Shanghai composite slips half a percent

China's Shanghai Composite index dropped 0.49% to 2,982.38 after a private survey showed services sector activity in the country cooled to the weakest in eight months in June. With the slide in todays ... ( read original story ...)

Putin Arrives in Kazakhstan for Shanghai Alliance Summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Kazakhstan, the Kremlin said Wednesday, where he will attend a meeting of Shanghai alliance nations in the capital Astana. The nine-member Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which encompasses a vast ... ( read original story ...)