Tokyo, Nov. 18 Kyodo - Michelin said Tuesday it has awarded three-star ratings to nine restaurants in
Tokyo in the second edition of its culinary guide for the Japanese capital,

BANGKOK, Nov 18 (TNA) - Thailand's exports of rice and chicken are
expected to be gloomy in 2009 due to the ongoing global economic slowdown

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- The Deputy Prime Minister, Najib Razak Tuesday outlined general work plans to position and re-position Islamic banking and the finance industry to enable it to ful

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will continue negotiations on
the
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, said the Deputy Minister of

Baku, 18 November,(AzerTAj)According to statistics, in January-October of 2008 Azerbaijan produced industrial goods and provided services in the amount of AZN 24.5 bln, which is 8.4% higher over th

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Tehran, Nov 18, IRNA - Deputy Commerce Minister Mehdi Ghazanfari said Monday that Iran is a reliable and powerful trade partner of Zimbabwe.

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SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. rebutted Tuesday Eastman Kodak Co.'s complaint that they have infringed upon patents owned by the U.S.

Jakarta, Nov 18 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government is still unable to decide whether or not rice can be exported next year, although national rice production in 2009 is predicted to increase, a