Thursday 21st June

40 beautiful places to visit in China
{http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/life/40-beautiful-places-visit-china-943929?page=0,0}

China defends curbs on rare earths exports
China has defended its curbs on rare earths mining and exports after a World Trade Organisation (WTO) challenge brought by the United States, Europe and Japan. {http://www.afr.com/p/business/companies/china_defends_curbs_on_rare_earths_xVFxiU6g5JBzagfr5eSZbK}

China seeks to relax entry rules for foreign investors
China's securities regulator has sought to ease entry rules for foreign investors, the latest step in its bid to open up the financial market.
{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18529761}

The World from Berlin - "It is rather hypocritical when the Americans and the British, whose own mountains of debt have reached a high point, try to lecture the Europeans.
{http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/german-press-reacts-to-g-20-summit-a-839949.html}

Japans trade balance with EU {http://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/2012/06/20/095907084f.htm}

The Economic History of the Last 2000 Years: Part II
{http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/06/the-economic-history-of-the-last-2000-years/258762/}