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Sovereign wealth funds seek voluntary guidelines to allay fears
Jul 9, 2008, 4:23 GMT
Singapore - Representatives of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) met in Singapore on Wednesday in a bid to make further progress on voluntary guidelines that would allay European and US fears of political interference. ... more
Vietnamese police launch cell phone network
Jul 9, 2008, 4:15 GMT
Hanoi - Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security has teamed up with a Russian mobile phone operator to set up the communist country's seventh mobile phone network, an official said Wednesday. ... more
More than one in three Hong Kong people plays the stock markets
Jul 9, 2008, 4:07 GMT
Hong Kong - Hong Kong's reputation as a business-savvy city was bolstered Wednesday by a survey which found that more than one third of adults invest in stocks or shares. ... more
Japan's key machinery orders up 10.4 per cent in May
Jul 9, 2008, 2:52 GMT
Tokyo - Japan's core machinery orders rose 10.4 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms in May to 1.11 trillion yen (10.41 billion dollars) from the previous month, the Cabinet Office said Wednesday. ... more
Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall Street rise, machinery orders
Jul 9, 2008, 2:34 GMT
Tokyo - Tokyo stocks opened higher Wednesday after overnight gains in the US market and better-than-expected Japanese machinery orders for May. ... more
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G8 leaders meet as spectre of stagflation grows
Jun 28, 2008, 6:36 GMT
Berlin - The world's most powerful industrial nations meet next month amid the scenic splendour of the Japanese island of Hokkaido to try to steer the global economy back onto an even keel as a deepening sense of foreboding sets in about the international economic outlook. ... more
In photos: 'Spain EADS A400m Roll out'
Jun 26, 2008, 16:43 GMT
We have added a new set of images from the event "Spain EADS A400m Roll out." ... more