The Washington Post Co. announced on Monday that it has agreed to sell its flagship newspaper to Jeff Bezos,founder and chief executive of Amazon.com, ending the Graham family's control of one of the leading news organizations in the United States after four generations.
The Bangladeshi government in collaboration with BRAC, the World's largest NGO, has launched the second phase of an eye-care project which in the slums of 10 city corporations of Bangladesh will cover an estimated 7.25 million people.
U.S. stocks soared Thursday, with the S&P 500 closing above the landmark level of 1,700 points for the first time in history, boosted by a batch of better-than-expected economic data and the Federal Reserve's reassurance.
Kenya's tourism marketers plan to use this year's Maralal camel derby festival, which has gained international recognition, to showcase the country's tourism circuit in northern region.
A wide variety of new food and beverage products will first appear at the 24th edition of the Hong Kong Food Expo, which will be staged in Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) on August 15-19, 2013.
China is unlikely to feel any major impact once the U.S. Federal Reserve shuts off the money faucet known as the quantitative easing, and Fed's easy-does-it approach will ensure that China does not feel the sting.
Australia's two largest solar power projects will be constructed in the state of New South Wales (NSW) by AGL Energy Limited, with financial assistance from the federal and state governments, AGL announced on Wednesday.
The Israelis and the Palestinians are set to resume their peace talks in Washington D.C. on Monday, the U.S. State Department said on Sunday.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced Thursday two upgrades in the provision of Renminbi (RMB) liquidity to authorized institutions participating in RMB business in Hong Kong to make short-term RMB funds easier to access.
Upcoming reforms will completely open China's railway construction market, according to a statement released Wednesday after an executive meeting of the State Council presided over by Premier Li Keqiang.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday kicked off his third visit to Southeast Asia to deepen ties with the emerging area as this year marks the 40th anniversary of friendship and cooperation between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced two upgrades in the provision of renminbi liquidity to authorized institutions participating in renminbi business in Hong Kong on Thursday, including the provision of overnight funds available on the same day, which will take effect from Friday.
Iran will not accept nuclear obligations beyond the directives of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.
Economists and experts have lauded the central bank's removal of controls on bank lending rates as a critical step in reforming the nation's financial system.
The Egyptian constitution is expected to be amended within four months, after which parliamentary polls and then presidential election will be held, a presidential political adviser said Wednesday.
China plans to make industrial restructuring of the country's western parts more innovation and science-driven over the next seven years, according to a government action plan released on Wednesday.
Hong Kong will face a macro shortage of manpower in five years, and one of the possible solutions is to import labor from outside Hong Kong, the city's chief executive C Y Leung said here on Wednesday.
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