International

Singapore property market booms despite deep recession
12/08/2009 05:00
Recession? What recession? Despite Singaporeâs worst economic slump since independence, the residential property sector is in the midst of a new boom reminiscent of 2007, when the city-state was known as the worldâs hottest real estate...
P&Gâs ending billable hours forces Grey to show chip ads work
12/08/2009 05:00
Pringles potato chips sit on display in a supermarket in New York, US For Grey Global Group Inc., its contract to create TV, print and Internet advertisements for Procter & Gamble Co.âs Pringles isnât just...
Trials show China’s flu vaccines "safe": Health Ministry
12/08/2009 05:00
China announced initial clinical tests on the country’s A/H1N1 flu vaccines proved the drug to be “safe and reliable” for human use. China’s Health Minister Chen Zhu receives his second inoculation of the country’s A/H1N1 flu vaccine. Chen...
Zelaya, Lula ask for bigger U.S. role in solving Honduran crisis
12/08/2009 05:00
Ousted Honduran President called on the US to help solve the Honduran crisis. Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva shakes hands with Honduras’ ousted President Manuel Zelaya (L) during a meeting at the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil in...
Putin visits breakaway Abkhazia, confirms aid commitment
12/08/2009 05:00
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday pledged that Russia would continue to provide financial assistance to Abkhazia. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (C) visits a maternity hospital in Sukhumi, August 12, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters...
U.S. Fed says economy leveling out, holds key interest rate near zero
12/08/2009 05:00
The U.S. Federal Reserve decided to keep a key interest rate unchanged at between zero and 0.25 percent. A man walks in front of the U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington, June 24, 2009. The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that the...
Wall Street tumbles as financials dive
11/08/2009 05:00
Wall Street tumbled on Tuesday due to a dive of financial stocks as investors awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting on key interest rates. Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the U.S., August 11, 2009. (Xinhua/Shen...