Malaysia tin market closes flat
05-28-2010
- The local tin market closed flat here on Thursday, but the trading volume rose compared with Wednesday.
Tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market remained unchanged to close at 17,400 U.S. dollars per ton.
However, the ..
Thai GDP estimated to grow about 5% this year
05-28-2010
- Thailand's gross domestic product (GDP) for 2010 is estimated to grow in a range of 4.3 percent to 5. 8 percent year on year, Bank of Thailand (BOT) Governor Tarisa Watanagase said Thursday.
The country's growing export..
Vietnam to host World Economic Forum on East Asia 2010
05-28-2010
- Vietnam will hold the World Economic Forum on East Asia 2010 in Ho Chi Minh City on June 6-7 this year, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Phuong Nga said at a press conference here on Thursday.
This ..
Japan's April jobless rate up
05-28-2010
- Japan's April jobless rate up a seasonally adjusted 5.1, the Ministry of Internal affairs and Communication said in a report on Friday.
And 100,000 more people were out of work in April from a year earlier, with the fig..
Japan's consumer prices down for 14th straight month in April
05-28-2010
- Consumer prices in Japan, excluding volatile fresh food, fell 1.5 percent in April from a year earlier marking the 14th straight month of decline, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said in a preliminary..
U.S. economy growth revised down to 3% in 1Q
05-28-2010
- The Commerce Department said on Thursday that U.S. economic growth in 2010 Q1 had been revised down to an annual rate of 3% from the 3.2% previously reported.
The gain was also slightly weaker than the 3.4% increase tha..
Mainland, HK sign 7th supplement to CEPA
05-28-2010
- The Chinese central government and the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) signed a supplement to an important trade agreement on Thursday to give Hong Kong firms greater access to the Mainl..
China, U.S. ink green energy deals
05-27-2010
- China and the United States on Wednesday signed eight green energy deals to enhance cooperation in the sector, a move analysts said would set examples for global collaboration in increasing energy efficiency and protecti..
New car plant placed in S China's Foshan
05-27-2010
- FAW Volkswagen has agreed to locate its 8 billion yuan (US$1.17 billion) new plant in Guangdong Foshan as part of the German auto maker's drive to widen its weak footprint in south China, the Economic Observer reported y..
Industrial electricity consumption of Brazil back to pre-crisi..
05-27-2010
- The electricity consumption in Brazil's industrial sector returned to the level before the international financial crisis, Brazil's Energy Research Company (EPE) announced Wednesday.
According to EPE, the country's indu..