Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi claimed on Monday a by-election landslide for her party, which she hoped would mark the beginning of a new era for Myanmar after a historic vote
Asia's manufacturers stepped up the pace in March to fill an influx of new orders as Europe's debt crisis subsided and U.S. growth picked up, dispelling some of the gloom that had
Asian shares kicked of the second quarter with modest gains on Monday, as surprisingly firm China manufacturing data dispelled fears of a hard landing in the world's second biggest economy, but caution
China, the world's second-biggest importer, will cut import duties on some energy and raw materials products as well as consumer goods, to boost purchases, the Chinese cabinet said in a statement on
Hungarian President Pal Schmitt cancelled appointments on Friday, a day after being stripped of his doctorate following a months-long plagiarism row which opposition parties say made him unworthy of the job. The
World stock markets rose on Friday as they set the seal on a strong first quarter, with European shares extending early gains after euro zone ministers agreed to beef up the region's
Turkey will reduce the amount of oil it buys from Iran by around 10%, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Friday, a week after Washington warned Iran's customers they could be subject
. BY DR. JIM LEONTIADES Cyprus International Institute of Management Mario Draghi, the new president of the European Central Bank (ECB) is the soft spoken type of Italian. His low profile and
. BY SHAVASB BOHDJALIAN An influx of fresh funds ahead of the end of the first quarter by fund managers in addition to a shift by investors out of Treasuries into stocks
. The imminent increase in old-age poverty and the need for longer-term reforms in social insurance has raised another issue that many have not yet contemplated –demand for cheap housing for pensioners
