SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to cut tax
rates for high-end homeowners here, leaving the final decision in the hands of

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- AirAsia Group's airlines, AirAsia Bhd
and Indonesia AirAsia, have won the prestigious Friends of Thailand Awards 2008

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's current account deficit reached a
record high in August as the trade shortfall widened to a 12-year high, the
central bank said Tuesday.

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean manufacturers' confidence for October
edged down as companies expected a global economic downturn to hurt their

Marseilles (France), Sept 29 (PTI) India and the
European Union (E.U.) signed a landmark pact on civil aviation
which will work like an 'open skies' agreement encouraging

New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) Within days of beginning oil
production from the nation's first deep-sea field, Reliance
Industries Limited (R.I.L.) Chairman Mukesh Ambani Monday came

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam and Japan have completed 19-month-long
negotiations regarding a bilateral Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA),

Hanoi (VNA) - Commercial joint stock banks in Vietnam are in a rush to
increase their charter capitals to meet the government's deadline for them

HCM City (VNA) - The Saigontourist Travel Service Company was presented with
"The Friend of Thai Awards 2008" by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)

HCM City (VMA) - Hotels and office buildings which account for 40
percent of Ho Chi Minh City 's electricity demand are beginning to
respond to energy conservation calls.