President George W Bush on Wednesday ordered creation of a panel to study whether the US needs more stringent safeguards for imported food and other consumer products following a rash of complaints about goods from China. Full story
China's annual economic growth surged to an 11-½ year high of 11.9% in the second quarter, cementing expectations for tighter policy to keep the world's fastest-growing major economy from overheating. Full story
Britain's political row with Moscow is unlikely to jeopardise Russian energy supplies to Europe but may hamper investments in Russia, analysts say. Full story