Singapore's tallest condominium project will only be ready in 2009 at the earliest but that has not stopped Asian buyers from joining the rush for one of the most prestigious addresses in town.
The Group of 20 most industrialised and largest developing countries on Sunday called for stable oil prices and greater efforts to free up trade to reduce poverty and sustain economic growth.
Bangladesh's Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd, which is listing in London, plans to exploit a quirk in international patent law to secure a head start in the cut-throat generic drugs business.
A major revamping of US bankruptcy law takes effect Monday, making it harder for consumers, and possibly businesses, to write off debts and get a clean slate.
India's growing pool of lawyers are being tapped to provide paralegal services for customers from the United States as the next frontier in the country's booming outsourcing sector, executives say.
The Afghan government's seven-dollar-a-month wage hike for civil servants last week - the first since the Taleban government was removed four years ago - has met with derision and despair.
Rafael Nadal will hope to begin correcting a modest 1-2 career record at the 2.1-million-euro Madrid Masters when he plays for the first time as top seed at the event starting on Monday.
A long-running dispute over money has ended with the Italian Football League splitting by mutual consent, allowing Serie A and Serie B to pursue their own financial interests.
England's Peter Nicol will meet Australian Anthony Ricketts in Sunday's semi-finals of the British Open after toppling top seed and world champion Thierry Lincou of France 11-6, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7 in a 74-minute quarter-final.
The Czech republic's Nicole Vaidisova clinched her third consecutive title in three weeks, beating top seed Nadia Petrova 6-1, 6-7 (7/5), 7-5 in the PTT Thailand Open final here on Sunday. The 200,000-dollar tournament was Vaidisova's fifth singles title
Third seed Mary Pierce of France won the 2.3-million dollar Kremlin Cup for the second time on Sunday with a comprehensive 6-4, 6-3 win over Italy's Francesca Schiavone. In so doing, Pierce, winner here in 1998, clinched the 18th title of her career and s
James Blake scored a convincing 6-4, 6-3 win over Belgian Olivier Rochus at the Stockholm Open on Saturday to reach his first ATP final outside the United States.
The arduous globetrotting nature of the professional tennis circuit will rarely be more in evidence than next week at the WTA Zurich Open. Top seed Lindsay Davenport, having won her most recent career title in Germany a week ago, flew back home to Califor
Precedents offer little comfort to former international footballer of the year George Weah in his bid to become president of Liberia. Weah, 39, a millionaire after plying his trade in France, Italy and England, is a front-runner in the race to rule his tr
Spaniard Fernando Alonso won a chaotic Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday to hand Renault the Formula One constructor's title on top of the driver's crown he took last month.
New captain Rahul Dravid will need all his batting consistency and cool ability to keep controversy at bay if he is to lead India out of the doldrums and back to the top of world cricket.
Ted Purdy charged into the lead at the Michelin Championship Saturday as overnight leader Briny Baird's dream tournament became a nightmare. Baird started the third round with a two-shot lead, but finished tied for 43rd. Purdy, meanwhile, seized the lead
The World XI face the twin leg-spin menace of Shane Warne and Stuart MacGill to somehow conjure a come-from-behind victory against Australia in the Super Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground here on Sunday.
The devastating earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale which struck on the morning of October 8, killed nearly 40,000 people and injured thousands, is said to be the biggest tragedy in the history of Pakistan.
Experts at a seminar on "Need for Disaster Management" on October 13 called for establishment of an independent Disaster Control Ministry, capable of running command and control operations in wake of any mass-scale calamity.
The incidence of kidney disease and renal failure in both adults and children is on the rise all over Pakistan. This often makes the patient bed-ridden and to dialysis and even causes death. However, with proper public and physician education, this grim s
Several patients suffering from viral hemorrhagic fevers, including three suspected patients suffering from Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever virus, were brought to Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) Karachi during last two weeks, of which some were even d
Horrible and heartfelt scenes of quake-hit areas and victims are creating stress and psychiatric problems in people. Electronic and print media should avoid to publish sensational reports or telecast such touchy scenes.
Couch potatoes may quickly accumulate a type of deep abdominal fat that contributes to diabetes and other metabolic problems - but regular exercise can prevent or even reverse the process, according to researchers.
Telecom equipment maker Marconi refused to confirm whether it was in talks to be acquired by Ericsson, as bid speculation naming the larger Swedish rival sent the UK firm's shares to a five-month high on Monday.
AT&T, the telecoms giant being bought by SBC Communications for $16 billion, said on Thursday its China revenue is set to grow about 20 percent this year as it and its peers struggle to gain a foothold in the tightly controlled market.
AT&T, the telecoms giant being bought by SBC Communications for $16 billion, said on Thursday its China revenue is set to grow about 20 percent this year as it and its peers struggle to gain a foothold in the tightly controlled market.
The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia is set to report solid third-quarter sales next week, with investors looking at its margins and outlook in the run-up to the Christmas season.
The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia is set to report solid third-quarter sales next week, with investors looking at its margins and outlook in the run-up to the Christmas season.
PCCW, Hong Kong's dominant fixed-line phone company, said on Friday that its plan to privatise mobile carrier Sunday Communications had received support from Huawei Technologies, a major Sunday shareholder.
Belgian cable operator Telenet said on October 10 it had set the price for its initial public offering of shares at 21 euros, at the bottom of the indicative range, giving it a 2.1 billion-euro ($2.6 billion) market value.
Belgian cable operator Telenet said on October 10 it had set the price for its initial public offering of shares at 21 euros, at the bottom of the indicative range, giving it a 2.1 billion-euro ($2.6 billion) market value.
Strong demand for mobile phones will continue into next year, defying forecasts of a slowdown, Nokia's Chief Executive Jorma Ollila said in an interview published on Monday.
Strong demand for mobile phones will continue into next year, defying forecasts of a slowdown, Nokia's Chief Executive Jorma Ollila said in an interview published on Monday.
Yahoo is planning to include blogs or weblogs on all its news searches providing the bloggers a wider opportunity to reach people. Weblogs are free and simple tools to help people to publish their ideas, articles, poems, comments etc on Internet. These ch
A new entrant to the Indonesian mobile telecommunications sector, PT Bakrie Telecom, aims to have as many as 408,000 users by the end of 2005 and to hit one million next year, its president director said on October 11.
CellStar Corp on October 11 reported a consolidated net loss of $7.6 million, or 37 cents per share, in the third quarter, compared with a loss of $14.2 million, or 69 cents per share, during the same period in 2004.
CellStar Corp on October 11 reported a consolidated net loss of $7.6 million, or 37 cents per share, in the third quarter, compared with a loss of $14.2 million, or 69 cents per share, during the same period in 2004.
Belgian cable operator Telenet expects a fifth of its 1.6 million analogue customers to go digital in the first half of 2007, the company's chief executive said on October 11.
Belgian cable operator Telenet expects a fifth of its 1.6 million analogue customers to go digital in the first half of 2007, the company's chief executive said on October 11.
Taiwan's largest telecommunications firm, Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd, said on October 11 that it earned a net profit of T$38.3 billion for the first nine months of the year, off 2.5 percent from a year ago.
Taiwan's largest telecommunications firm, Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd, said on October 11 that it earned a net profit of T$38.3 billion for the first nine months of the year, off 2.5 percent from a year ago.
Cisco Systems Inc.'s Linksys, its consumer wireless-network-gear unit, plans to market a cordless telephone with Internet phone service provider Skype Technologies S.A., the companies said on October 11.
Mobile phone shipments in Japan fell 2.3 percent from a year earlier in August as growth in high-speed third-generation (3G) handsets failed to offset a slowdown in sales of 2G models, an industry group said on October 12.
Internet giant Yahoo announced plans on October 11 to include "blogs" on all its news searches, giving a major boost to the personal journals that aim to compete with traditional journalism.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange, Asia's biggest, may postpone its public offering planned for this fiscal year due to a spat with Japan's financial watchdog over the TSE's regulatory functions, the bourse's president said on October 13.
Britons spend nearly twice as much on credit cards each month than they think they do, according to figures published recently, and this financial apathy could make life easy for fraudsters.
Barclays Capital is expanding in Russia as state companies raise multi-billion-dollar loans to finance acquisitions and pipelines, Chairman Hans-Joerg Rudloff told Reuters. Rudloff, chairman of the investment-banking arm of Barclays Plc, said major deals
Barclays Capital is expanding in Russia as state companies raise multi-billion-dollar loans to finance acquisitions and pipelines, Chairman Hans-Joerg Rudloff told Reuters. Rudloff, chairman of the investment-banking arm of Barclays Plc, said major deals
Apple Computers Inc, the maker of iPod digital music players, has dropped a joint $3.8 billion investment plan in flash chip production of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, a South Korean newspaper said on October 15.
Apple Computers Inc, the maker of iPod digital music players, has dropped a joint $3.8 billion investment plan in flash chip production of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, a South Korean newspaper said on October 15.
Two Chinese banks have signed an agreement to swap yuan interest rates, grabbing the limelight ahead of expected government approval for launching such derivatives, bank officials said on October 12.
Rising pension, healthcare and energy costs are pinching US manufacturing profits and holding back vital hiring and investment, according to an industry study released on October 11.
Rising pension, healthcare and energy costs are pinching US manufacturing profits and holding back vital hiring and investment, according to an industry study released on October 11.
Eight Arab carriers will launch the region's first airline alliance in December to improve services and raise profits in an increasingly competitive industry, the Arab Air Carriers Organisation said on October 12.
JP Morgan, seeking a foothold in China's potentially lucrative financial services sector, is in talks to buy a major slice of domestic brokerage Liaoning Securities, three sources familiar with the matter said October 13.
JP Morgan, seeking a foothold in China's potentially lucrative financial services sector, is in talks to buy a major slice of domestic brokerage Liaoning Securities, three sources familiar with the matter said October 13.
PAKISTANIS, like citizens of most developing countries, tend to be attracted by foreign goods. For them a product is bound to be of superior quality simply because it is imported, but if it is made in Pakistan its quality must be inferior.
Taiwan share prices are expected to continue consolidating on cautious sentiment this week after the index fell below the 6,000 point psychological level this week, analysts said.
Singapore share prices are expected to move higher this week, nudged by anticipated steady export numbers for September, dealers said. The trade ministry will release non-oil domestic exports figures on Monday, with analysts anticipating year-on-year grow
Kuwait's Global Investment House forecast on Sunday that Kuwait's soaring benchmark stock index will rise to 13,000 points in the medium term as the profits of listed firms grow.
Japanese share prices could tread water this week as jitters over US earnings reports and economic data dampen an otherwise upbeat mood, analysts said.
Asian currencies ended the week lower against the dollar on expectations of further US rate rises with the latest inflation data seen as indicating the Federal Reserve would continue with its tightening stance.
Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Sunday: 65.70/65.75 (previous 65.70/65.75). Call Money Rates: 5.50-12.00 percent (previous 5.00-12.00 percent).
Thai share prices are likely to rise next week as investors expect the country's major banks to post strong quartterly earnings, analysts said "Investors are focusing on the banks' earning reports. They expect the banks to post strong quarterly profits an
Hong Kong shares are set for a rebound next week following recent sharp losses induced by continuing worries over further interest rate hikes in the United States, dealers said.
Investors will face a barrage of US corporate earnings this week, including reports from heavyweights 3M Co and Intel Corp, both among companies expected to provide clues about the health of the US economy.
The benchmark index for Egyptian stocks slipped on Sunday as investors booked profits after the index surged to an all-time high above the 50,000-point mark the previous session, traders said.
Indian stocks could decline from current levels this week as overseas sentiment for emerging markets seems to have dipped, dealers said. India's Mumbai stock exchange fell 3.4 percent in the past week, the sharpest decline in the past six months.
Australian share prices are expected to continue under pressure this week in a continued correction as investors review their position in the light of expected further US interest rate hikes, dealers said.
The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound was almost unchanged at 9.25 percent on Sunday compared to Thursday's 9.286 percent amid slow trading conditions, traders said.
Malaysian share prices are expected to remain in rangebound trading in the week ahead in the absence of fresh leads, dealers said. "The stale conditions will keep most investors on the sideline longer and with limit participation, there is little room for
London investors, hoping for a stock market rebound after a fortnight of sharp falls, will next week take their lead from British economic data and US earnings, analysts said.
An Argentine prison uprising over Mother's Day visiting hours killed at least 17 people before being brought under control on Sunday, according to officials and media reports.
A new account of the CIA leak scandal rocking the White House suggests top presidential aides were seriously concerned about what could be seen as a dissident faction inside the US spy agency that appeared to work even behind the back of the CIA director
Palestinian gunmen killed three Israelis in a drive-by shooting and Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian in an eruption of violence in the occupied West Bank on Sunday.
Afghanistan's election authority announced final results for two of the country's 34 provinces Sunday as hundreds of protestors blocked roads in two key cities alleging fraud in the count.
The world has enough resources to feed the planet's growing population if political leaders can get past "short-term interests", the chief of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said Sunday at ceremonies marking World Food Day.
Former Iraqi deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz will not testify against Saddam Hussein in an upcoming trial in exchange for his own freedom, Aziz's lawyer told Sunday.
The growing threat of lethal bird flu spreading across Europe will top the agendas of EU leaders this week, after the deadly Asian strain of the virus landed on the continent for the first time.
The Bush administration this week is expected to begin laying out in more detail its plans to change US and international rules so India can acquire restricted nuclear materials under a controversial deal some say undermines non-proliferation standards.
At least 37 people died and about 40 were missing after an overcrowded boat carrying farm labourers capsized on the Ganges River in northern India, an official said Sunday.
Top Iranian officials said Sunday they suspected British involvement in a double bomb attack in the ethnic-Arab dominated city of Ahvaz, despite furious denials and condemnation of the attacks from London.
The United States and its chief ally Britain have warned Iran over its possible involvement in insurgent bomb attacks in Iraq, top officials said on Sunday.
The United States can ill afford cutbacks in military capabilities in Asia, warns a report on regional military needs as Washington plans to reduce dependence on bases and troops overseas.
Newly elected District Nazim Lahore Mian Amir Mahmood will take oath at Jinnah Hall on Monday at 11:00 am. District and Session Judge /Returning Officer will take oath from him.
Nguyen Thuy Lan is a picture of poise as she shops in a fashionable mall in the Vietnamese capital, a sea change from the harried housewife's look she wore three years ago, before she divorced.
Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) spent an amount of Rs 87 million for completion of various power supply projects, including village electrification in Sindh except Karachi during Sept, 2005.
When enormous windmills began appearing on a desolate stretch of the northern Philippines coast, locals were overjoyed rather than alarmed. The steel contraptions, standing 23 storeys high, were unlike anything impoverished families from Bangui Bay had ev
Khin Swe Oo dreams of becoming a teacher but instead scrapes out a living as a green-grocer in Myanmar's capital, where mysteriously soaring prices have left her and most of Yangon's residents in a financial crunch.
The lint cotton prices rose by Rs300/-pm and touched the figure of Rs 2,500/- and the seed cotton prices increased by Rs200/-pm to Rs1200/- during last seven days. The present rise in cotton prices is because of the controversy over the estimation of crop
"That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English Constitution," said an 18th. Century English jurist, William Blackstone. In the present times everyone with power and pelf in Pakistan believes that he or she can do no
The bestial act of firing at the worship place of Qadyanis is quite condemnable. According to different newspapers killers enter the worship place and start firing at the people offering Fajr prayers.