Corruption is just business as usual in ChinaIn the wake of the Rio Tinto Four trial, the BBC looks at how accurate accusations of dodgy dealings by foreign companies in China are: pretty credible, actually, but they’re just playing by the local rules.
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Multinationals to tread carefully in Hu’s wake
When the dust settles on Stern Hu’s ‘three day trial’, the business community will take a much dimmer view of both China’s business environment and of the country’s political-economy, writes John lee.
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US security contractor planned a $1m cover-up of Iraqi civilian killings
The US military security contractor formerly known as Blackwater paid $1 million in an attempt to buy Iraqi officials’ silence over the killing of 17 Iraqi civilians by Blackwater guards in 2007, claims the NYT.
Africa plagued by bribery
A new study has found the African continent is plagued by bribery at all levels with citizens forking out more than any where else on the planet, the catch is they also have more faith that their governments are doing something about it.
