Laos, China sign three MoUs on trade and gold investment

Mexico City, Nov 16 (ANTARA) - Three giant Mexican companies have expressed readiness to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal from Indonesia, Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Pu

Jakarta, Nov 17 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian economy grew 6.1 percent in the third quarter of 2008, fueled by high exports, investment and consumption albeit at a slow pace, the Central Bureau of Stat

Bandung, Nov 17 (ANTARA) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla has asked textile producers in the country to increase their share in the domestic market to 50 percent in the next one or two years.

Jakarta, Nov 17 (ANTARA) - Publicly-listed shipping company PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi has dropped its plan to buy two Japanese-made Panamax ships worth US$170 million due to low demand for

Rome, Nov 17, IRNA Islamic Republic of Iran Bureau for Tourism Industry Investment opened
in Italy on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- The current financial turmoil has provided
an opportunity for Islamic finance to position itself as a viable alternative to

New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) Executives of India's public
sector oil companies will go on an indefinite strike from
Tuesday to press for higher wages, a move that may affect fuel

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The government said Monday that it has established a
contingency plan to reduce any inconvenience caused by the planned walkout of

Doubts are beginning to surface over the effectiveness of the federal government's
$10.4 billion economic support package to steer the economy through the global
financial crisis.