North Korea demonstrated its unique talent for calling the diplomatic shots, announcing one day before an important deadline that it would take its time collecting $25m in disputed funds whose fate has vexed the nuclear disablement process.

Finance Minister Jihad Azour warned that Lebanon's unending political deadlock cold cost the country billions of dollars in pledges from the Paris III donor's conference and in a potential share of the region's oil-fueled investment boom. Donors pledged almost $2.7

The liberalization of the Egyptian economy will ultimately affect the country's political sphere as the less privileged gain an economic stake in the system and want to expand their role in it, said Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali in

Tokyo, Japan, Apr 10, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that it is supporting a Chinese government program for training automotive maintenance technicians by helping to devise the curriculum and by providing various teaching tools.

Tokyo, Japan, Apr 12, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - AREVA, the world's largest business group in the nuclear energy field, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. ('MHI') confirm the fast deployment of their alliance in the nuclear energy area, as established

Tokyo, Japan, Apr 12, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - ANA and StarFlyer will commence code-sharing on flights between Tokyo's Haneda Airport and Kitakyushu, from June 1 this year.

Tokyo, Japan, Apr 13, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - The ANA Board of Directors today decided to transfer the shares and assets of 14 subsidiary companies relating to ANA Groups owned and leased hotels. Details of the transfer follow below:

Tokyo, Japan, Apr 13, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., NEC Corporation, and its subsidiary, NEC TOKIN Corporation, have signed an agreement to establish a joint-venture company - Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) - to focus on

Tokyo, Japan, Apr 13, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (TSE: 7011, 'MHI) has received successive orders for gas turbine combined-cycle (GTCC) power generation systems from Korea Western Power Co.

Hong Kong-based Hutchison Telecom International Ltd, which sold its majority stake in Hutch-Essar to Vodafone, has already made its final submission before the investment regulator.

India's forex reserves increased by $1.141 billion to $200.325 billion during the week ended April 6 as against $199.179 billion in the previous week.

Global aluminium giant Alcan Inc on Friday announced its plan to sell its 45 per cent stake in India's Utkal Alumina International Ltd, its joint venture with Aditya Birla group flagship Hindalco Industries.

The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority and mobile phone operators were forced to issue clarifications on Friday after a rumour that people were dying after receiving a call from a particular number triggered panic in the Pakistani city.

With a tai chi practice in a Tokyo park, a baseball workout with students and a housecall on a 'typical' Japanese farmer, Wen Jiabao, China's premier, has put personal diplomacy to the fore of his ice-melting trip to Japan.

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has asked Cipla, the second biggest domestic drug maker, to pay Rs 748.27 crore (Rs 7.48 billion) as fine towards overcharging of controlled drugs.

Infosys Technologies would set up a software development centre in Mexico with an investment of two million dollars to serve its US customers.

Trade ministers of the Group of Six (G-6) countries resolved on Thursday to conclude the six-year-old Doha Round of trade talks by the end of the year.

Some of the hospitals in the UK plan to outsource medical secretarial work to India, a media report said on Friday.