• U.S. Fed depicts slightly more optimistic recovery picture

    U.S. Fed depicts slightly more optimistic recovery picture

    17/02/2011 05:00

    The U.S. Federal Reserve expressed slightly more optimistic expectation of the U.S. economy, saying the recovery “was on a firmer footing”, but high unemployment remains a key challenge of the country. STRONGER RECOVERY The U.S....

  • Strikes continue in Egypt despite authorities” warning

    Strikes continue in Egypt despite authorities” warning

    17/02/2011 05:00

    Despite calls from Egypt’s ruling supreme council of the armed forces to end strikes and demonstrations that are damaging the efforts for economic recovery, strikes continued Wednesday in some parts of the country, local media reported....

  • Egypt”s Mubarak lands on Sharm el-Sheikh

    13/02/2011 05:00

    Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Friday landed on Sharm el-Sheikh with his family, after a speech delegating power to his Vice President Omar Suleiman on Thursday night, according to Al Arabiya TV. An airport source told Xinhua earlier that...

  • 200 people to kiss in Valentine’s Day

    200 people to kiss in Valentine’s Day

    11/02/2011 05:00

    A kissing competition will be held at 2 pm, February 13 in the northern port city of Hai Phong on the occasion of the Valentine Day. With the slogan “There is no everlasting love, only everlasting moments of love” and for...

  • New dawn for Egypt as Mubarak toppled 

    11/02/2011 05:00

    Egyptian anti-government protesters celebrate at Tahrir Square in Cairo. Thousands of Egyptians were still singing and waving flags as dawn broke over a nation reborn on Saturday, after a popular uprising forced president Hosni...

  • HK exchange open to alliances, adds voice to merger frenzy 

    11/02/2011 05:00

    The Hong Kong stock exchange said on Thursday it will consider international alliances after Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext announced plans to form the world’s biggest trading powerhouse. Deutsche and NYSE...

  • 7 killed, 80 wounded in Iraq”s bomb attacks

    7 killed, 80 wounded in Iraq”s bomb attacks

    10/02/2011 05:00

    A total of seven people were killed and 80 others were wounded in bomb attacks across the country on Wednesday, including three car bombings in Iraq’s northern city of Kirkuk. Firefighters extinguish a building...

enews & updates

Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates!

Ads by Adonline