China bourse up 62.5% in 1H
OPTIMISM has continued to fuel China’s economy, with its stock market index rising by 62.5% in the first six months of 2009, Beijing’s official newspaper reported today.
16:22 3 Jul
Russian gas production falls
RUSSIA'S gas production dropped by a dramatic 30% in June, compared with the same month of 2008.
16:21 3 Jul
QMII defendants sentenced
A FRENCH appeals court has imposed suspended prison sentences on four people in an accident that killed 16 people visiting the cruise ship Queen Mary 2.
16:20 3 Jul
Hapag might seek Berlin loans
GERMAN box liner Hapag-Lloyd might try to obtain government loans or guarantees to weather the slump in traffic and freight rates.
16:20 3 Jul