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Print - 2008-06-30
Anwar Ibrahim takes refuge at Turkish embassy

Anwar Ibrahim takes refuge at Turkish embassy

Malaysia's de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim took refuge at the Turkish embassy on Sunday due to fears he could be assassinated after fresh accusations of sodomy. The developments come at a time of heightened political tension in Malaysia after the
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Anwar Ibrahim takes refuge at Turkish embassy

Anwar Ibrahim takes refuge at Turkish embassy

Malaysia's de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim took refuge at the Turkish embassy on Sunday due to fears he could be assassinated after fresh accusations of sodomy. The developments come at a time of heightened political tension in Malaysia after the
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
TTP suspends all peace deals

TTP suspends all peace deals

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Sunday announced to suspend all the agreements with government including Swat peace agreement with NWFP government besides suspension of all kind of negotiations amid security forces' operation in Bara, Khyber Agency.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
TTP suspends all peace deals

TTP suspends all peace deals

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Sunday announced to suspend all the agreements with government including Swat peace agreement with NWFP government besides suspension of all kind of negotiations amid security forces' operation in Bara, Khyber Agency.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Troops secure militant area in Khyber

Troops secure militant area in Khyber

Government claimed on Sunday that it had saved Peshawar from militants as troops pushed forward on the second day of a major offensive against the militants. Soldiers backed by armoured vehicles retook control of the main town in the Khyber tribal distric
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Troops secure militant area in Khyber

Troops secure militant area in Khyber

Government claimed on Sunday that it had saved Peshawar from militants as troops pushed forward on the second day of a major offensive against the militants. Soldiers backed by armoured vehicles retook control of the main town in the Khyber tribal distric
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Pakistan and Iran sign four agreements

Pakistan and Iran sign four agreements

Pakistan and Iran signed four documents of co-operation at the 17th session of their Joint Economic Commission (JEC) which concluded here on Sunday. Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Syed Naveed Qamar led Pakistan''s delegation in the meet
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Pakistan and Iran sign four agreements

Pakistan and Iran sign four agreements

Pakistan and Iran signed four documents of co-operation at the 17th session of their Joint Economic Commission (JEC) which concluded here on Sunday. Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Syed Naveed Qamar led Pakistan's delegation in the meeti
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Pakistan and Iran sign four agreements

Pakistan and Iran sign four agreements

Pakistan and Iran signed four documents of co-operation at the 17th session of their Joint Economic Commission (JEC) which concluded here on Sunday. Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Syed Naveed Qamar led Pakistan's delegation in the meeti
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Minfal to launch oilseed development projects

Minfal to launch oilseed development projects

Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (Minfal) will launch ''National Oilseed Development Projects'' across the country to encourage oilseed cultivation.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Minfal to launch oilseed development projects

Minfal to launch oilseed development projects

Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (Minfal) will launch 'National Oilseed Development Projects' across the country to encourage oilseed cultivation.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Minfal to launch oilseed development projects

Minfal to launch oilseed development projects

Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (Minfal) will launch 'National Oilseed Development Projects' across the country to encourage oilseed cultivation.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
World Petroleum Congress opens in Madrid

World Petroleum Congress opens in Madrid

The 19th World Petroleum Congress opened in Madrid on Sunday night, with key players in the sector meeting to discuss the future of the industry amid soaring oil prices and a widening gulf between consumer nations and producers.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
World Petroleum Congress opens in Madrid

World Petroleum Congress opens in Madrid

The 19th World Petroleum Congress opened in Madrid on Sunday night, with key players in the sector meeting to discuss the future of the industry amid soaring oil prices and a widening gulf between consumer nations and producers.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
World Petroleum Congress opens in Madrid

World Petroleum Congress opens in Madrid

The 19th World Petroleum Congress opened in Madrid on Sunday night, with key players in the sector meeting to discuss the future of the industry amid soaring oil prices and a widening gulf between consumer nations and producers.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Thousands rally as security tightens ahead of G8

Thousands rally as security tightens ahead of G8

Thousands of activists from Japan and overseas Sunday marched in Tokyo to protest the Group of Eight summit, with two demonstrators arrested during a rally. Japan has tightened security nation-wide, particularly in the capital Tokyo and the northern lakes
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Thousands rally as security tightens ahead of G8

Thousands rally as security tightens ahead of G8

Thousands of activists from Japan and overseas Sunday marched in Tokyo to protest the Group of Eight summit, with two demonstrators arrested during a rally. Japan has tightened security nation-wide, particularly in the capital Tokyo and the northern lakes
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Islamabad may earn $15 billion through export of marbles: Pasdec chief

Islamabad may earn $15 billion through export of marbles: Pasdec chief

Pakistan could earn $ 15 billion annually through export of world''s best class marble, onyx and granite, found in Pakistan alone. Ihsanullah Khan, Chairman, Pakistan Stone Development Company (Pasdec) said this during an interview with Business Record
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Islamabad may earn $15 billion through export of marbles: Pasdec chief

Islamabad may earn $15 billion through export of marbles: Pasdec chief

Pakistan could earn $ 15 billion annually through export of world's best class marble, onyx and granite, found in Pakistan alone. Ihsanullah Khan, Chairman, Pakistan Stone Development Company (Pasdec) said this during an interview with Business Recorde
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Islamabad may earn $15 billion through export of marbles: Pasdec chief

Islamabad may earn $15 billion through export of marbles: Pasdec chief

Pakistan could earn $ 15 billion annually through export of world's best class marble, onyx and granite, found in Pakistan alone. Ihsanullah Khan, Chairman, Pakistan Stone Development Company (Pasdec) said this during an interview with Business Recorde
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Distributors want Ogra and ministry to monitor LPG prices

Distributors want Ogra and ministry to monitor LPG prices

The Liquid Petroleum Gas Distributors Association Pakistan (LPGDAP) has asked the government to ensure monitoring of LPG prices by Ogra and the petroleum ministry to check undue increase in gas prices such as the one introduced by LPG marketing companies
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Distributors want Ogra and ministry to monitor LPG prices

Distributors want Ogra and ministry to monitor LPG prices

The Liquid Petroleum Gas Distributors Association Pakistan (LPGDAP) has asked the government to ensure monitoring of LPG prices by Ogra and the petroleum ministry to check undue increase in gas prices such as the one introduced by LPG marketing companies
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Distributors want Ogra and ministry to monitor LPG prices

Distributors want Ogra and ministry to monitor LPG prices

The Liquid Petroleum Gas Distributors Association Pakistan (LPGDAP) has asked the government to ensure monitoring of LPG prices by Ogra and the petroleum ministry to check undue increase in gas prices such as the one introduced by LPG marketing companies
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Mittal joins Goldman Sachs board

Mittal joins Goldman Sachs board

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has joined the board of directors of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, the world''s largest securities firm said on Sunday. Mittal, the chairman and chief executive of the world''s largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal, joined Goldman''s 13-
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Mittal joins Goldman Sachs board

Mittal joins Goldman Sachs board

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has joined the board of directors of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, the world's largest securities firm said on Sunday. Mittal, the chairman and chief executive of the world's largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal, joined Goldman's 13-mem
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Mittal joins Goldman Sachs board

Mittal joins Goldman Sachs board

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has joined the board of directors of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, the world's largest securities firm said on Sunday. Mittal, the chairman and chief executive of the world's largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal, joined Goldman's 13-mem
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Action to be taken against 'corrupt' nazims: Durrani

Action to be taken against 'corrupt' nazims: Durrani

Sindh Minister for Local Government, Agha Siraj Durrani, has said that action would be taken against 'corrupt' Nazims to ensure smooth functioning of various local government departments. This he said while talking to various delegations from Shikarpur at
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (June 29, 2008) and the forecast for Monday (June 30, 2008).
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Your rupee last week

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (June 23 to 28, 2008).

Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
KKI weekly market review

KKI weekly market review

Khanani & Kalia International (Pvt) Limited Weekly Market Review on Sunday (June 29, 2008).
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
ICMA grooming corporate leaders to lead business organisations

ICMA grooming corporate leaders to lead business organisations

The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP) was established in 1951 and was granted statutory status under the Cost and Management Accountants Act, 1966 for regulating the profession of Cost and Management Accounting.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
University of Sindh

University of Sindh

From 1947 to 1951 the University functioned solely as an examining body. However, after its relocation in Hyderabad in 1951, it started functioning as a teaching university in pursuit of fulfilment of its charter and mission to disseminate knowledge; the
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Issues of sustainability and higher education in Pakistan

Issues of sustainability and higher education in Pakistan

Sustainability is a popular term in modern times, which is approached in many ways. In Pakistan, on one hand we need higher education for sustainable development and on the other hand, we need sustainable development in higher education. Both of them supp
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Virtual University of Pakistan: an introduction

Virtual University of Pakistan: an introduction

Virtual University of Pakistan has been established by the Government of Pakistan and granted a Federal charter to operate nationally as well as internationally. It aims at raising the standards of education in Pakistan by providing high quality, easily a
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Martian soil good enough for asparagus: NASA

Martian soil good enough for asparagus: NASA

Martian dirt is apparently good enough for asparagus to grow in, NASA scientists said on June 26, as they announced the results of a soil analysis collected by the US Phoenix Mars lander.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Study shows more benefits of sunshine vitamin

Study shows more benefits of sunshine vitamin

People with a vitamin D deficiency are likely to die sooner than people whose blood contains higher amounts of the so-called sunshine vitamin, Austrian researchers said on June 23. Their study - the latest to suggest a health benefit from the vitamin - sh
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Unsafe water causes one in 10 diseases: WHO

Unsafe water causes one in 10 diseases: WHO

Unsafe water leads to one in 10 diseases and six percent of deaths world-wide, according to estimates in a report to be published by the World Health Organisation on June 26.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Estrogen may protect against colorectal Cancer

Estrogen may protect against colorectal Cancer

Female colon cancer patients who are 50 or younger have much better odds of surviving the disease than their male peers, but the opposite is true of older women with the disease, Australian researchers report.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Holland braces for smoking ban

Holland braces for smoking ban

Dutch cafes, restaurants and coffee shops are bracing themselves for a feared exodus of patrons when a public smoking ban for the hospitality industry enters into force on Tuesday.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Subtle brain abnormalities predict mental decline

Subtle brain abnormalities predict mental decline

Subtle neurological abnormalities in apparently healthy older adults are independent risk factors for cognitive and functional decline and death, according to an Italian study reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Coffee and tea may curb stroke risk in male smokers

Coffee and tea may curb stroke risk in male smokers

In men who smoke, drinking coffee and tea may reduce the risk of stroke caused by a blockage, findings of a new study hint. "Coffee and tea consumption could potentially reduce the risk of stroke because these beverages have antioxidant properties," Dr Su
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Adverts urge world to axe CO2 to 1980s levels

Adverts urge world to axe CO2 to 1980s levels

The world should cut the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to below that of 20 years ago, more deeply than most government plans, to avoid the worst of climate change, a group of 150 advocates said.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
New 'carbon revolution' urged to slow warming

New 'carbon revolution' urged to slow warming

The world needs a shift as radical as the Industrial Revolution to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 while safeguarding economic growth, the McKinsey Global Institute said on June 26.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Singaporeans biggest online spenders: survey

Singaporeans biggest online spenders: survey

Singaporeans and South Koreans are the region's biggest online spenders, a survey by MasterCard said on Tuesday. Singapore online shoppers spent 770.70 US dollars over a three-month period, followed by South Koreans who spent 707.50 dollars, the survey fo
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Intel pursues narrow Windows Vista rollout

Intel pursues narrow Windows Vista rollout

Intel Corp, the world's biggest chipmaker and decades-long business partner of Microsoft Corp, has no immediate plans to roll out the software giant's Windows Vista operating system to all its employees.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Internet body approves new domain names

Internet body approves new domain names

Web regulators on Thursday voted to allow the creation of thousands of new domain names, from .paris to .Pepsi, in one of the biggest shake-ups in Internet history, a French web official said.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Quarter of EU homes use mobile phones only

Quarter of EU homes use mobile phones only

A quarter of European Union households surveyed by the bloc's executive body have turned their backs on fixed lines in favour of mobile phones, with a fifth now making calls over the Internet. The European Commission's survey of 27,000 homes in the 27-nat
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Microsoft to focus on philanthropy

Microsoft to focus on philanthropy

Sensing the start of a personal computer revolution, Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard University in 1975 to start Microsoft Corp and pursue a vision of a computer on every desk and in every home.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Facebook seeks to specify user's gender

Facebook seeks to specify user's gender

Social network site Facebook will press members to declare whether they are male or female, seeking to end the grammatical device that leads the site to refer to individual users as "they" or "themselves."
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
One in two Chinese uses mobile phone

One in two Chinese uses mobile phone

Almost one in two Chinese people now has a mobile phone, while the number of fixed-line subscribers has fallen, state media reported on Thursday. The number of cellphone subscribers in the nation of 1.3 billion stood at 592 million at the end of May, Xinh
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Few citizens have phones, computers in Cuba

Few citizens have phones, computers in Cuba

Forget iPods, BlackBerries and other electronic gadgets, most Cubans are still waiting for telephones and less than five percent have a computer, the government reported on Thursday.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
XBRL data revolution gets big test in Japan

XBRL data revolution gets big test in Japan

A new computer language that will allow for the instant slicing and dicing of financial data will be put to the test in Japan. Brokers, investors and companies everywhere should pay notice or risk falling behind.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Two billion PCs by 2014: Study

Two billion PCs by 2014: Study

The number of PC's in use world-wide will double to two billion within six years, research firm Gartner said in a study. The study found that the number of PC's in use grows by some 12 percent a year, while about 180 million PCs, or approximately 16 perce
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
AOL offers services in four Latin American states

AOL offers services in four Latin American states

Time Warner Inc's AOL will launch versions of its free Internet site in four Latin American countries on Tuesday as part of a strategy to expand outside of the United States.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Palm continues losses in shadows of Blackberry and iPhone

Palm continues losses in shadows of Blackberry and iPhone

Under continued pressure from Apple's iPhone and the RIM Blackberry, Palm Inc reported wider than expected losses and lower revenue late on Thursday. The smartphone pioneer lost 43.4 million dollars, compared with a profit of 15.4 million dollars in the y
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Bangkok offers 15,000 free Wi-Fi spots

Bangkok offers 15,000 free Wi-Fi spots

The Thai capital will offer 500,000 people free Wi-Fi access starting Thursday, in a pilot project that will provide 15,000 hotspots for them to get online, Bangkok's municipal government said. The free service, which is set to last for one year in its in
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
In Short: Google helps advertisers figure out website demographics

In Short: Google helps advertisers figure out website demographics

Google on Tuesday introduced a tool that lets advertisers figure out which websites their ideal customers are inclined to visit. "Google Ad Planner" lets advertisers enter demographics they wish to target and then returns a list of websites likely to appe
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Turk Telekom sees slower 2008 growth

Turk Telekom sees slower 2008 growth

Turk Telekom expects revenue growth to slow to a high single-digit rate in 2008, as Turkey's leading fixed line operator eyes acquisitions in central Asia and Europe, its chief executive said. CEO Paul Doany told Reuters Turk Telekom aimed for mid single-
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Malaysia vehicle sales to slow in second-half

Malaysia vehicle sales to slow in second-half

Growth in Malaysian vehicle sales is expected to slow sharply in the second half of the year as consumers turn cautious after a recent steep rise in pump prices, top Malaysian carmaker Perodua said on June 24.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
SocGen eyes India private bank expansion

SocGen eyes India private bank expansion

French bank Societe Generale plans to aggressively expand its private bank in India, doubling its staff and boosting its network to serve the rich in Asia's third-largest economy.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Nomura to launch funds in booming Gulf economies

Nomura to launch funds in booming Gulf economies

Japanese investment bank Nomura is set to launch funds worth up to $2 billion in booming Gulf states, its Middle East chief said on June 26, as Asian investors eye the changing regulatory framework. "This is the last major emerging market that hasn't been
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Nomura to launch funds in booming Gulf economies

Nomura to launch funds in booming Gulf economies

Japanese investment bank Nomura is set to launch funds worth up to $2 billion in booming Gulf states, its Middle East chief said on June 26, as Asian investors eye the changing regulatory framework. "This is the last major emerging market that hasn't been
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Erste Bank has no plans for big acquisitions

Erste Bank has no plans for big acquisitions

Austria's Erste Bank, central Europe's second biggest lender, is not planning large acquisitions in years to come and is not interested in BayernLB, Chief Executive Andreas Treichl told Reuters.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Fortis launches share issue to boost solvency

Fortis launches share issue to boost solvency

Belgian-Dutch bank Fortis said on June 26 it would issue new shares worth 1.5 billion euros (2.4 billion dollars) to shore up its finances as part of a plan to boost its solvency by 8.0 billion euros.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Fortis launches share issue to boost solvency

Fortis launches share issue to boost solvency

Belgian-Dutch bank Fortis said on June 26 it would issue new shares worth 1.5 billion euros (2.4 billion dollars) to shore up its finances as part of a plan to boost its solvency by 8.0 billion euros.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Barclays heads East to boost bank's coffers

Barclays heads East to boost bank's coffers

Asian and Middle Eastern investors are to play leading roles in recapitalising British bank Barclays, which announced a share issue on June 25 to raise about 4.5 billion pounds (8.9 billion dollars, 5.7 billion euros).
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Analyst sees Wall Street firms seeking bank deals

Analyst sees Wall Street firms seeking bank deals

More Wall Street firms, facing the specter of tougher regulation and slumping capital markets, will follow the path of Bear Stearns and be forced into the arms of deposit-rich commercial banks, veteran banking analyst Charles Peabody told Reuters.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Badminton: Chinese duo seal Thailand Open wins

Badminton: Chinese duo seal Thailand Open wins

World number ones Lin Dan and Xie Xingfang of China got their Olympic preparations off to a positive start with victories in the men's and women's singles finals at the Thailand Open on Sunday.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Record-breaker Sugiyama ponders end of the road

Record-breaker Sugiyama ponders end of the road

Japan's Ai Sugiyama saw her 16th successive Wimbledon singles appearance end in a third round 6-4, 6-4 defeat on Saturday at the hands of Russia's Alisa Kleybanova and hinted she would not be back next year.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Spain turns red for Euro 2008 final

Spain turns red for Euro 2008 final

Excited fans gathered in front of giant outdoor television screens, newspapers ran front pages in the team colour of red and shops planned to close early as Spain was gripped by football fever ahead of the Euro 2008 final Sunday.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Powell expects fireworks ahead of Beijing 100-meter battle

Powell expects fireworks ahead of Beijing 100-meter battle

Former World 100m record holder Asafa Powell said athletics fans can expect some serious fireworks this summer now that American Tyson Gay has joined Jamaicans Powell and Usain Bolt in the 9.7 realm.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Pacquiao knocks out Diaz to claim WBC crown

Pacquiao knocks out Diaz to claim WBC crown

Manny Pacquiao became the first Asian boxer to capture world titles at four different weight divisions when he knocked out David Diaz in the ninth round to claim the WBC lightweight championship on Saturday.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Steyn seeks to confirm elite status in England

Steyn seeks to confirm elite status in England

South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn has soared towards the top of the world rankings in the last year and is relishing the prospect of facing England and Australia over the next few months.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Super Mario steps back from dark side

Super Mario steps back from dark side

Mario Ancic admits it was Wimbledon Centre Court which prevented him from slumping into despair when illness and injury sent his career into a tailspin in 2007.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Larrazabal wins French Open

Larrazabal wins French Open

Pablo Larrazabal of Spain won the four million euros French Open at Le Golf National on Sunday. He finished with a closing four-under par 67 for a 15-under total of 269, four strokes clear of Scotland's Colin Montgomerie who came in with a 68.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Federer approaching Hewitt with caution

Federer approaching Hewitt with caution

Roger Federer has breezed through three rounds at Wimbledon as he targets a record sixth consecutive title but he expects the easy ride to end when he faces former champion Lleyton Hewitt on Monday.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
China and Taiwan airlines to see lift from new flights

China and Taiwan airlines to see lift from new flights

Direct weekend flights between China and Taiwan starting this week are likely to give a boost to carriers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait at the expense of Hong Kong, but probably not until all restrictions are lifted.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Ballmer becomes lone voice at Microsoft's helm

Ballmer becomes lone voice at Microsoft's helm

Steve Ballmer has been CEO at Microsoft Corp for eight years, but he will finally get to move into the corner office vacated by Bill Gates, the college friend who brought him to the company nearly three decades ago.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
G8 may invest $10 billion per year in technology to cut CO2

G8 may invest $10 billion per year in technology to cut CO2

The Group of Eight wealthy nations are looking at investing more than $10 billion a year to support new technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, including carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS), a Japanese daily reported on Sunday. A draft state
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
South Korea metal workers call for work stoppage

South Korea metal workers call for work stoppage

Unionised workers at Hyundai Motor Co and other South Korean car makers said on Sunday they would stop work for two hours this week after more anti-government protests at the weekend injured 100 riot police.
Published 30 Jun, 2008 12:00am
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