International

Wall Street doesn’t feel guilty one year after financial crisis
15/09/2009 05:00
The Hamptons in New York State, on the eastern tip of Long Island, has long been the summer playground for Wall Street executives. Only a 90-minute drive from Manhattan, this small piece of heaven on earth along the Atlantic coastline is dotted...
HP upgrades notebook lines with thin, stylish models
15/09/2009 05:00
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP), the world’s largest personal-computer maker, on Tuesday unveiled a number of new models across its notebook lines HIGH-END BRAND The upgrades of HP notebook lines include the introduction of anew ENVY sub-brand,...
Yukio Hatoyama elected as Japan’s 93rd prime minister
15/09/2009 05:00
Yukio Hatoyama, president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), was elected Wednesday as Japan’s 93rd prime minister, succeeding Taro Aso of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Yukio Hatoyama, president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), is...
Oil drops on as U.S. dollar rebounds from 2009 low
14/09/2009 05:00
Oil prices continued to drop on Monday as the U.S. dollar rebounded after striking a new low for the year. Light, sweet crude for October delivery fell 43 cents to settle at 68.86 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The dollar...
IAEA General Conference convenes in Vienna
14/09/2009 05:00
The 53rd General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) opened Monday in the Vienna International Center (VIC). Yukiya Amano, new director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), addresses the 53rd General...
Obama pushes for financial regulation reform on Lehman collapse anniversary
14/09/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack Obama, speaking one year after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s collapse, reiterated on Monday his plan to overhaul the financial regulation system. U.S. President Barack Obama, speaking one year after Lehman Brothers Holdings...
Russia hosts international conference on global security
14/09/2009 05:00
President Dmitry Medvedev said Monday that the future world will benefit if its leaders adopt rational policies that come from open discussions and research. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) addresses the “Modern State and Global Security”...