Business & Finance Microsoft anti-virus program evicts Chrome browser SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft raced Friday to fix an anti-virus program that targeted Google's Chrome browsing software as a Published 01 Oct, 2011 05:46am
World China marks national day with vows for 'democracy' BEIJING: China's top leaders’ marked national day Saturday with an appearance on Tiananmen Square in central Beijing aft Published 01 Oct, 2011 05:21am
Markets Kenyan shilling dips against dollar, seen weaker NAIROBI : The Kenyan shilling dipped on Friday as importers bought dollars, a day after the government said a technical Published 30 Sep, 2011 09:52am
Markets Kokusai bond fund may cut Italy weighting more TOKYO : Japan 's Kokusai Asset Management wants to further reduce its holdings of Italian bonds in its $27 billion bond Published 30 Sep, 2011 09:45am
Top News BOJ to stand pat; may ease if Europe crisis shocks markets TOKYO: Europe's debt crisis will keep the Bank of Japan edgy as its board meets next week, but the central bank is expec Published 30 Sep, 2011 09:39am
Markets Australian shares flat; fall 13pc in qtr SYDNEY: Australian stocks ended flat on Friday but posted their biggest quarterly decline since the months following the Published 30 Sep, 2011 09:31am
Top News Allianz to halt life insurance sales in Japan TOKYO: German insurer Allianz said it will halt life insurance policy sales in Japan from next year, less than four year Published 30 Sep, 2011 09:25am
Markets Greece adds century bond to debt options: Source NEW YORK/HONG KONG: Greece may be looking into kicking the can into the next century. One of the options the sovereig Published 30 Sep, 2011 09:22am
Markets Wesfarmers settles Dec qtr coal at $280 per tonne SYDNEY: Australian coal-to-retail conglomerate Wesfarmers has settled hard coking coal for the December quarter at aroun Published 30 Sep, 2011 09:18am
Markets Euro falls, stung by doubts about EFSF power LONDON: The euro slipped to a session low versus the dollar on Friday on doubts about the firepower of a strengthened eu Published 30 Sep, 2011 09:11am
Markets Rouble heads for 25-mth low, stocks down MOSCOW : The Russian rouble slid back toward 25-month lows versus the dollar early on Friday, as support from tax paymen Published 30 Sep, 2011 09:08am
Top News Spain July current account deficit 1.5bn euros MADRID: Spain's current account deficit fell to 1.55 billion euros in July from a deficit of 2.39 billion euros in the s Published 30 Sep, 2011 09:06am
Top News Hyundai Motor CEO Yang to resign SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Chief Executive Officer Steve Yang has offered to resign for personal reasons and will be succeeded Published 30 Sep, 2011 09:01am
Markets Oman crude OSP climbs to $106.95 for November SINGAPORE: The official selling price (OSP) for Oman crude in November will increase $1.85 to $106.95 a barrel, Reuters Published 30 Sep, 2011 08:57am
Markets Turkey's lira gains slightly on Central Bank comments ISTANBUL: Turkey's lira strengthened to 1.8565 against the dollar by 0830 GMT from 1.8615 earlier, after Central Bank Go Published 30 Sep, 2011 08:54am
Markets Sterling soft versus dollar on rising QE expectations LONDON: Sterling fell against the dollar on Friday as traders took profit from a rally the previous day and it looked li Published 30 Sep, 2011 08:53am
Markets T$, won post worst quarter in years; sentiment weak SINGAPORE: The Taiwan dollar on Friday ended its worst quarter since the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the South Korea Published 30 Sep, 2011 08:50am
Markets India may make refined palm oil import costlier: Sources NEW DELHI: India, the world's top buyer of vegetable oils, is likely to make imports of refined palm oil costlier by rai Published 30 Sep, 2011 08:46am
Markets Hong Kong shares close 2.32pc down HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares fell 2.32 percent on Friday as traders failed to be reassured by German parliament approval Published 30 Sep, 2011 08:28am
Top News Hungary posts 738mn euros Q2 C/A surplus: Central Bank BUDAPEST: Hungary posted a current account surplus of 738 million euros in the second quarter of this year after a revis Published 30 Sep, 2011 08:22am
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept