But the real foundation of their new assertiveness is economic.

但它们新生自信的真正基础来自经济。

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That the three events came close together may be a coincidence. That they all testify to Russia's new assertiveness is not.

或许这三件事来得如此之近是一个巧合，但它们所显现出的俄罗斯崭新而坚决的自信则绝非巧合。

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Their new assertiveness may reflect a labour law introduced in January 2008, which gave workers more contractual rights.

ECONOMIST: China's labour market

To justify its new assertiveness, the post office comes up with heart-rending self-justifications.

ECONOMIST: Japanese finance

The new assertiveness comes as tobacco analysts have started to acknowledge that growing demand for "e-cigs" in the US is peeling away customers from tobacco giants such as Altria, Lorillard and RJ Reynolds.

CNN: Sales of e-cigarettes continue to soar