Cuba’s private-sector workforce grows to 390,000
July 24th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, July 24 (IANS) Cuba's private-sector workforce grew to 390,000 at the end of June, up nearly 3,000 from the previous month, Vice President Marino Murillo said.If the sector continues ... Read more...
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China to boost economic reform in key industries
March 24th, 2012 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 23 (IANS) China will push forward economic reform in key sectors, including energy and railways, the government said.The State Council said that it has approved a reform plan ... Read more...
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China’s industrial profit goes up in 2011 (Lead)
February 3rd, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 3 (IANS) China's industrial enterprises saw their profits increase 25.4 percent year-on-year to reach 5.45 trillion yuan ($863.68 billion) in 2011, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said ... Read more...
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China has 960,000 millionaires and still counting…
April 13th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 13 (IANS) China has a mind-boggling 960,000 millionaires, said an annual wealth report that noted it was a jump from 825,000 millionaires two years back.The 960,000 millionaires have ... Read more...
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China’s private sector provides more than 160 million jobs
February 5th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): China's private sector now provides more than 160 million jobs, according to the State Administration for Industry & Commerce.The country registered about 40 million private businesses amidst ... Read more...
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US adds less jobs in a sluggish economy (Lead)
December 4th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) A sluggish US economy added just 39,000 jobs in November while the unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent, tempering hopes of a quick recovery from its worse ... Read more...
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2010 Veterans Day, What’s Open, & Where Vets Are Being Honored
November 11th, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Today is Veterans Day (without an apostrophe to indicate that the day does not belong to Veterans, but is a day to honor them) in the United ... Read more...
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US loses 54,000 jobs, Obama promises new package
September 4th, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) As the US lost 54,000 jobs last month, President Barack Obama promised a new package of ideas next week on job creation and lashed ... Read more...
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U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command engineer pleads guilty to accepting bribes
July 22nd, 2010 - 3:33 am ICT by BNO News
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA (BNO NEWS) – A U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) engineer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to accepting bribes for influencing contracts and to evade tax payment on the ... Read more...
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Nafed board decision to remove managing director rejected
July 12th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The agriculture ministry Monday rejected the decision by the board of National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed) to remove the government-named managing director C.V. Ananda Bose and ... Read more...
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Nafed board removes top official defying government order
July 9th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
By T.G. Biju
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The board of the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed) Friday sought the removal of its managing director, defying a stern government directive a day ... Read more...
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Government cracks down on largest agriculture cooperative
July 8th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
By T.G. Biju
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The government has cracked down on the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed), the largest such institution in the country, after unearthing a ... Read more...
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Chinese women resort to illegal fertility methods
June 27th, 2010 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 27 (IANS) A vast majority of married but infertile women in China are now resorting to illegal means to conceive a child, a new report has said.
"Infertile" and "desperate", married ... Read more...
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Paraguay bans smoking in all ‘closed public spaces’
April 11th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Asuncion, Apr 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Paraguay has banned smoking in all ‘closed public spaces’, so now the inhabitants of Paraguay can no longer indulge in smoking in the restricted public spaces. ... Read more...
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U.S. Millionaires rising again
March 10th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 10 (Pen Men at Work): America's millionaires are on the increase again after their lines underwent enfeeblement during the 2008 collapse of the market due to the international recession, according to ... Read more...
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US minted more millionaires in 2009
March 10th, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 10 (IANS) America's millionaires are on the rise again after their ranks thinned out during the 2008 market meltdown, according to a new survey.
US households worth $1 million or more ... Read more...
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$40 mn UN-Indian project to target hazardous medical wastes
February 12th, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 12 (IANS) A UN agency has teamed up with the Indian government in a $40-million pilot project in five Indian states to help the country's healthcare system dispose of ... Read more...
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India and UN join in a $40-million project to dispose of hazardous medical waste
February 12th, 2010 - 1:52 am ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – A $40-million pilot project is underway to help India dispose of hazardous medical waste, the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) said Thursday.UNIDO, which promotes industrial development for ... Read more...
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UN and India work on disposing hazardous medical waste
February 12th, 2010 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 11 (DPA) The UN Industrial Development Organization Thursday launched a $40-million pilot project to assist India dispose 300,000 tonnes of annual medical waste.
Kandeh Yumkella, director of the UN agency ... Read more...
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World Bank directs $6.6 bn to South Asia; $400 mn to India
July 3rd, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 3 (IANS) The World Bank Group committed US$6.6 billion in fiscal year ended June 30 to South Asia, where India is the largest borrower, much of it focused ... Read more...
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Massive Iranian protests, a ‘revolution in the making’
June 23rd, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 23 (ANI): A general strike of private businesses being planned across Iran and supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi unlikely to back down, could be portents of a revolution in the ... Read more...
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Religious terror attacks rare in US
May 31st, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 31 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have estimated that in the United States, terror attacks on religious targets are relatively rare, but often deadly.The study was carried out by ... Read more...
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Confirmed swine flu cases in Mexico rises to 91, pandemic imminent warns WHO (Second Lead, Changing Dateline)
April 30th, 2009 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 30 (DPA) The number of confirmed swine flu infections in Mexico climbed from 49 to 91, with eights deaths caused by the new strain, Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel ... Read more...
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India, Britain to work together to strengthen impact evaluation in India
November 19th, 2008 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): United Kingdom''s Department for International Development (DFID) and India''s Planning Commission have decided to work together to strengthen impact evaluations in India.
Douglas Alexander, UK''s Secretary of ... Read more...
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Indian Inc not ready for climate change initiatives
July 23rd, 2008 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Despite wide awareness about climate change, Indian corporates are not ready to tackle this issue, says a study by global consultancy KPMG released Wednesday. An overwhelming 83 ... Read more...
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Asian media’s power to expose graft not fully unleashed: UNDP
June 12th, 2008 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Strong media can boost anti-corruption efforts in Asia and the Pacific but serious constraints still impede the full power of the press to report on corruption, the ... Read more...
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Medias role in curbing corruption
June 12th, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo , June 12 (ANI): A United Nations Development Programme report released today suggested that media can play an important role in curbing corruption in Asia-Pacific region.The report said: In order ... Read more...
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