• India, South Korea agree to cut tariff to boost trade

    07/08/2009 05:00

    South Korea and India signed a trade deal Friday that will cut or eliminate tariffs, giving companies such as Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Electronics Inc. better access to the world’s second-most populated nation. The agreement covering import...

  • ‘Bird’s nest’ boom in Malaysia sparks protests

    ‘Bird’s nest’ boom in Malaysia sparks protests

    07/08/2009 05:00

    Thousands of bird “motels” have opened across Malaysia to lure the swiftlets whose nests are harvested to make bird’s nest soup, a costly delicacy in Chinese cuisine. But as the...

  • Canadian manufacturers find new markets to replace US

    06/08/2009 05:00

    The global economic crisis may be the best thing that ever happened to Canadian businessman Lorne Janes. Sales in his top market, the US, disappeared almost overnight, forcing him to seek new buyers for his machinery to make marble and granite...

  • Tipping point: richest nations see baby boom

    Tipping point: richest nations see baby boom

    06/08/2009 05:00

    The once ironclad axiom that the wealthier a nation the lower its birthrate is reversed when countries pass a certain threshold of development, according to a study released Wednesday....

  • Recession abates but crisis not over yet: experts

    Recession abates but crisis not over yet: experts

    06/08/2009 05:00

    A woman’s reflection on the wall of a luxury shop in Shanghai, China. The global economy is showing timid signs of recovery but experts warn the crisis is by no means over and that rising unemployment and a...

  • GM to introduce plug-in hybrid Buick in 2011

    GM to introduce plug-in hybrid Buick in 2011

    06/08/2009 05:00

    The largest U.S. automaker General Motors Co. (GM) will introduce a plug-in hybrid Buick crossover vehicle in 2011, the company said Thursday. Tom Stephens, GM vice chairman of product development, made the announcement during a seminar at Traverse...

  • Twitter battles cyber attack

    Twitter battles cyber attack

    06/08/2009 05:00

    Twitter on Thursday is battling a denial-of-service attack which has shut down the micro-blogging website for several hours in the morning. “The site is back up, but we are continuing to defend against and recover from this attack,” Twitter...

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