Archive for May 21st, 2008

EU to probe gov’t subsidy of France Telecom

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Regulators for the European Union on Tuesday said they would investigate whether the French government unfairly subsidized France Telecom when it assumed financing some of the company pensions. The European Commission said one of Fra ...

EADS withdraws from race to purchase American defense group

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

The European Defense and Space Co. (EADS) has withdrawn from a protracted race to buy DRS Technologies, an American-based defense electronics group, the European group's chief executive officer Louis Gallois has said. "After making ...

EU to probe gov’t subsidy of France Telecom

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Regulators for the European Union on Tuesday said they would investigate whether the French government unfairly subsidized France Telecom when it assumed financing some of the company pensions. The European Commission said one of Fra ...

BCE says court’s privatization ruling due Wednesday

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Telecommunications company BCE Inc. said Tuesday a Canadian court's decision on the appeals filed by certain Bell Canada bond holders related to the company's pending privatization will be made public on Wednesday. BCE, the parent of ...

EADS withdraws from race to purchase American defense group

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

The European Defense and Space Co. (EADS) has withdrawn from a protracted race to buy DRS Technologies, an American-based defense electronics group, the European group's chief executive officer Louis Gallois has said. "After making ...

Int’l cartoon and animation festival opens in Seoul

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

The 12th Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (SICAF) opened here on Wednesday for a five-day run. According to the organizer, 387 animated films from 36 countries are to be presented during the event, while a library ...

BCE says court’s privatization ruling due Wednesday

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Telecommunications company BCE Inc. said Tuesday a Canadian court's decision on the appeals filed by certain Bell Canada bond holders related to the company's pending privatization will be made public on Wednesday. BCE, the parent of ...

Napster in challenge to iTunes

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Napster Inc, the digital music service, yesterday opened the world's biggest MP3 download store with more than 6 million songs in a direct challenge to Apple Inc's iTunes store. The new Web-based music store will have digital songs from ...