Zhu Shanzhong, director of the marketing and communications department of the China National Tourism Administration, said in Shanghai that CNTA has proposed a national leisure program to encourage more Chinese citizens to participate in domestic tours and to promote the Chinese tourism market. The latest statistics indicate that in 2007, China's total tourism revenue was USD150 [...]

The communications department of the Kremlin honestly appears more modern than that of the United States lately (it seems to take the State Department a very long time to post a video of its press conferences). However it is notable that the president used this inaugural podcast to attack the existing global security architecture, and hint at Russia's readiness to take over a new decision making role. Let's see if the blame game continues today in Evian. UPDATE: The Moscow Times has an article about Medvedev's foray into social media.