Cathay Pacific returns to profit Gulf News | Hong Kong: Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong's biggest carrier, posted a second-half profit after paring capacity and selling a stake in a maintenance venture. | The HK$3.9 billion (Dh1.84 billion) profit compared with a loss of HK$7.9 billion a year earlier, based on annual results announced yest...
Will Japan preside over Iran sanctions at UNSC? Daily Yomiuri | As Japan prepares to assume the president of the U.N. Security Council in April, debate is already under way in various arenas regarding sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. Against this background, Japan's management and coordination capabilities are set to be severely tested. | Beefi...
Tokyo angered by bluefin tuna trade ban The Daily Telegraph Australia | EUROPE has joined the United States in formally seeking to ban trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, the king of Japanese sushi and sashimi, in a move that has angered Tokyo. | Ambassadors from the 27 European Union nations agreed a UN body listing prote...
Rio Tinto boss off to China for key talks The Daily Telegraph Australia | RIO Tinto boss Tom Albanese is expected to meet key Chinese officials at a big economic forum in just over a week. | Amid the highly-secretive annual iron ore price talks, and with the trial of Rio executive Stern Hu looming, the mining chief's tri...
Thaksin ex, son in HK as unrest looms Hong Kong Standard Thaksin Shinawatra's former wife, Potjaman na Pombejra, and their entrepreneur son, Panthongtae Shinawatra, arrived in Hong Kong on Monday, fearing unrest at this weekend's rally in Bangkok in support of the fugitive former prime minister. | //--> Th...
South Korean firm defies salary directive Gulf News | Dubai: A South Korean company in Dubai is still paying its workers in cash despite the Ministry of Labour's calls to pay through banks. | Workers from SunWon company said they are paid one month's salary in cash every three or four months. | The wo...
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China assesses its gold strategy Asia Times | By Russell Hsiao | Chinese leaders convening in Beijing for the annual plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) - China's ceremonial legislature - this week will, ...
Secret deals put govt on horns of dilemma Daily Yomiuri | A report issued by a Foreign Ministry panel on so-called Japan-U.S. secret accords, as well as thousands of just-disclosed secret ministry documents, highlight the agony experienced by politicians and ministry officials in making painful decisions ...
Govt pledges to reveal info after 30 years / All classified documents to get airing Daily Yomiuri | Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada on Wednesday told a Diet committee that his ministry would strictly adhere to a self-imposed rule requiring that diplomatic documents be disclosed after 30 years. | At a session of the House of Representatives' Foreig...
Bulletin Board Daily Yomiuri | Seminar on studying in Britain to be held in Osaka | The British Council will hold a seminar on studying in Britain on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at its Osaka center in Dojima. The event will cover studying at language and vocational schools, as ...
Euro, pound slip on debt worries Gulf News | London: Concerns over Europe's fiscal problems hit the euro and sterling Wednesday, while world stocks hovered near their recent six-week highs, though they were still up 66 per cent from a low hit one year ago. | Copper rose on the back of strong trade data from China, a big metal consumer. Crude prices, however, were flat on worries over higher...
China's Exports Rise 46% The New York Times | BEIJING —China announced Wednesday that its exports climbed 46 percent in February from a year earlier. Economists said the data signaled a rebound in consumer demand from the United States and other Western markets after the financial crisis last year. | It was the third consecutive month of increases in Chinese exports and the fastest gro...
