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NEW YORK (AP) — RBC Capital Markets raised its outlook on Yamana Gold Inc. to “Outperform” from “Sector Perform” on Wednesday, citing a positive outlook for gold and the Canadian company’s growth plans.Yamana shares closed Tuesday at $10.41. They’ve traded in a 52-week range of $9.26 to $19.93.In a note to clients, RBC analyst Michael [...]

Among the premarket stories for Wednesday, Aug. 20, from AP Financial News:NEW YORK (AP) — An analyst on Tuesday night recommended long positions on investment bank Morgan Stanley, saying it has a solid mix of business.NEW YORK (AP) — RBC Capital Markets raised its outlook on Yamana Gold Inc. to “Outperform” from “Sector Perform” on [...]

By Steve DickinsonWhen we draft contracts in China, our foreign company clients usually instruct us to have the contract be governed by foreign law and for any disputes to be decided by arbitration, preferably outside of China. This is often a mistake. One major reason is that when any form of arbitration is required, the plaintiff has no access to the very effective prejudgment remedies available within the Chinese litigation system.

SectorWatch.biz Issues MarketStats for Gold Companies CGFI, ABX, GFI, LIHR and GGIRVINE, Calif., Aug 20, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — SectorWatch.biz announcesthe availability of MarketStats for gold-related equities in the news and drivingmarkets today. MarketStats offers a perspective on the aforementioned equitiesand the opportunity for investors to respond with articles and opinions on thesubject and [...]

Just got an email from my friend and blogger extraordinaire, Ben Ross. I thought it did a nice job encapsulating what is going on in Beijing these days and after I secured his permission to post it, here goes:

More people are coming to China looking for gold…  and no, I don’t mean the Olympics or gold medals.  (though I am sure Michael Phelps is quite happy with the “Great Haul of China” as I’ve seen it termed)  Nope.  Instead, Philadelphia based lawfirm Dechert LLP is going to start a Beijing office as early [...]

Foreign Policy Magazine is out with a fascinating and very well done list of China's 10 worst laws (damn, why didn't I think of that). (h/t to Jeremiah over at Peking Duck) I certainly agree with most of those on the list, but I hardly think it fair to put the New Property Rights Law on there. Here's what Foreign Policy has to say about it:

With so much going on in China, and only a limited amount of bandwidth, I have created this weekly post to highlight articles that I feel are (1) important, (2) relevant, and (3) interesting.This week there are 4 articles that I have chosen to highlight as each are quite interesting, they are all relevant, and [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Weekly Roundup: Greenpeaces Opposes IPO, Giving China a Break, China Wary of More Ag Investment, WalMart Pushes Green", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index.php/2008/08/19/weekly-roundup-greenpeaces-opposes-ipo/"});

1. Agreement signed among eleven cities on Southern Silk Road to form tourist allianceAt the closing ceremony of the Southern Silk Road and Ethnical Cultural Forum held on July 26th, 11 node cities on the Southern Silk Road including Chengdu, Ya’an and Zhaotong of Yunnan formally signed the Southern Silk Road Tourist Alliance Cooperative Agreement [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Chengdu Investment News: August 18", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index.php/2008/08/18/chengdu-investment-news-august-18/"});