Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey's decision to block U.S. food giant Archer Daniel Midland (ADM)'s bid for Australia's GrainCorp risks encouraging protectionists to lobby against foreign investment proposals even more strenuously in the future.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday called for a quick signing of a bilateral security agreement with Afghanistan after the country's tribal elders gave their blessing to the pact that governs future ties between Washington and Kabul.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday played down expectations of a deal with Iran as the Islamic republic is set to resume nuclear talks with the world powers this week.
The world powers were engaged in "serious" talks with Iran over its nuclear program, and the United States is not "blind" or "stupid" in pursuing a deal over the controversial nuclear program in the Islamic republic, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday.
Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Sunday that there is "a good chance" for talks on Iran's controversial nuclear program to reach a deal within the next few weeks.
Vietnam Airlines, the national flag carrier, has signed a deal with General Electric Aviation, a subsidiary of the GE Corporation, to buy 40 GEnx jet engines for its fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange went down Tuesday on the market expectation that U.S. lawmakers will soon reach a deal to end a partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government and avert a debt default.
Shareholders of Virginia-based Smithfield Foods have voted to approve the proposed 7.1-billion-U.S.-dollar takeover by Chinese company Shuanghui International Holdings, the U.S. pork producer announced Tuesday.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon announced Monday that they reached an agreement over arms deal worth 10 billion U.S. dollars.
Eurozone finance ministers have approved a new bailout plan for Cyprus, putting an end to uncertainties over the fate of the Mediterranean island country in the euro area, the Eurogroup head said early Monday.
Markets worldwide rallied Wednesday after U.S. Congress averted the fiscal cliff, but the deal failed to address the massive spending that threatens the world's economic growth engine, analysts said.
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