and scale up experiences was held in Beijing. At the meeting, theme presentations, case analysis and comments by experts were organized around the three subjects of social management, public service and safeguarding people's rights and interests, according to the demand for deepening integrated reform and innovating system and mechanism. From various angles, all the speakers summed up the achievements of China/UNFPA CP6, analyzed the experience of practices in integrated reform and looked ahead about the future work in comprehensively promoting population activities.starcraft 2 Promotion The meeting is of great significance for the sound implementation of the next phase of China/UNFPA CP7 and deepened reform.Stretch tricot knitted fabric Present at the meeting were over 200 representatives from 30 project provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, 30 project counties, cities and districts, 45 model cities and district practicing integrated reform, UNFPA, MSI, Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Commerce, National Committee on Ageing.

Dr. Zhao Baige, Vice Minister of National Population and Family Planning Commission of China (NPFPC) attend the two-day meeting, listened to the presentations, introductions and questions & answers,GHD Rare and made a summing-up report at the closing ceremony.

Vice Minister Zhao reviewed the fruitful cooperation between NPFPC and UNFPA in the past three decades in three stages and, by summing up the achievements made in China/UNFPA CP6, analyzed the experiences and inspirations brought up by the population and family planning reform in China during China/UNFPA CP6, which could be summarized as (a) adhering to the innovative concept and conforming to the international new tides for population and development; (b) adhering to human-centered approach and safeguarding people’s immediate rights and interests; (c) adhering to integration with practice and mobilizing all the positive factors; (d) adhering to relying on experts and bringing to full play the role of think banks; and (e) adhering to appropriate scaling up and enlarging the role of project models.GHD Purple