OPINION

Restructure SMEs, take industries to new areas

The subprime crisis has had the US market shrink a lot and a large quantity of financial capital re-oriented to commodity markets or emerging economies, stirring greater fluctuations in the prices for the crude oil futures and assets in emerging economies.

Recently my wife and I dined with friends at a neighborhood restaurant, an establishment with marvelous food and a long history: their chefs helped to prepare New China's first State banquet.

Lately a stream of news reports has been floating around saying the United States and Iraq will soon sign an agreement on US military pullout and long-term political, economic and security relations between the two countries.