TOKYO, Dec. 9 Kyodo -
Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will cut about 16,000 jobs around the world by March

GENEVA, Dec. 9 Kyodo -
The World Trade Organization on Monday put off setting a date for a ministerial
meeting in Geneva to aim for a breakthrough in the Doha Round of trade

Hanoi (VNA) - Equitisation of State-owned enterprises is falling far short
of targets this year.

HCM City (VNA) - Many
borrowers who took out high interest rate bank loans months ago are seeking credit on the black market to pay off their loans before their maturity date.

Hanoi (VNA) - The role played by agriculture in the development of Vietnam
and Cuba was the major topic of a seminar hosted by the Vietnam Academy of

Speaking about the IDB’s operation, Khalid A. Nazer, information and
external relations chief, told Arab News that it had launched an

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's central bank said Tuesday it provided
funds worth US$3 billion, received through a currency swap arrangement with its

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- Total earnings of foreign bank branches in South Korea
more than tripled this year due mainly to increased foreign exchange gains

By Nam Kwang-sik
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean chemicals producer Korea Kumho
Petrochemical Co., said Tuesday that it has won a patent infringement lawsuit

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. aims to raise its share
of the global mobile phone market to the 20-percent range in 2009 by releasing