Malaysian industrial output grew in January at its fastest annual pace in over three years on global electronics demand, confirming the economy's strength before elections that are expected to return the ruling coalition.
Europe's central banks said on Monday they had reached a new deal that raises the limits on their annual gold sales, further undermining its traditional role as a means of steering financial markets.
Europe's central banks said on Monday they had reached a new deal that raises the limits on their annual gold sales, further undermining its traditional role as a means of steering financial markets.
An Italian court on Monday ordered the release from prison of a daughter of Parmalat founder Calisto Tanzi who was arrested three weeks ago, judicial sources said.
China will require foreign banks to start unveiling consolidated operations from next month, sharpening supervision ahead of a full market opening in 2007 and resolving the longstanding complaints of overseas lenders.
Japan's fourth-largest auto-maker, Mitsubishi Motors Corp, sold its 7.93 percent stake in Proton on Monday, the beginning of the end to its 20-year relationship with the Malaysian car maker.
Talks by European Union finance ministers over a new International Monetary Fund boss may complicate the already difficult process of picking a European Central Bank board member, EU diplomats said on Monday.
EADS, Europe's largest aerospace company, swung to a larger-than-expected net profit in 2003 as a strong fourth quarter at its Airbus plane-making unit and a drop in charges offset losses in its space division, the company said on Monday.
EADS, Europe's largest aerospace company, swung to a larger-than-expected net profit in 2003 as a strong fourth quarter at its Airbus plane-making unit and a drop in charges offset losses in its space division, the company said on Monday.
British bank Lloyds TSB announced on Monday a rise in annual headline pre-tax profit of 66 percent after benefiting from the sale of a number of its overseas businesses and greater stability in global financial markets.
British bank Lloyds TSB announced on Monday a rise in annual headline pre-tax profit of 66 percent after benefiting from the sale of a number of its overseas businesses and greater stability in global financial markets.
State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation said on Monday it will buy the country's entire annual requirement of petroleum products from the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) under government to government deals from 2005.
Opec President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Monday the producers' group would guarantee oil supplies to the market at times of high prices, but would still go ahead with a planned cut to production limits in April.
People's Bank of China Deputy Governor Li Ruogu said on Monday that growth this year in the 7-8 percent range is reasonable and there are no plans for monetary tightening in China.
A joint venture between Fujitsu Ltd and Hitachi Ltd said on Monday it would build a third plasma display panel (PDP) factory in 2005, becoming the latest PDP maker to boost output capacity to meet rising demand for flat-panel televisions.
Beijing will continue to provide support for Hong Kong's economy, but no timetable has been set for constitutional reforms, Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa said after meetings with Chinese leaders.
New Zealand could suffer a severe energy shortage by the end of the decade unless it finds new sources of fuel by late 2006, BP executive Peter Griffiths said on Monday.
The Swiss unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent in February from 4.3 percent in January, easing off a near-six-year high, the Swiss government said on Monday.
Japan's Shiseido Co Ltd, the world's fourth-largest cosmetics maker, said on Monday it will close two of its six main domestic plants by June 2006 in a key step towards much-needed restructuring.
Indian automobile and tractor maker Mahindra & Mahindra is in preliminary talks to buy the engine and transmission unit of Daewoo Motors India Ltd, the Bombay Stock Exchange said on Monday.
China's 18 billion dollar west-to-east natural gas pipeline will be completed this year despite operational and management hiccups, a senior Chinese government official said Monday.
Taiwan posted surprisingly strong February trade figures on Monday as firm exports to Hong Kong, China and Southeast Asia made up for typically slack demand from the United States in the first quarter.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Monday praised Norway for sound management of its oil wealth, but urged the country to prepare for the day when its lucrative reserves are depleted.
Taiwan stocks gave up early gains to close lower on Monday, edging further away from a 41-month high reached last week, as cautious investors sold tech issues like TSMC before the March 20 presidential election.
Thai stocks ended higher for the second straight day on Monday as shares in big-cap telecom firms rose on renewed hopes of sectoral reform, but profit taking in brokerage shares which rose in early trade limited the rise.
Hong Kong's top shares climbed on Monday as investors sought bargains after losses last week but shares in fixed line phone firm PCCW Ltd were trampled after it said it would sell its property interests.
Japanese government bonds rallied on Monday as the market breathed a sigh of relief after worse-than-expected US jobs data, choosing to ignore a weaker yen and a rise in Nikkei shares to a new 21-month intraday high.
Japanese government bonds rallied on Monday as the market breathed a sigh of relief after worse-than-expected US jobs data, choosing to ignore a weaker yen and a rise in Nikkei shares to a new 21-month intraday high.
Singapore shares ended slightly lower on Monday as investors sold down second liners, but Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel) rose on hopes of a special dividend payout.
Sri Lankan stocks closed lower on Monday despite sustained buying in plantation management firm Carson Cumberbatch and Co Ltd, with investors uneasy over a split in the Tamil Tiger rebels.
Banks led losses in Chinese shares on Monday as investors' fears of a further credit squeeze were stoked by a top economic planning official, who vowed to pursue more modest economic expansion.
Philippine stocks eased on Monday, led by top mall developer SM Prime Holdings Inc, on concerns a weak peso and rising interest rates will hurt companies, analysts said.
Seoul shares closed lower on Monday, led by major exporters like Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, because weaker-than-expected US jobs data raised fears of slower US imports of local products.
Malaysia's key share index fell on Monday, hit by losses in shipper MISC and top cellphone firm Maxis, but the broader market rose as investors focused on penny stocks such as Landmarks.
Japan's TOPIX index edged up to a 21-month high on Monday, led by steel makers with bright earnings outlooks such as Nippon Steel, but the market's gains were capped by technical indicators pointing to overheating.
The Indian government's success at selling stakes in a clutch of state-run companies lifted both shares and the rupee higher for a second day on Monday.
US blue-chip stocks rose on Monday as investors anticipated strong first-quarter profits, but technology stocks hovered close to unchanged, dogged by concerns over the high price of some tech shares.
Telecoms were in focus in the European corporate bond market on Monday as Telefonica saw its credit ratings come under pressure due to its Latin American aspirations, although traders said there was little reaction.
Telecoms were in focus in the European corporate bond market on Monday as Telefonica saw its credit ratings come under pressure due to its Latin American aspirations, although traders said there was little reaction.
Britain's benchmark share index closed firmer on Monday, bolstered by a resurgence of bid talk for mobile phone company mmO2, although bank group Lloyds fell after it decided not to buy back shares.
The Australian dollar eased back from its offshore high above 76 US cents on Monday as it struggled against a steadying US dollar after Friday's post-US payrolls sell-off and profit-taking on some crosses.
The dollar steadied on Monday as traders grew wary that Japan might step into the market after the US currency raced to a five-month high versus the yen during the previous session on suspected intervention.
The Hong Kong dollar eased against the US currency on Monday, reversing Friday's gains, after China's foreign exchange chief said its fixed currency policy will stay around for "a long time to come".
Sterling held firm against the dollar on Monday consolidating Friday's surge following a weak US jobs report, but it struggled to maintain upward momentum awaiting fresh market-moving leads.
The dollar hit a five-month high against the yen on Monday and steadied against the euro with the help of suspected intervention by Japan to keep the greenback from sliding after Friday's dismal US jobs data.
The Indian rupee appreciated for a second session on Monday, buoyed by strong foreign capital inflows amid the country's largest share sale and renewed dollar weakness overseas, dealers said.
South Korean two main opposition parties edged closer on Monday to trying to impeach President Roh Moo-hyun, but he dismissed the attempt to unseat him for breaking an election rule as an excessive gesture he had a duty to resist.
Afghanistan is sticking to its goal of holding a presidential election in the summer and will not be deterred by recent violence or the daunting task of registering more than 10 million voters, Afghan Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai said on Monday.
India's Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani said Monday that anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat that killed 2,000 people in 2002 were the top blot on his Hindu nationalist government's record.
The Roman Catholic Church has quietly taken a step forward for women's equality, naming the first female theologians as Vatican consultants, and promptly denied the appointments had anything to do with their gender.
Leading members of France's scientific establishment are threatening to resign en masse Tuesday to protest against a funding crisis which they say is forcing growing numbers of young researchers to pursue their careers abroad.
A group of 15 illegal Indonesian immigrants discovered on a remote Australian island last Thursday will be returned home, the Australian government said on Monday.
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian was confident of the necessary 50 percent turnout for his referendum on boosting the island's defences that has enraged arch-foe China, a magazine reported on Monday.
A renegade faction of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers said on Monday it would consider a "friendly partnership" with the rebels' northern leaders in a stand-off that has complicated efforts to end 20 years of war on the island.
China's parliament started on Monday to discuss historic amendments to the constitution that will enshrine protection of private property and human rights for the first time since the communists swept to power in 1949.
The Oman-Germany joint commission has given the green light for a 650-million-dollar joint venture fertiliser project and a 450-million-dollar methanol plant, Berlin's ambassador told AFP on Monday.
The US military on Monday described as "incorrect" accusations by a top rights watchdog that US forces had committed human rights violations in Afghanistan.
Three soldiers with the US-led coalition in Afghanistan were wounded when their vehicle ran over a mine in the country's south-west amid a "spike of violence", a US military official said Monday.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorie called on Britain and the United States on Monday to re-engage in his people's conflict with Israel to push forward the peace process which he said was at a crucial stage.
George W. Bush and Tony Blair probably knew they were exaggerating the threat from Iraq when they were making the case for war, according to former chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix.
A Japanese poultry farmer caught up in a bird flu scandal has committed suicide along with his wife, police said on Monday, as concern mounted that the disease may be spreading after dead crows infected with the avian flu virus were found near his farm.
Democratic White House candidate John Kerry predicted on Monday Republicans would try to "tear down" his character and said some foreign leaders had told him they hoped he would beat President George W. Bush.
Nearly a year after their deaths, the Palestinian group Hamas released a videotape on Monday in which two British suicide bombers spoke about the pride they would take in killing Jews.
Eight people, including five Palestinians, were wounded in clashes with the army in two protests against Israel's construction of a West Bank barrier, Palestinian medics and Israeli security sources said Monday.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has rejected the idea of an Egyptian security role in the Gaza strip, describing it as a trap that would lead to conflict with the Palestinians and possibly the Israelis.
The head of the UN atomic watchdog voiced "serious concern" on Monday at omissions in Iran's declarations about its nuclear activities and rejected a call from Tehran to drop investigations.
China may have 30 million to 40 million frustrated bachelors by 2020 as a cultural preference for sons prompts couples to abort girls, leading to more prostitution and trafficking of women, a senior official said on Monday.
Senior US officials have revealed the case against four British terror suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp to counter pressure from London for their release, a British newspaper reported on Monday.
Syrian police arrested several activists who gathered on Monday near parliament seeking to petition for an end to four decades of emergency law in the Arab state, witnesses said.
Pakistan has issued visas to 120 Indian journalists and media persons including TV commentators for the coverage of forthcoming cricket series between Pakistan and India starting from Saturday, March 13.
Balochistan Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani inaugurated here on Monday resumption of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights from Zhob to Quetta and Peshawar. These flights would be operated weekly for both the cities.
Syed Arshad Ali, a BS-20 officer of the District Management Group, at present posted as the director general EPB Karachi, has been transferred and posted as the secretary, Gwadar Port Authority Karachi, under the Ministry of Communications, with immediate
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded judicial probe into the incident of death of ex-Pakistan Telecommunications Corporation Limited (PTCL) official Agha Muhammad Sajjad in the custody of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
The drastic increase in prices of different items of steel used in manufacturing surgical instruments has adversely effected the local surgical industry, said vice-president of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Major Mansoor Ahmad (Retd).
Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali Monday announced cash prizes for Pakistani athletes winning first three positions in any event of the upcoming South Asian Federation (SAF) games.
Amid Indo-Pak cricket battle, commencing this month a delegation of Indian business giants will visit Pakistan, paving the way for beefing up the sluggish trade ties on sound trajectory between the two countries.
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This small seaside resort in north-west France has had its eyes turned toward America ever since John Kerry, who spent part of his childhood here, became a serious candidate for the US presidency.
The government of Pakistan proposes to bring 50 more services into the general sales tax (GST) net. It is a good omen that the "working group" on the GST is also analysing revenue collection from the existing service providers.
The fate of the 150,000 tonnes of Australian wheat bought by the Pakistan Agriculture Seed and Storage Corporation (Passco) under a Minfal plan to avert a looming wheat crisis and now lying at Port Qasim, continues to hang in the balance awaiting decision
Within a short span of just four days, Pakistan Steel Mills has announced two price hikes for its products-hikes that are likely to have serious negative repercussions for a wide range of sectors.
The city traffic police chief has warned all bus owners to issue tickets to passengers from March 15, after which legal action would be taken and no excuse would be entertained.
M. Yakub Karim, chairman Pakistan Soap Manufacturers Association, has urged President Pervez Musharraf to direct the Sindh government to withdraw the declaration of a superfluous holiday in the larger interest of the country.
Japan International Co-operation Agency (Jica) has termed its co-ordination with Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda) highly result-oriented, claims a press release of the Authority issued here on Monday.