International

Iconic U.S. auto giant GM declares bankruptcy
01/06/2009 05:00
In the largest industrial bankruptcy ever seen in U.S. history, General Motors Corp., the top U.S. automaker and once the world’s largest corporation, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday. A piece of news about the General Motors Corp....
Air France airliner vanishes, chances of finding survivor very slim
01/06/2009 05:00
Chances of finding any survivors are “very slim” as an Air France airliner with 228 people on board vanished over the Atlantic Ocean, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday. File photo dated May 2, 2009 shows an Air France plane. An...
Chinese manufacturing grows, adding to evidence of recovery
01/06/2009 05:00
Chinaâs manufacturing expanded for a third month, adding to evidence that the worldâs third-largest economy is recovering from its deepest slump in almost a decade. The official...
GM bankruptcy kicks off fast track restructuring
01/06/2009 05:00
General Motors Corp. drove in the fast lane to revival on the same day of its iconic bankruptcy filing on Monday, signaling the Obama administration’s determination and confidence in bringing back the industrial giant. General Motors CEO Fritz...
Google to sell e-books in 2009
01/06/2009 05:00
Google plans to launch a program of selling e-books later this year, a move to compete with e-commerce leader Amazon.com Inc., the company confirmed Monday. A man passes by the Google office in Beijing. (Photo: China Daily/Nan Shan)...
Susan Boyle hospitalized after talent show loss
01/06/2009 05:00
Susan Boyle, who lost in the final of the popular “Britain’s Got Talent” television contest Saturday, has been admitted to a private clinic after she reportedly suffered an “emotional breakdown” at her hotel in London Sunday, British media reported....
India economy headed higher, reforms in sight: analysts
31/05/2009 05:00
Women browse goods at a local market in Amritsar. Indiaâs economy is on the upswing with eyes now keenly focused on Julyâs planned budget for new market-opening moves by the freshly re-elected Congress...