SANA'A, Dec. 16 (Saba) - Vice President Abdu Rabu Mansor Hadi
welcomed on Tuesday expanding activities of exploring and drilling
oil and gas throughout the country.

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, December 16, SPA -- Members of the Executive
Council of the Arab Civil Aviation Commission (ACAC) signed in Paris

Hanoi (VNA) - House of Pearl Fashion Ltd will buy a 38 percent stake of
Nam Long Garment Joint Stock Co, according to the State Securities
Commission.

Bac Ninh (VNA) - Mapletree Co., Ltd (Mapletree) has pledged to invest 70 million USD
in northern Bac Ninh-based Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) to build

Hanoi (VNA) - The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) on Dec.
15 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Citibank for international

Hanoi (VNA) - Seafood exports are hitting lows in the last few months of the year,
unlike previous years, due to declining demand from nations around the world.

Hanoi (VNA) - The Prime Minister has approved a project to develop the Dong Thap
border gate economic zone into a border urban area that will be a new economic hub

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- Local companies have started to cancel plans to build
factories at the Kaesong industrial complex in North Korea as concerns mount

Baku, 16 December,(AzerTAj)Agreement on allocation of the Japanese government`s
grant for implementation of four projects in Azerbaijan will be signed in Embassy of
Japan in Baku.

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is preparing to remove inoperative foreign
companies from a special economic zone in the country's northeast, officials said