Cambodia's exports of rice will increase by over 1 million tons in 2009 over the 2 million tons or so in 2008, English-language newspaper the Cambodia Daily on Monday quoted Premier Hun Sen as saying. Total rice production for the 2008 to 2009 harvest will reach 7 million tons and over the next few years, rice exports will reach 3 to 4 tons annually, ...
China will blacklist companies which violate laws and regulations on product quality together with more severe punishment, the country's quality watchdog said Sunday. China will blacklist companies which violate laws and regulations on product quality together with more severe punishment, the country's quality watchdog said Sunday. Wang Yon...
Bangladesh's exports in the first five months of 2008-09 fiscal year (from July 2008 to June 2009) posted 26.80 percent growth over corresponding period of the previous fiscal, according to data of Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) released on Sunday. Bangladesh in the first five months of the current fiscal year fetched over 6.551 billion U.S. dollars in...
The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which opened on Thursday in Las Vegas, is expected to draw fewer visitors as the shadow of economic recession was hanging over the industry. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), which is hosting the CES, predicted about 130,000 attendees at this year's show, based on the number of people who ha...
The China Construction Bank (CCB) said Thursday its strategic cooperation with the Bank of America will not be affected by the U.S. lender's sale of a 2.41 percent stake in the Chinese bank. The Bank of America made the decision to reduce its shareholding because of its own financial difficulties, said an unnamed spokesman in a statement on the CCB web...
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday unveiled his economic stimulus plan, designed to help lift the economy out of a deepening recession, urging Congress to approve it as soon as possible. I don't believe it's too late to change course, but it will be if we don't take dramatic action as soon as possible, Obama warned in a speech at George Mason Uni...
Economic confidence in the euro zone declined in December 2008 to its lowest level in at least 23 years, a survey from the European Commission showed Thursday. The economic sentiment indicator (ESI) in the 15-nation bloc sharing the euro fell by 7.8 points to 67.1 in December, the lowest level since the survey began in January 1985, following a fall of...
Ernst & Young, administrator of Britain's music, games and DVD chain Zavvi, has closed 22 of the firm's stores, resulting in 178 job losses, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Ernst & Young, administrator of Britain's music, games and DVD chain Zavvi, has closed 22 of the firm's stores, resulting in 178 job losses, the British Broadcasting Corp...
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