SYDNEY: Global press baron Rupert Murdoch has urged Australia to be open to immigrants and engage more deeply with Asia Women's Javon Hargrave Jersey , as he celebrated 50 years of the national newspaper he founded, The Australian. Murdoch, some of whose British and American media outlets often take a hard line on migrants, said Australia, with its entrepreneurial spirit and egalitarian way of life, had a comparative advantage in a world where not all are free.
"We should be a beacon, but that means holding ourselves to high standards and not simply finding fault with others Women's Sean Davis Jersey ," the Australian-born mogul said at a gala dinner in Sydney on Tuesday night attended by a who's who of politicians and business leaders. "We must be open to immigrants, to their desire to improve themselves and to the resulting improvement in our country."
Murdoch, whose operations in Britain have been embroiled in a phone hacking scandal, said stalled immigration reforms in the United States were a wasted opportunity. "It is in the collective self-interest to welcome immigrants, those who cherish the values of the country, and who are sometimes willing to risk all in the quest for a better life," he said.
The tycoon made no mention of Canberra's harsh policy for asylum-seekers Women's Artie Burns Jersey , under which those arriving on unauthorised boats are denied resettlement in Australia, but sent to camps on remote Pacific islands. But he praised the conservative leadership of Prime Minister Tony Abbott, saying his team was working to trim the expense of government.
He also urged Australia to take advantage of its "unprecedented opportunity to prosper from its fortunate geography" of being near to China, Japan, India, and Indonesia. "Our prosperity will not come from simply exporting chunks of our terrain to those nations and beyond," he said Women's Joshua Dobbs Jersey , referring to Australia's mining industry. "It will only come if we take the time to understand these countries, to speak their languages, to welcome their students and to build on the cultural and commercial links that have evolved over the past couple of decades."
Murdoch, who was upbeat about the future of newspapers, said he was proud of The Australian, the paper he started in Canberra in July 1964. "I can say with confidence that my father, who dreamed of creating a national paper Women's James Conner Jersey , would approve of what we have built and how the paper has pursued principle and progress in our country," he said.
Abbott, who used to be a journalist at the paper before entering politics, spoke at the event in which he said the News Corp. papers were no "ciphers" for Murdoch. "The Australian has borne his ideals but not his fingerprints; it has been his gift to our nation," Abbott said. Among others at the gala dinner were former prime ministers Paul Keating and John Howard, central bank governor Glenn Stevens as well as sports personalities including cricketer Ricky Ponting.
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By Naim-Ul-Karim
DHAKA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- An octogenarian Bangladeshi Women's Cameron Sutton Jersey , who can' t even walk without the aid of a walking stick, is still looking forward to another visit to China perhaps for the last time.
Md Bashirullah has visited China 74 times since 1966 to help build bridges of friendship and business ties between China and Bangladesh.
He was one of the pioneers who had contributed immensely in development of Bangladesh's relationship with China.
""It's a matter of pride for me to have the opportunity to contribute to some extent to the development of Bangladesh-China relationship after Bangladesh became an independent country,"" Md Bashirullah, managing partner of the Overseas Trading Corporation and executive chairman of Synergy Logistics Ltd, told Xinhua recently.
He was also one of those instrumental in the establishment of the Bangladesh-China People's Friendship Association (BCPFA) in which he is still a senior vice president.
""My physical condition is not permitting me right now otherwise I would have loved to visit China again,"" said Bashirullah whose last visit to China was in 2008.
Bashirullah said he is aware of the vast changes in China since his first visit to the country in 1966. ""I've visited China 74 times in different capacities and every time I went there I have always found profound changes that impressed me,"" he said.
During his previous visits Women's JuJu Smith-Schuster Jersey , both as a businessman and as a delegate of the BCPFA, he witnessed the tremendous development in China over the last 40 years.
Bashirullah started doing business with Chinese state-owned corporations, such as the China National Machinery Import & Export Corporation (Shanghai branch), China National Textile Import & Export Corporation(Shanghai branch) and China National Chemical Import & Export Corporation (Tianjin branch).
Since l964, the main areas of business in his dealings with China were in textile and jute machinery and spares, knitting machinery, needles Women's T. J. Watt Jersey , cotton and silk yarn, textile dyes and chemicals.
Bashirullah recalled that in the 1960's, China was still a less developed country with few hotels for foreigners and few taxis on the streets. In Beijing, he said he knew of only four hotels, including Beijing Hotel, Friendship Hotel at that time.
He said that when he visited China in l977 as a member of the trade delegation sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of Bangladesh, he concentrated in Chinese products because at that time Women's James Washington Jersey , Chinese-made products were not only cheaper but also suitable for Bangladesh.
""The reform and opening-up policy has a great impact on my business. In fact, I greatly benefited from it because more Chinese state-owned corporations granted licenses for foreign export. So, I got more options for business partnership,"" Bassilurah said.
Bassilurah said that despite stiff competition from Indian, Japanese and European machineries, he preferred Chinese textile and jute machineries. ""And I was very successful,"" he added.