20 Apr 2005 06:42 AM

Chinese GDP surged 9.5% to 3.14 trillion yuan ($379 billion) in the first quarter due to raise in export and investments

19 Apr 2005 02:39 PM

The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown is more popular as the head of the Labour Party than the Prime Minister Tony Blair, according to a poll released on Monday.

19 Apr 2005 01:48 PM

The candidacy of John Bolton, who once said nothing would happen if 10 stories of the UNO building vanished, was strictly opposed by the Democrats before the approval by the Foreign Relations Committee.

19 Apr 2005 01:13 PM

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she is very worried with the media and human rights situation in Russia before her first on this post visit to Russia. "The centralization of state power in the presidency at the expense of countervailing institutions like the Duma or

19 Apr 2005 10:37 AM

The major Shiite Muslim bloc opposed the sparing of life of the former dictator Saddam Hussein in case he is convicted by the special tribunal, according to the alliance’s spokesman. The Shiite bloc is now in the process of forming the majority for the government with a Kurdish alliance that was

19 Apr 2005 10:25 AM

The tension on political relationships between China and Japan have aroused a storm of protest that threatens the economic relationship between the two important trade partners. This worry in the Japanese circles was confirmed by the Japanese executives’ plea to take measures to improve the situation voiced by them

19 Apr 2005 10:22 AM

The South Korean government confirmed yesterday that North Korea has shut down its major reactor. Through a number of intelligence channels, the US had recently made sure that the reactor was shut down. A South Korean official said the United States believes that the shutdown took place this month.

19 Apr 2005 08:33 AM

The Roman Catholic Church cardinals continue their hard job of choosing new head of Roman Catholic Church by casting ballots from inside the Sistine Chapel. The 115 cardinals are now staying in the Santa Marta residence inside Vatican City. They returned to the Sistine

18 Apr 2005 11:55 AM

Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura and his Chinese counterpart, Li Zhaoxing, exchanged unpleasant statements during talks in Beijing yesterday that were arranged to calm the anger coming from the protests, which conflagrated nine Chinese cities over the weekend.

18 Apr 2005 10:59 AM

The European Union did not reach the consensus over the lifting arms embargo from China as some member countries say China has not reached an appropriate level of human rights protection so far that might allow the EU to lift the 15-year embargo.

18 Apr 2005 08:30 AM

The Group of Seven member countries’ policies could disrupt global markets and impose risks on the poorest countries, according to the International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato.

16 Apr 2005 08:21 AM

Meanwhile, the measure which implements an essential change in the bankruptcy procedures is expected to be signed into law by President Bush in a few weeks. It is expected to go into effect six months later.

16 Apr 2005 06:42 AM

Hong Kong that has long favored a laissez-faire economic policy is now ready to establish an antitrust authority. The independent committee will oversee compliance with the fair-competition rules.

16 Apr 2005 04:11 AM

The World Trade Organization predicts slowdown in global trade to 6.5% for 2005 from 9% record in 2004, according to the survey issued by the organization on Thursday.

15 Apr 2005 11:53 AM

Japan blamed China for causing a ``serious problem’’ for the country’s security after Chinese companies started drilling in a disputed area and one of its submarines entered Japanese waters last year.