Priyanka Sharma

As results of the first quarter of the financial year begin to trickle in, things are on a tight rope in China. One has to look as far back as 2004 to the last time when China had to pass through a deficit in the first quarter. The reason for this year’s deficit is attributed largely to the phenomenal rise in oil prices, the strengthening of the yuan and a boom in importing technology as well as the increase in prices across the globe. The General Administration of Customs data revealed a US$1.02 billion trade deficit for the first quarter of 2011. February saw a massive deficit of US$7.3 billion followed by a slight recovery surplus of US$139 million in March.

At the center of almost of every ancient culture are several energy building and energy equalizing exercises, or mediation-cum-exercising routines, that have evolved over several centuries.

India has its Yoga and Tai chi is very popular in China. Qigong is an older generation of sequences of body movements that are graceful but which build inner mental focus as well as balanced abdominal breathing, which creates in the person the proverbial ultimate vital energy, referred to as the Qi.

At the core of Korean Education Policy is the ambitious plan to have robotic instructors at all the 8400 kindergartens by the year 2013.

Aiding this program are the country’s leading science organizations. The Korea Institute of Science and Technology has delivered on its artificial intelligence capabilities by developing the EngKey robot.

Laos in its successful aftermath of hosting the southeast Asian Games is on the fast track to development The government of Laos believes that the Southeast Asian Games are a magnificent point to reiterate the immense reach and power of sports. By hosting the most prestigious games of the region, Laos has finally set foot on the world map.