International

Global economy: ready to roll or still on the rocks?
12/07/2009 05:00
Shoppers walk past an advertisement for a new clothing store in London, UK. Some hard data is now underpinning prospects for a global economic recovery, but world leaders urge caution and at least one says the...
China Eastern Airlines announces detailed merger plan with Shanghai Airlines
12/07/2009 05:00
China Eastern Airlines on late Sunday announced that it will merge Shanghai Airlines through a shares swap and the two will resume stock trading in Shanghai Monday. Shanghai Airlines will exchange one of its A shares for 1.3 shares of China Eastern...
Japanese PM to dissolve lower house for Aug 30 election
12/07/2009 05:00
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso agreed Monday with senior lawmakers of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that the lower house will be dissolved on July 21 for a general election on Aug. 30, Kyodo News reported, quoting LDP officials....
Negotiation for Jackson’s children underway as custody hearing postponed
11/07/2009 05:00
Lawyers for mother and ex-wife of late pop superstar Michael Jackson will have another week to negotiate a deal on his three children’s custody after a court hearing was postponed for second time, according to the court’s public information office....
World Bank says Indonesian economy a âwinnerâ amid global slump
10/07/2009 05:00
Indonesiaâs economy is set to emerge a âwinnerâ after avoiding the worst of the global financial crisis, the World Bankâs country director said. Asiaâs fastest-growing major economy after China and India can expand âsignificantlyâ...
Japanese students rush for English-language education
10/07/2009 05:00
Masanori Fujii, an official of education business Benesse Corporation, explains its cram school âRoute Hâ â“ short for âRoute to Harvardâ in Tokyo in January At US$28,000 a year, a popular English...
New GM emerges from remains of bankrupt automaker
10/07/2009 05:00
Fritz Henderson, chief executive officer of General Motors Co. speaks during a news conference at the GM headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, US, Friday General Motors Co., a new company majority-owned by the US...