Mataram, Dec 2 (ANTARA) - The Japanese government has pledged a Rp200 billion grant for the construction of 35 bridges in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province in 2009, a local official said.

By Zakaria Abdul Wahab

Ankara, Dec 2, IRNA - Turkey's Minister for Industry and Trade Kursad Tuzman said here Monday Iran is among countries that would be affected least due to world economic crisis and Turkey is trying

Tehran, Dec 2, IRNA - Algeria needs Iran's cooperation in constructing more than one million residential units, said the country's Minister of Housing and Urban Development Nour al-Din Musa.

Astana, 2 December 2008, (Khabar) - “Nur Otan” party will control spending of funds allocated for economy stabilization . The state allocated about$20 nillions for anti-crisis programme.

JAKARTA, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- The Asean-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (AJCEP) takes effect Monday.

By Nam Kwang-sik

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean economy expanded slower than earlier estimated in the third quarter, as exports fell and domestic demand weakened, the central bank said Tuesday.

SEOUL, Dec.

New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) India's exports fell for the first time in seven years by 12 percent in October on sagging demand from the world's two biggest consumer markets -- the US and Europe -- wideni