BERLIN, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The European Central Bank (ECB) injected again on Tuesday more funds into Europe's banking system through its regular weekly refinancing operation to help ease the pressure
BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Gemdale Industries, one of China's leading real estate firms, announced Wednesday that it plans to issue up to 1.2 billion yuan (158 million U.S. dollars) in corporate bon
SAN JOSE, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) will set up its representative office in Costa Rica by the end of 2007, the vice president of the council
BEIRUT, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- France has sent a high-ranking envoy to resume its diplomatic initiative for breaking Lebanese political deadlock, local newspaper The Daily Star reported on Friday. “The
CANBERRA, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on Friday said that a trilateral summit meeting of Australia, Japan and the United States was being considered. That will be
ANKARA, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi on Friday expressed support for the memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed between Turkey and Iraq on energy and security d
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Heavy monsoon rains bursting the banks of rivers have caused the deaths of almost 1,800 people from drowning, house collapses, snakebite and waterborne diseases and Wed
BRUSSELS, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The eurozone registered an external trade surplus of 7.8 billion euros (10.5 billion U.S. dollars) in June, up from 1.7 billion euros in May, the European Union (EU)'s st
BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- Digital media company RealNetworks and Viacom Inc.'s MTV Networks announced Tuesday the two companies have teamed up to challenge Apple's trinity of the iPhone, iPod pl
JAKARTA, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia will tap many benefits from the newly-signed free trade pact with Japan, Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Elka Pengestu said Wednesday. “Export market to Japan w