International

U.S. treasury chief says world economy decay "eased," warns against complacency
24/04/2009 05:00
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Friday said the deterioration of world economy and trade has “eased,” but warned it is too early to conclude that a real recovery has already begun. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner makes a point...
U.S. urges DPRK to release two Americans journalists
24/04/2009 05:00
The United States on Friday reiterated its call for the release of two American journalists being held by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) for illegal entry into the country. Journalists Euna Lee (L) and Laura Ling are seen in...
Russian FM: DPRK will not return to six-party talks
24/04/2009 05:00
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is not ready to return to the six-party talks yet, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday after a visit to Pyongyang. Kim Yong Nam (L), president of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s...
Thai anti-gov’t rally to be organized in central Bangkok on Saturday
24/04/2009 05:00
Representatives of the Thai anti-government United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) announced Friday they have shifted the venue for a new anti-government rally planned on Saturday from Samut Sakorn Province near Bangkok to Sanam Luang...
World Bank, IMF: Financial crisis turning into human, development crisis
24/04/2009 05:00
The global financial crisis, the most severe since the Great Depression in 1930s, is rapidly turning into a human and development crisis, warned an IMF-World Bank report released Friday. Justin Yifu Lin, chief economist and senior vice president of...
Mexico City takes measures against flu outbreak
24/04/2009 05:00
The municipal government of the Mexico City Friday announced a series of immediate steps to stop the flu outbreak in the city. A man wearing a mask walks past a Mexican flag in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, April 24, 2009. The government of...
Wal-Mart China sweetens jobs deal after union talks
24/04/2009 05:00
Wal-Mart Inc. has agreed to revise a plan on a payroll cut involving 2,000 mid-level managers across its outlets in China after a trade union stepped in to mediate, local media reported Friday. The Shenzhen Federation of Trade Unions became...