• HSBC raises Asia 2010 growth forecast to 7.6 pct

    05/10/2009 05:00

    HSBC Holdings Plc raised its 2010 economic growth forecast for Asia excluding Japan to 7.6 percent from 6.9 percent, led by faster expansions in China, South Korea and Singapore. “Growth has roared back in Asia, with domestic demand firing...

  • After delays, Cambodia rekindles stock market dream

    05/10/2009 05:00

    Construction cranes and unfinished high-rise buildings surround the silty marshland where a year from now Cambodia hopes to turn the page on decades of upheaval by opening a stock exchange. The idea of a Cambodian stockmarket has been floated...

  • Yudhoyono taps temporary replacements for Indonesia graft body

    Yudhoyono taps temporary replacements for Indonesia graft body

    05/10/2009 05:00

    Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Tuesday will fill three leadership posts at the country’s anti-graft body that were vacated due to criminal...

  • Honduran interim gov’t to lift emergency decree

    Honduran interim gov’t to lift emergency decree

    05/10/2009 05:00

    Honduran interim President Roberto Micheletti said on Monday he will ask his ministers to lift the emergency decree issued two weeks ago, which suspends civil rights. U.S. Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida (R) looks at the Honduras...

  • Early H1N1 vaccination saves lives: study

    Early H1N1 vaccination saves lives: study

    05/10/2009 05:00

    In terms of stemming the H1N1 virus pandemic, early vaccination will save more lives and costs less, a new study suggests. Vaccinating 40 percent of the people in October or 35 percent in November saves lives, cuts medical costs and shortens the...

  • Iran agrees to IAEA inspection of new uranium enrichment plant

    Iran agrees to IAEA inspection of new uranium enrichment plant

    04/10/2009 05:00

    The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradeiannounced here Sunday that Tehran has agreed to the inspection to its new uranium enrichment plant in three weeks. Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency...

  • IT to be major engine of future economic growth: Microsoft CEO

    IT to be major engine of future economic growth: Microsoft CEO

    04/10/2009 05:00

    Global economy is expected to achieve a new round of growth in the next two decades powered mostly by innovation in information technology, Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft Corp said. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivers a...

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