One of the reasons is the slowdown in demand for Chinese goods from major markets such as the US, the eurozone and Japan. All are struggling with their own sluggish recoveries from the global economic crisis.
It's not just an indicator or two it's really across the board tweaking up slightly, and I think that is good news for pretty much everybody," said David Carbon, chief economist at DBS Bank in Singapore.
The world is watching. The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable," said Mr Obama in a speech at the National Defense University in Washington.
The missile deployment is likely to be approved, adds our correspondent, despite opposition from Russia, whose foreign minister is also attending Tuesday's meeting in Bruss
Five police officers have been hurt during disorder in Belfast that erupted minutes after the council had voted to change its policy on the Union flag.
Two security staff at the hall and a press photographer were also injured. Separately, trouble broke out on the Lower Newtownards Road in east Belfast.
The Press Association (PA) also said that one of its photographers had sustained a head injury after getting caught up in the violence at the city hall.
The overall global trend does give some hope for optimism as the steep increase in terrorist activity experienced from 2003 to 2007 has halted, however the deteriorating situation in Syria and other future possible conflicts in the Middle-East could reverse the situation," the report said
It says terrorism correlates with low political stability, low cohesion between various groups in society, human rights violations and high levels of group grievances.
It says terrorism correlates with low political stability, low cohesion between various groups in society, human rights violations and high levels of group grievances.
