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 Agriculture Photos Trade US WTO | WTO talks in crisis Jul 25, 2008 8:40 AM | Talks to salvage a global trade deal faced a crunch point after three days of scant progress, as ministers went into another emergency meeting with developing giant India saying... (photo: AP / Aaron Favil) TVNZ | |
Pitfalls open in Philippine mining | By Joel D Adriano | MANILA - Australian ambassador to the Philippines Rod Smith last week jumped to the defense of the dozen or so Australian mining companies operating there, in what is turning out... (photo: GFDL / Kjetil Bjrnsrud) Asia Times Australia Manila Mining Philippine Photos |
Shanghai restricts business visas before Olympics (Updates with official comment in paragraphs 5-7) BEIJING, July 24 (Reuters) - China's financial hub, Shanghai, is restricting the issue of business visas, underlining the lengths to which authorities... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) The Guardian Business Law Olympics Photos Shanghai |
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New study says US dollar still overvalued against Asian currencies | A Chinese 100-yuan note in front of a picture of a Red Guard in Shanghai. Export-driven Asian economies are concerned about losing competitiveness as their currencies s... (photo: Public Domain / -) Turkish Press Business Economy Market Money Photos |
Hk share rally set to continue amid lower oil | HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares are expected to rise on Thursday, with financial stocks leading the way, tracki... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) The Times Of India Economy Finance Hong Kong Photos |
Japan retail investor sentiment slides in July By Mari Terawaki TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) - Japanese retail stock investors turned their most bearish in four months in July amid worries over the impact of soaring oil a... (photo: AP /Koji Sasahara) The Guardian Asia Economy Japan Market Photos |
Chinese authorities in talks on airline merger | SHANGHAI: China's central government and the Shanghai city government are discussing merging Shanghai Airlines with China Eastern Airlines, Chinese business magazine Ca... (photo: Creative Commons File / Heurik Manuel Pajer) The Star Airline Business China Merger Photos |
As markets contract, miners offer a refuge from trouble | In the past two months the world's largest mining groups have lost more than 25 per cent of their value as investors have grown concerned about the impact of an economi... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Times Business Economy Market Mining Photos |
The next crisis: Water | The global oil and food crisis have driven the prices of basic commodities to unprecedented levels, resulting in food riots and the toppling of governments as seen by t... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Philippine Star Disasters People Photos Society Water |
Wary of China, Russians look West | By Dmitry Shlapentokh | Like his predecessor Vladimir Putin, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev followed his taking over the Kremlin, in May, with a visit to China. For ... (photo: AP / Claro Cortes IV, Pool) Asia Times China Economy Photos Politics Russians |
China's growth rate may plunge to 9.9 pc: ADB | NEW DELHI: China's economic growth is likely to be 9.9 per cent this year and 9.7 per cent in 2009 due to a... (photo: GFDL) The Times Of India China Economy Market Photos Society |
Volkswagon, Peugeot, Fiat pull away from pack | The three European automakers shake off auto sector's gloom with strong second-quarter profits ...Read the full article Post the first comment Start the Conversation, L... (photo: GFDL) Globe and Mail Automakers Europe Fiat Peugeot Photos |