The degree of that cooperation, and the recent trajectory of the bilateral relation, remains open to debate.

WSJ: Russia Expels U.S. Diplomat

This September, a new shopping and leisure centre, the Oracle (no relation of the software firm), is due to open in the middle of the town.

ECONOMIST: The south-east

Village and township officials receive salaries in relation to the peasant income they report, and reporting a rosy picture is the best chance open to a township official to get a coveted job in the county seat.

ECONOMIST: China