Asian electronics sector holding up: analysts
SINGAPORE, August 21, 2008 (AFP) - Asia's electronics manufacturing sector is holding up, despite a slowing global economy, because of sustained demand from …
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Matsushita says new DNA technology identifies disease risks
TOKYO, August 20, 2008 (AFP) - Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Wednesday that it had developed a new way of predicting from a person's DNA …
Deficit-spending ‘champions of poor’, Venezuela, spooks oil market to drive prices up
SINGAPORE, August 20, 2008 (AFP) - World oil prices rose in Asian trade Wednesday on fresh supply concerns after key producer Venezuela indicated it could ask …
Athens gold medal winner Halkia formally expelled
BEIJING, August 19, 2008 (AFP) - Greek runner Fani Halkia has been formally expelled from the Olympics after testing positive for a banned substance, the …
BHP Billiton posts record 15.4-billion-dollar profit
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Oil falls to 112 dollars
SINGAPORE, August 19, 2008 (AFP) - World oil prices fell further on Tuesday, dragged down by worries that weaker US oil demand could spread to Europe and …
Southern African countries launch free trade zone
JOHANNESBURG, August 17, 2008 (AFP) - Southern African countries launched a regional trade zone at a summit on Sunday that aims to eliminate import tariffs, …
Pakistan’s Musharraf announces resignation
ISLAMABAD, August 18, 2008 (AFP) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced in a televised address to the nation Monday that he had decided to resign …
Sri Lanka fighting to displace more people: UN
August 18, 2008 (AFP) - Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes in northern Sri Lanka, joining thousands of others displaced by a government …
Australia announces Pacific guest worker scheme
SYDNEY, August 17, 2008 (AFP) - Thousands of Pacific Islanders will be allowed to live and work in Australia under a new guest worker plan announced Sunday by …
Philippine outsourcing industry needs extra 420,000 workers by 2010
MANILA, August 16, 2008 (AFP) - The Philippine outsourcing industry will need an extra 420,000 workers within the next two years as it bids to become one of …
Shapeways lets Internet users manufacture goods
SAN FRANCISCO, August 16, 2008 (AFP) - In a step toward the type of future pictured in the hit film "Iron Man," a firm in the Netherlands is letting people …
Former Siemens management lax on anti-corruption: report
BERLIN, August 16, 2008 (AFP) - German engineering giant Siemens ignored its own anti-corruption procedures in a slush fund scandal that has brought down a …
Contractors reap 85 bln dlrs from Iraq war: US report
WASHINGTON, August 15, 2008 (AFP) - The US government paid out 85 billion dollars in four years to contractors providing services to various government …
Gold price slumps under 800 dollars
LONDON, August 15, 2008 (AFP) - Gold prices tumbled underneath 800 dollars per ounce on Friday, hitting a ten-month low point as the precious metal was …
Oil prices extend losses; OPEC says demand growth will slow
LONDON, August 15, 2008 (AFP) - Crude prices fell further on Friday as OPEC lowered its forecast for oil demand growth, citing the weak global economy. online …
China’s ‘hot money’ flow slowing: report
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Sri Lanka fighting endangering civilians: Amnesty
August 15, 2008 (AFP) - Fighting between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in the north is endangering the lives of tens of thousands of displaced …
Oil prices up at US$113 after US inventory report
NEW YORK, August 13, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices rallied Wednesday after a weekly US government snapshot showed a surprisingly sharp drop in gasoline stockpiles …
Vietnam aiming for seven to eight pct growth: state media
HANOI, August 14, 2008 (AFP) - The Vietnamese government has targeted economic growth of seven to eight percent in 2009 and aims to win its fight against …