Beleaguered search engine Google, which is threatening to exit China over Internet regulations, needs to be more patient and flexible to situations if it wants to continue doing business in the country, according to a senior official from rival Microsoft.

Most Chinese as well as expatriates believe the country is rising and is progressing in the right direction, a survey has found.

China's foreign direct investment (FDI) rose for the seventh consecutive month in a row, albeit at a shade lower than earlier, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Monday.

According to statistics from the Beijing Municipal Commission of City Administration, the city produced 6.72 million tons of domestic garbage in 2008 and the amount is growing by 8 percent a year.

The weekly NYMEX oil chart shows an uptrend that has paused but this has not developed into a downtrend. The pause is defined by an up-sloping wide trading channel. The chart has several bullish features and they suggest markets are moving towards higher oil prices.