International

Michael Jackson planning to stage comeback
24/02/2009 05:00
Michael Jackson, the 50-year-old pop singer, is planning a string of comeback concerts in London which could earn him up to 45 million pounds(about 65 million U.S. dollars), according to media reports Tuesday. U.S. singer Michael Jackson arrives...
U.S. stocks bounce as Bernanke foresees recovery in 2010
24/02/2009 05:00
U.S. stocks rebounded on Tuesday morning after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the current economic recession may end this year. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, February 11, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)...
Canada food company recalls listeria-contaminated hot dogs
24/02/2009 05:00
Canada’s biggest cooking company is recalling over 26,000 packages of wieners Tuesday after they were mistakenly shipped despite some of the hot dogs testing positive for listeria. The accident was “clearly not acceptable,” said Maple Leaf Foods...
Bernanke said current recession may end in 2009
24/02/2009 05:00
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that if measures are taken properly, the current recession will end in 2009 and 2010 will be a year of recovery. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke attends a testimony prepared for the...
US bank nationalization is focus of speculation
23/02/2009 05:00
The company logo of Citigroup is displayed outside Citibank Tower in Hong Kong Monday. The lender could be among the banks that are nationalized under a US government plan. The US, which says it doesn’t want to...
Asia must avoid competing on currency drops: ADB chief
23/02/2009 05:00
Asian nations should work to stabilize foreign-exchange moves within the region and avoid competing against each othersâ currency declines, said Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda. What is âworrisome is the heightened...
Asian finance ministers meet on economic crisis
23/02/2009 05:00
Abhisit Vejjajiva (R), Thailandâs prime minister, gestures as he walks with Yoon Jeung Hyun (L), South Koreaâs finance minister, at the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus China, South Korea and Japan...