World economy

Obama urges Americans to use public transport

15 May 2010

Foreign investment in China up for ninth straight month

15 May 2010

Foreign direct investment in China climbed for a straight ninth month in April with Beijing further relaxing rules for potential investors.

ECB's Trichet defends Euro; asks governments to limit deficits

15 May 2010

The market alone cannot be blamed for Friday's euro plunge, the governments should also take responsibility, Trichet said.

IMF warns developed countries on rising debt

15 May 2010

Asia Pacific overhauls Western Europe in TV advertising

14 May 2010

Signs of changing times are here with data revealing that TV advertising revenue in the Asia Pacific region overtook that in Western Europe for the first time last year.

Tata Motors' global sales vault 53 per cent boosted by Land Rover sales

14 May 2010

China’s April foreign direct investments soar 25 per cent.

14 May 2010

Japan's current account surplus grew 65.1 per cent in March

14 May 2010

Hong Kong aims for 1-day incorporation of new businesses

13 May 2010

In order to make Hong Kong company law more business-friendly, the government has launched a comprehensive effort to rewrite the Companies Ordinance to enable new businesses be incorporated within one working day with an automatic income tax registration.

Asian economy to overhaul US, EU economies by 2030: IMF

13 May 2010

Asia’s economy will be larger than that of the United States and the European Union economies combined by 2030, according to the International Monetary Fund.

US trade deficit expands to $40.4 billion in March

12 May 2010

European banks may take €50-75 billion hit on Greek sovereign debt: Deutsche Bank

12 May 2010

European banks may take €50-75 billion hit on Greek sovereign debt: Deutsche Bank

12 May 2010

Gold touches record high of $1,239 per ounce

12 May 2010

Tories-Lib Dems hammer out a governance deal

12 May 2010

UK: Conservatives back in the saddle after 13 years

12 May 2010

Conservative party leader, David Cameron, is the new British prime minister, stepping into the historical precincts of 10 Downing Street after the exit of Labour prime minister Gordon Brown.

China's inflation rises on increase in food costs and housing index.

11 May 2010

India safe from euro zone crisis, agree government, experts

11 May 2010

Excitement over trillion-dollar Greek rescue package sours slightly

11 May 2010

Consistent foreign policy to help India emerge a global leader: Sharma

10 May 2010

China's April trade surplus falls by 87 per cent to $1.68 billion: Xinhua

10 May 2010

Greek crisis not out of hand, say money managers

08 May 2010

The International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds today said the current debt crisis engulfing Greece is resolvable and should be contained, as Greece's position is different to that of other heavily indebted euro-zone countries

Germany forecasts big hole in tax receipts

07 May 2010

Germany, which is pressing for tougher European Union rules on deficits in light of the Greek turmoil, itself expects to borrow around 80 billion euros this year and to spend far more than it earns.