With key countries in the world economy spiraling toward recession, and even India and China panicking about domestic inflation levels, there’s one country in particular that still seems to offer good value in its equities markets, thanks to an economic outlook that combines decent growth and only modest inflation.

Internet
• Inspectors for the International Olympic Committee have told Beijing organizers that the Internet must be open for the duration of the 2008 Olympics. The Internet is routinely censored in China, but Beijing is committed by its host city contract to provide the estimated 30,000 media expected for the Olympics the freedom to report as they have at previous Games.