Briefing: Derivatives Nov 13, 2009
First, they want more OTC contracts to be cleared by central counterparties (CCPs) ... CCPs have been around since 1925, when the Chicago Board of Trade Clearing Corporation became the legal counterparty to buyers and sellers of derivative contracts ... CCPs take margin and collateral according to the size of trades, so that if a trader defaults, the clearing house should see his counterparty right. (The Economist)
Stokes strokes his pals at Consolidated Media Nov 10, 2009
I think it is only fair that this be finalised by Tuesday 9 June 2009 and CCP [Carling Capital] have been very patient and have continued to provide advisory services,'' said an email from Carling. However, yesterday's judgment said the original conversation did not ''record an agreement. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Cambodia rattles Thailand's chain Nov 10, 2009
Hun Sen's main domestic opponent says the premier's overtures to Thaksin are not motivated by scoring political points or a desire to uphold Khmer nationalism, but instead are due to pressure being exerted on him by Vietnam, the invading nation which initially installed him as premier in 1985 and which the opposition still claims has influence over the CCP government. Sam Rainsy has called the argument between Thaksin and Abhisit a "political game" to turn the Cambodian public's attention to the... (Asia Times Online)
Africa: Continent Gets U.S.$110 Million to Fight Malaria Oct 22, 2009
Malaria Consortium will lead the net distribution and operations research elements of the project, which will be managed by US-based John Hopkins University Centre for Communications Programmes (CCP) ... "We are delighted to have won this funding with CCP, said Dr Graham Root, Managing Director of Malaria Consortium. "Our experience and understanding of the design and implementation of different net distribution systems using the public and private sectors and civil society, will help ensure... (allAfrica.com)
H1N1 overwhelms Children's Hospital Oct 17, 2009
CCP is asking patient families to utilize its Web site -- -- regarding H1N1 flu immunization availability and only to call the office after availability has been determined ... As of yesterday, the hospital reported that the following CCP offices have H1N1 vaccine available: CCP-Allegheny, CCP-Bass Wolfson (Cranberry and Squirrel Hill locations), CCP-HealthQuest Pediatrics, CCP-Kittanning, CCP-GIL (Murrysville location), CCP-Jeannette, CCP-Mt ... Lebanon, CCP-Natrona Heights and CCP-Waterdam. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
* Beijing may demand payback: experts Oct 6, 2009
Therefore, as long as the Taiwan Strait remains stable, CCP [Chinese Communist Party] leaders would be less concerned about ultimate reunification than about effective management of complicated domestic and international affairs, he said. This story has been viewed 1089 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
2d memorial for firefighters unveiled Oct 5, 2009
About 70 people attended the event, led by The Boston Global Service Center for Quitting the CCP. It included speeches, musical performances, posters, and signs, all encouraging card-carrying Chinese communists to leave the party. The center has been active since 2005, months after the Epoch Times of New York published a series of editorials about the history of the Chinese Communist Party. (Boston Globe)
CCP Games Implements Interpolls' Rich Media Widget Technology to Promote EVE Online Game Virally Oct 2, 2009
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--, a leading rich media technology company, announced today that it is teaming with CCP Games to launch an interactive online campaign to promote EVE Online, one of the worlds largest game universes ... Interpolls technology will enable CCP Games to tout its latest archetypes, house videos and allow users to try or purchase EVE Online all within a single ad unit ... Incorporating Interpolls rich media technology enables CCP Games to take advantage of... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Fathia : The Rock Of The Nkrumah Family Sep 21, 2009
The two, mother and son, stood before a statue of Nkrumah inscribed with the Convention Peoples Party (CCP) slogan, Forward Ever at the spot where Nkrumah declared independence on March 6, 1957. Madam Fathia Nkrumah, the widow of the late President Nkrumah, died at age 75, in May 31, 2007. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
China's 60th Birthday: The Road to Prosperity Sep 20, 2009
Moreover, Mao and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) came to power without significant external support theirs was largely a homegrown revolution ... In this regard, Mao and the CCP positioned themselves squarely with a deep yearning among Chinese thus earning their loyalty and the party's legitimacy. (Time.com)
Chinese students take to the hills Sep 10, 2009
bourgeois or a threat to the revolutionary course laid by chairman Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and this time the rural exodus has very different goals ... Wang said that students also become cun guan because they follow the CCP teaching "of being the first to volunteer for the people" ... The majority of mayors in the countryside are members of the CCP. Most of the cun guan are also from the party, but there are cases like the district assigned to Wang, where the mayor... (Asia Times Online)
Your multi-media mayoral wrap-up, and Reed on race: Two Atlantas is not Atlanta at all Sep 2, 2009
Yes, I know, the CCP only votes when there s a tie, but she could have been a leader. EVERYone knew Cathy Woolard when she was City Council President. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
CPP Investment Board Commits up to US$250 Million to Brazilian Commercial Properties Joint Venture Aug 11, 2009
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 10, 2009) - The CPP Investment Board (CPPIB) announced today that it has entered into a joint venture with Cyrela Commercial Properties S.A. Empreendimentos e Participacoes (CCP) (BOVESPA:CCPR3) ... Based in Sao Paulo, CCP is a leading developer, owner and manager of commercial properties in Brazil, which includes a portfolio of Triple A office buildings in the prime office districts of Sao Paulo, as well as shopping centres and industrial properties ... "We... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
* World News Quick Take Aug 6, 2009
Kang Rixin (ds), Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secretary and general manager of China National Nuclear Corp, is being probed for possible involvement in grave violations of discipline, Xinhua news agency said. Kang was elected a member of the CCPs top anti-corruption body, in 2002. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* A tall tale of two ideological camps Aug 5, 2009
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is growing fonder of the KMT and is taking the opportunity to push cross-strait relations ahead to the extent that any future government will not be able to reverse the process ... From party-to-party talks between the KMT and the CCP to cross-strait economic and cultural forums and visits by mayors and county commissioners that have been going on for years, the mechanism for dialog in each case is directed by the KMT and the CCP. ... Although the DPP may... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* ANALYSIS: Ma facing challenges with KMT Jul 27, 2009
There has been intense speculation that Ma might attend a KMT-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) cross-strait forum in his role as KMT chairman to meet his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao (JA). Taking control of the KMTs communication channel with Beijing would help Ma eliminate the influence of old KMT heavyweights such as former KMT chairman Lien Chan (s) and outgoing KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hisung (dB), and claim full authority over cross-strait affairs, Wang said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
Senate Rejects Concealed Weapons Provision Jul 23, 2009
However, I can still get a Utah CCP and be able to carry in 33 states ... What people don't realize though is that if you have a valid CCP and are traveling, federal law says that you can have a gun in your vehicle no matter what state you are in ... Currently each state sets its own laws regarding ownership and CCP. Most states also give law enforcement realtime access to the owner's registry so when they pull someone over for a traffic stop. (CBS News)
Should Concealed Guns Be Legal Everywhere? Jul 22, 2009
as a ccp holder, woman, close to 60, now living alone, I paid dearly to go to class, pass the backgound check, and have the ability to protect myself and my property I am considered by the community to be a very sucessful business woman, so why would you classify me as a redneck. The people you read about in the news who gun down mass crowds or "shoot their wives" would have never taken the time to be a ccp holder. (CBS News)
We triumphed after it rained in our parade Jul 18, 2009
Over the last decade, the CCP has violated basic human rights of the Chinese people by imprison ing and persecuting anyone they thought was associated with Falun Gong. Their abuse has included mental and physical tor ture, forced labor, confiscation of personal property, job loss and indescribable anguish forced upon millions of families. (NJ.com -- Times)
CCP on the EBank Scandal Jul 17, 2009
Today, we finally got CCP's response to the entire affair ... However, where Ricdic got in trouble with was in the selling of the ISKs, which are technically CCP's property, for real world money ... CCP doesn't plan on regulating player banks, either, as it views what happened to be part of the system. (IGN PC Games)
* EDITORIAL: Hard to tell friends from enemies Jul 10, 2009
In November 2005, for example, then-Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislator Su reportedly stayed at the Central Chinese Communist Party (CCP) School guest house in Beijing for three days. During his stay he was alleged to have made a speech to senior CCP members and Peoples Liberation Army leaders attacking the US for interfering in the Taiwan problem and opposing US arms sales to Taiwan on the strength of a referendum that failed only because of an unreasonable KMT boycott. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Newsweek: How China is spinning Uighur unrest Jul 9, 2009
Internet and mobile phones have made full news blackouts like after the 1976 Tangshan earthquakeor the 1997 riots and shootings in Yili (also in Xinjiang)impossible, so the CCP has been forced to learn spin. That's not to say news blackouts aren't in force. (MSNBC -- International)
Retired chairman of Oscar Mayer Foods dead at 95 Jul 8, 2009
CCP Announces a New Program to Protect Employees Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plans. Corporate Compensation Plans Inc. (CCP) announced today a new program to protect employees nonqualified deferred compensation plan benefits ... As a result, said Philip Davis, president of CCP, It is not uncommon to see higher paid employees and their companies - deferring hundreds of thousands of dollars of income into the these plans, making it critically important that they eliminate risks... (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Billions stolen in online robbery Jul 4, 2009
"Basically this character was one of the people who had been running EBank for a while. He took a bunch of (virtual) money out of the bank, and traded it away for real money," Ned Coker, of Icelandic company CCP which runs Eve, told the Reuters news agency. Eve Online has about 300,000 players all of whom inhabit the same online universe. (BBC News -- Technology)
Virtual bank heist to pay real debts Jul 3, 2009
He took a bunch of (virtual) money out of the bank, and traded it away for real money, said Ned Coker, of the Icelandic company CCP, which developed the game ... But exchanging the virtual cash for dollars broke the rules and CCP banned Richards EBank accounts. (India Times, India)
Timeline: China Jul 3, 2009
1989 - Troops open fire on demonstrators who have camped for weeks in Tiananmen Square initially to demand the posthumous rehabilitation of former CCP General Secretary Hu Yaobang, who was forced to resign in 1987. The official death toll is 200. (BBC News)
Gamer steals from virtual world to pay real debts Jul 3, 2009
"Basically this character was one of the people that been running EBank for a while. He took a bunch of (virtual) money out of the bank, and traded it away for real money," said Ned Coker, of the Icelandic company CCP, which developed the game ... But exchanging the virtual cash for real dollars broke the rules and CCP banned Richard's EBank accounts ... "We have never seen ourselves as gods who make the rules of social interaction," said Eyjolfur Gudmundsson, an economics adviser to CCP. "You... (MSNBC -- Technology)
* Local judicial rights under attack Jul 3, 2009
Most pan-green camp supporters feel that Chens long detention is political retaliation by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that is meant to destroy the green camps morale and crack down on Taiwanese independence ... The pan-green camps understanding of the CCP, the KMT and Chens corruption trial is directly related to the nations future. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Zimbabwe: China Gives Credit of U.S. $950 Million Jul 1, 2009
I'd be VERY careful about money or "credit" from the PRC. They don't give away money for nothing, I'd be concerned about what sort of economic concessions ZANU-PF had to give the CCP in order to get this "credit". Are we to expect the Chinese will eventually run the diamond. (allAfrica.com)
Watch lists, guns and government Jun 30, 2009
6:00 am June 29, 2009, by Bob Barr. The secret government Terrorist Watch List, reportedly already swelled to more than 1. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
* The hope before the storm: remembering the spring of 1989 Jun 5, 2009
Bao Tong (j), a chief aide to the reformist former general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Zhao Ziyang (), who was purged for his sympathy toward the students, said: A lot of people have forgotten; foreign people forgot; many Chinese young people forgot, too ... The CCPs paramount leader, Deng Xiaoping (Hp), tacked between reform and party orthodoxy as he tried to hold the leadership together ... Zhao Ziyang was suggesting a softer line that isnt in the DNA of... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* [ JOHNNY NEIHUS MAILBAG ] May 30, 2009
These plutocrats think that talks with China are so great for business K until the CCP imposes rules that they deem unfair, that is. Then, when you complain, theyll just toss you in jail like in Russia. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Groupthink undermines Taiwans PRC policy May 26, 2009
However, those in power must understand that Taiwans real opponent is the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), not the DPP. Restricting expressions of concern at home and abroad by means of resource allocation X which the government appears to have done in recent months X goes against the spirit of political reconciliation ... The KMT and the CCP have had better relations of late because a discussion platform exists between them. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* PRC erodes rights abroad: forum May 24, 2009
One-time CCP official Ruan Ming, who went into exile in the 1980s, said US economists were more interested in profits than promoting human rights By Loa Iok-sin STAFF REPORTER Sunday, May 24, 2009, Page 3 ... Twenty years ago, the world condemned the Chinese Communist Party [CCP] regime for its crackdown on the Tiananmen Square demonstrations, said former presidential adviser Ruan Ming (), a one-time CCP official who was forced into exile in the late 1980s for promoting political reform... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
* [MA YING-JEOU'S FIRST YEAR] : Ma finds himself under fire May 20, 2009
Lin, a former member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), said Ma should be wary of the CCPs united front strategy. While Beijing has never denied the existence of the strategy, Ma has helped the CCP hide its stratagem and joined forces with the CCP to deceive the Taiwanese public, Lin said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
* Protest will keep the Ma government on its toes May 20, 2009
By accepting the one China principle completely, how can we not be suspicious of and worried about such close cooperation between the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In addition, in the face of Chinas propaganda against Taiwan, Ma said in a recent interview that we do not have to worry about the CCPs United Front stance because this policy has existed for the past 60 years. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* China is playing along with Ma May 20, 2009
Many analysts believe Taiwans admission to the World Health Assembly (WHA) as an observer to be a reflection of the Chinese Communist Partys (CCP) hidden agenda on Taiwan. The question is if the CCP will show Taiwan goodwill in talks over an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) ... The CCP is merely playing along. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
A healthy turn for Taiwan-mainland ties May 19, 2009
The detente has been helped by the successful launch of a communications platform for the two parties - the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the KMT. Since KMT's honorary chairman, Lien Chan, visited the mainland in 2005 and met CCP general secretary Hu Jintao, ties between the two longtime rivals - the CCP and KMT - seem to have blossomed ... The thaw in relations is also the result of direct people-to-people daily meetings, direct CCP and KMT communication, and increasing mutual trust. (Asia Times Online)
* Is it time for the SEF to bow out? May 18, 2009
The SEFs role has, however, been partly undermined, as the framework for developing cross-strait relations has been laid out in talks between the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Much of the wording of cross-strait agreements is agreed upon at preparatory consultations between representatives of the two parties, reducing the SEFs role to something of a rubber stamp. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* Things that we need to pass on to Krugman May 16, 2009
We need to let Krugman know about the deal that the KMT has with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to allow the latter to take over Taiwan. Krugman once warned the world that economic development will not decrease military conflict. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* Who dares to cross the PRC-backed SEF head? May 14, 2009
Cross-strait relations have developed a great deal over the past five years, from the KMT-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) platform to the recent talks between the SEF and ARATS.. Let us remember that Chiang is also first deputy chairman of the KMT. It is evident that the CCP has connections throughout Taiwans political parties, government, business and media and knows the various factions like the back of its hand ... The CCP can slowly extend its influence over Taiwan unbeknownst to the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
* Unrivaled threats to security in Taiwan May 13, 2009
First, there has recently been much criticism about cross-strait dialogue being that between the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Since cross-strait issues are discussed via a KMT-CCP forum, the government can evade legislative supervision and exclude the opposition from the picture ... Even if cross-strait agreements are signed via the mechanism of the Straits Exchange Foundation and the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait, their evasion of... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
China's elite stirs up 'paranoid' petitioners May 9, 2009
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) initiated its own petition system in 1951, with more or less the same functions as the ancient institution ... As a result, Guo was dismissed from his position, expelled from the CCP and imprisoned for two years. (Asia Times Online)
* Why the secrecy over the WHA? May 7, 2009
What conditions did the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agree on in the course of their secret negotiations with the WHO ... The KMT and the CCP are engaged in secret diplomacy and are keeping the process and core content to themselves ... Are the KMT and CCP really so wary about ordinary Taiwanese. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
* The folly of ignoring cross-strait imbalance May 5, 2009
Beijing is using the platforms for communication between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), cross-strait talks and cross-strait forums to widen its contacts with Taiwan ... The CCP has showed goodwill toward the KMT following the KMTs acceptance of the 1992 consensus, the moniker Chinese Taipei and dealing with issues on a case by case basis, but there are no guarantees it will extend the same treatment to a DPP-led government. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Management team buys Robert Dyas Apr 9, 2009
It had been reported at the weekend that last-ditch talks were under way between the previous owners, Change Capital Partners (CCP), and the banks. CCP is a private equity group led by the former boss of Marks & Spencer Luc Vandevelde. (BBC News -- Business)
What Else Are We Wrong About? Apr 4, 2009
As its free-market flourishes and access to information grows, it becomes an overwhelming challenge for the CCP to justify its rule and. Why should we assume that China will be immune to demands for democratic change. (Slate)
* COMMUNITY COMPASS: Remembering Father Yeh Mar 24, 2009
Jaschko eventually fell into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), however, when his deputy hospital chief accused him of beating a Chinese child ... The deputy chief later confessed that he had fabricated the story against Jaschko because his father had been arrested by the CCP. ... Jaschko was expelled by the CCP in 1955 X the same year he came to Taiwan via Hong Kong. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
* No secret WHO deal: Ma spokesman Mar 24, 2009
The Presidential Office yesterday rejected allegations that the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) had struck a secret deal with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on the countrys participation in the WHO. ... She said the KMT and the CCP had reached agreements on four points: that Taiwan would consult with China and not with the international community on the WHA bid; that Taiwan would join the WHA under the title Chinese Taipei and not challenge the one China framework; that the WHA... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Pimping propaganda Mar 18, 2009
In response to the letter by Seung Li (March 16): Unfortunately, Li has missed the whole point of the Tibetan struggle, while parroting the typical propaganda peddled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ... Imagine if some foreign empire (say the US) decided to liberate the Chinese people from the dictatorial rule of the CCP, and poured in a lot of money into the region (allegedly, as told to me by a friend I know who worked at a certain factory) ... Besides, if the CCP has made everything so... (Asia Times Online)
* Whistleblower on SARS writes to Hu demanding apology Mar 13, 2009
A military surgeon who blew the whistle on Chinas SARS cover-up in 2003 and asked the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to reassess its 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen protesters has asked the government to apologize for detaining him ... Only then will they be in compliance with the ideals of [the CCP] leadership: rule by law, the people first and harmonious society, he wrote. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Ambiguity keeps cross-strait thaw alive Mar 10, 2009
Economic development, after all, is critical to the political survival of both the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Beijing and the Nationalist Party in Taipei ... Despite the mass criticism against Beijing's human rights record from the Western world, the CCP has actually been consistently moving towards a more democratic status, starting from direct elections at the grassroots level and inner-party democracy at the central level. (Asia Times Online)
* Chinas parade to end all parades Feb 17, 2009
Amid news that millions of migrant workers are roaming the Chinese countryside unemployed, a severe drought affecting eight breadbasket provinces and state authorities admitting that 2009 could be a year of unprecedented social unrest, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials must be looking left and right these days for ways to retain their grip on power. After all, much of the CCPs legitimacy rests on its ability to promote economic growth and pull millions of Chinese out of poverty, which in... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
