BANGKOK, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Supreme Court of Thailand on Friday said it has no power to rule case about if the People Power Party (PPP) is the proxy of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, s
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush embraces calls for an economic stimulus plan to help avert recession, White House spokesman Tony Fratto said Thursday. “The president do
Wall Street plunges on Bernanke's warn, weak dataBen Bernanke: downside risks to growth become more pronounced WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman backed on Thursday calls f
NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Merrill Lynch on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter net loss of 9.8 billion U.S. dollars, the largest in the company's history, due to credit crisis. The largest U.S. bro
NEW YORK - Wall Street extended its 2008 plunge Thursday, tumbling after a regional Federal Reserve report showed a sharp decline in manufacturing activity and as investors feared that downgrades of k
TOKYO, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Masatoshi Wakabayashi said Friday that Japan is to resume as soon as possible its “investigative whaling“ activitie
Bernanke backs temporary fiscal package to stimulate economy Bush embraces calls for economic stimulus package U.S. President George W. Bush (M)makes a statement on the econo
Special report: Benazir Bhutto assassinated Profile: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Factbox: Bhutto latest victim of terrorism in PakistanWASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Members of al-
Accident investigators view debris from a British Airways aircraft on the edge of the runway, following an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport in London Jan. 18, 2008. Heathrow, the busi
A Nasdaq-link growth board will likely be launched in the first half of this year, said Shang Fulin, the chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission.China's securities watchdog will also co