Tourism arrivals recovered for a second straight month in September, rising by 4.7% to reach 289,126 compared with 276,178 in September 2009. The main reason for the increase was a 60.8% rise in tourist arrivals from Russia, from 20,691 in September 2009 to 33,267 in September 2010. This is encouraging, as it suggests that the
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The battered dollar rose on Monday to edge further away from a 10-month low on Friday, while a rally in Asian stocks paused as investors took some profits ahead of a widely expected easing in U.S. monetary policy. Fed chief Ben Bernanke cemented expectations on Friday of more U.S. stimulus to lower unemployment and fend
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Property asking prices in England and Wales rose for the first time in four months in October, with sellers responding to seasonal pressures instead of market fundamentals, a survey showed on Monday. Property website Rightmove, which says it captures 90% of all homes for sale, said asking prices jumped 3.1% this month, following drops of
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The benchmark Hang Seng Index had slipped 0.89% to 23,546.99 in early trading on Monday, while the China Enterprise Index of top locally listed mainland stocks was down 0.94% at 13,485.50. HSBC fell to its lowest in three days at HK$81.05 before the shares steadied at HK$81.15, down 2.11%. HSBC has ended talks to buy
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Dividend payments by UK-listed firms will fall less than expected this year after payouts grew in the third quarter, the first time since the first quarter of 2009, Capita Registrars said. Capita Registrars, which provides share register administration services, has raised its forecast for total dividend payouts in 2010 to 55.7 bln pounds, up from
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South Korea is hosting its first Formula One Grand Prix this week, but the event will be missing the country's top carmakers despite their desire to boost their brands to match their stunning emergence as a global carmakers. The premier motorsport event had been viewed as a good opportunity to transform Korean firms' dowdy image
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Terrorism and cyber attacks are expected to take precedence over nuclear proliferation and the breakdown of weak states when the British government reveals its strategy for national security on Monday. The government hopes its National Security Strategy will help convince critics that a broad military review due out on Tuesday is based on strategic thinking,
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hollywood's Oscar race is only about six weeks old, but already one theme is emerging: unlike most years when men dominate the critical buzz for strong roles, this season women are the talk of the town. From previous Oscar winners such as Nicole Kidman and big stars like Annette Bening to
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LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists have identified the eight human papillomavirus (HPV) types responsible for more than 90% of cervical cancer cases worldwide and say they should be the targets for the next generation of vaccines. Drugmakers GlaxoSmithKline and Merck & Co. already make vaccines against HPV strains that cause many cases of cervical cancer, which
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. Credit card spending on the rise Data on plastic card expenditure have raised some interesting questions about business relations between Greek Cypriots and Turkey in the past year. Data from the credit card company JCC Payment Systems Ltd show that spending in the “occupied areas and Attaleia” (Antalya), using plastic cards issued in the
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