Archive for March, 2008

Analysis: unemployment up, goods down, Wall Street drops

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Wall Street usually is good at figuring out the economy, but if this week's job market and manufacturing data are worse than what is expected, investors should be ready for another plunge in stock prices. And considering how much mys ...

Lehman Brothers to sue Japanese firm, alleges fraud

Monday, March 31st, 2008

U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers is accusing a Japanese trading company of massive fraud and intends to sue it for hundreds of millions of dollors, bank officials said Sunday. Lehman is seeking to recover 350 million U.S. dollars ...

GMS countries to take measures for telecommunications development and environment protection

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Leaders from the six Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) nations agreed here Monday to endorse the Vientiane Plan of Action for GMS Development for 2008-2012 (Annex),which highlights the importance of making substantial and early progress on tel ...

GMS countries agree to further improve trade facilitation

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Leaders from the six Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) nations agreed here Monday to make progress on trade facilitation and investment sectors in the region. In the Joint Summit Declaration signed on the third GMS summit held in the L ...

GMS countries decide to strengthen tourism

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Leaders from the six Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) nations agreed here Monday to make progress on tourism and human resource development in the region. In the Joint Summit Declaration signed at the third GMS summit held in the capi ...

GMS leaders promise to enhance cooperation among local governments and business sectors

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Leaders from the six Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) nations vowed here Monday to enhance closer cooperation among local governments and business sectors of GMS countries. In the Joint Summit Declaration signed at the third GMS summi ...

GMS countries vow to harmonize trade, investment regimes for further development

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Leaders attending the third GMS summit pledged here Monday to issue more sound economic policies, implement regulatory and institutional frameworks, and further liberalize, harmonize and streamline trade and investment regimes in the subreg ...

GMS program contributes to regional improvement

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Leaders from the six Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) nations said Monday that the GMS program had been an integral part of the transformation of the region. In the Joint Summit Declaration signed on the third GMS summit held in the c ...