International

Obama moves on to prepare for White House life
06/11/2008 05:00
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has taken no rest after a 22-month campaign and is moving onto prepare for his upcoming presidency. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama(1st L) accompanied by his wife Michelle(2nd L), his election partner Joe...
Obama urged to shape new economic order
05/11/2008 05:00
A pedestrian walks past a share prices board in Tokyo Wednesday, on which newly elected US President Barack Obama is seen during a news program. Political leaders urged US President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday to help...
IMF approves $16.5 bln Ukraine loan, first tranche
05/11/2008 05:00
A woman walks in front of the main office of Prominvest bank in Kiev November 5, 2008. The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a $16.5 billion loan program for Ukraine that includes monetary and exchange...
China to spend $146 bln on quake reconstruction
05/11/2008 05:00
The head of a destroyed statue lies on the ground in a garden in Hanwang town of earthquake-hit Mianzhu county, Sichuan Province, June 12, 2008, a month after the May 12 earthquake, which killed close to 70,000 according to the latest...
Obama victory met with job losses, market mayhem
05/11/2008 05:00
President-elect Sen. Barack Obama faces supporters during his election night victory rally in Chicago, November 4, 2008. Vanishing jobs and slumping markets confronted Barack Obama on the first day after his historic...
40 Afghan civilians killed as U.S.-led air strike hits wedding party
05/11/2008 05:00
At least 40 Afghan civilians have been killed and 28 more injured as an airstrike of the U.S.-led Coalition forces hit a wedding gathering in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, officials and local villagers said Wednesday. Afghan villagers pose with a...
Logistics firms see direct cross-Strait links as good business
05/11/2008 05:00
Agreements on direct flights and shipping, signed on Tuesday in Taipei, are drawing strong interest from airlines and shipping companies from the mainland and Taiwan. Mainland’s Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) President Chen...