China’s Chery group matures into global auto player
WUHU, China, Sept 23, 2007 (AFP) - China's Chery Auto sales vice president Jin Yibo remembers when the roof in the president's office had a leak so big that …
WUHU, China, Sept 23, 2007 (AFP) - China's Chery Auto sales vice president Jin Yibo remembers when the roof in the president's office had a leak so big that …
WASHINGTON, Sept 23, 2007 (AFP) - Ambitious plans for big Wi-Fi networks to provide free or low-cost wireless Internet access are being abandoned or scaled …
Sept 22, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's plantations industry is looking at a new employment model to overcome difficulties caused by the existing 100-year-old …
NEW YORK, Sept 20, 2007 (AFP) - The dollar sank to a record low against the euro Thursday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned that US mortgage …
HONG KONG, Sept 21, 2007 (AFP) - The former president of the World Bank said Friday that rich countries were ill-prepared to deal with the "tectonic shift" in …
CHENNAI, India, Sept 21, 2007 (AFP) - A state leader in India has dismissed a deity worshipped by millions as a "big lie", deepening a highly sensitive row …
LONDON, Sept 21, 2007 (AFP) - Playboy continued its evolution from adult magazine to international merchandising brand by opening its first store in Europe …
NEW DELHI, Sept 21, 2007 (AFP) - India's annual inflation rate has fallen to a near five-year low, official data on Friday showed, but soaring global crude …
WASHINGTON, Sept 19, 2007 (AFP) - Now backed by the United States, the socialist former French finance minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn is set to sail to …
Sept 20, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's plantations are warning that the sector is losing its appeal to serious investors at a time when fresh capital is …
DURBAN, South Africa, Sept 19, 2007 (AFP) - Justin Kemp blasted 89 not out off 56 balls after Morne Morkel claimed 4-17 as South Africa thrashed New Zealand by …
OTTAWA, Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) - The Canadian dollar reached a 30-year high Tuesday, nearing parity with the US greenback after the US Federal Reserve cut its key …
Sept 20, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's paceman Lasith Malinga, dubbed the sexist player during the World Cup, is to get a customised motorbike from Japanese …
WASHINGTON, Sept 19, 2007 (AFP) - A bold half-point rate cut by the Federal Reserve will give the ailing US economy a shot in the arm, but runs the risk of …
CAPE TOWN, Sept 20, 2007 (AFP) - Australia's pace bowlers swept through Sri Lanka's top order batting in their crucial World Twenty20 Super Eights match at …
Sept 19 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's plantations companies face another crippling wage hike less than a year after giving one as politically powerful labour …
LIMA, Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) - About 200 villagers have fallen ill from mysterious gases that spewed from a crater after a meteorite crashed in southeastern Peru, …
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) - Bangladesh were dumped out of the World Twenty20 championships on Tuesday after slumping to a 64-run defeat to Sri Lanka …
LONDON, Sept 19, 2007 (AFP) - Northern Rock customers finally appeared confident that they could leave their savings with the crisis-hit lender, with few, if …
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) - Captain Shoaib Malik and Misbah-ul Haq put on a century partnership as Pakistan stunned Australia by six wickets in the …