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S. Korean Firm Plans Colombia Silk VentureSEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean company plans

The top three exporters in China's Sichuan province are determined to combat U.S. regulatory and mar

A Japanese-made garlic billed as odorless is upsetting some domestic growers who believe "garlic bre

For the greater Los Angeles area, with its vast and diverse economic base, one world trade center is

The potential sales of the Southern Pacific Transportation Co. and/or the Santa Fe Southern Pacific

The North Sea has become a rubbish dump, and countries bordering it should work together to clean it

As long as there are men to stand watch here - seven miles from the nearest telephone, 136 feet abov

Tri-River Docks Inc. has signed an eight-year lease to provide stevedore services at the port of Chi

A team from China's main nuclear energy company is in Los Angeles scouting for a site to locate a li

Australian Coal Miners To Strike Over ClosureSYDNEY, Australia - Australian coal miners arou

Statoil, Norway's state-owned oil company, has leased oil tanker tonnage from three Norwegian shippi

Catalogs are pouring into U.S. homes by the dozens, straining letter carriers and confronting holida

An Assembly committee Monday approved a bill that would limit the practice of ''deep-pocket" defenda

When eight Latin American presidents gather in Acapulco for the largest regional summit in 20 years,

The European Community Tuesday threatened trade sanctions against the United States if President Rea

COAL Bills providing incentives for auto companies to build cars powered by coal- derived ga

The European Community Tuesday lifted its threat of higher tariffs on Japanese electrical products i

Greek shipowners want their government to drop its opposition to the phasing out of ship radio opera

The U.S. dollar rallied early Tuesday on news of interest rate reductions in Europe, but gave back i

Tue., Nov. 24, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The Conference Board's consumer confidence index (1985 equals 100) fell to 96.3 in November from a 1

Shares in Bezek, Israel's national telecommunications company, may be floated on the New York Stock

The New York Insurance Exchange should have a clearer picture of its future by the end of February,

The U.S.-Arab Chambers of Commerce, formed in the 1970s during Mideast oil boom times, are adapting

Beginning Jan. 1, the U.S. government will begin to collect fees ranging from $1,075 to $4,300 for e

Iran is strongly suspected of widespread dumping to get around the United States embargo in its prod

The apparent demand for refined petroleum products grew at a rate of 1.9 percent for the first 10 mo

Amoco Orient Petroleum Co., an Amoco Corp. unit, Tuesday signed its fourth contract for oil explorat

The dollar's renewed slide has fanned debate within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countrie

Legislation providing automakers incentives to build coal-powered cars has advanced to both House an

The Soviet Union and the United States are again battling over bugs. But this time the bugs

More than three-fourths of Japanese workers want to work wholeheartedly for their companies and favo

Spot market prices for natural gas have jumped 15 percent to 20 percent in the last few weeks, becau

Australian PM Urges Privatization DebateCANBERRA, Australia - Quantas Airlines and Australia

Florida Insurance Commissioner Bob Gunter is proposing new regulations that will limit the use, proc

Chile, under economic and political pressure, is moving to rein in its debt- equity conversion progr

On the first anniversary of its service between Australia and the West Coast, Associated Container T

Atlantic Research Buys Textron Rocket UnitPROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Bell Aerospace division of

Neither Sea-Land Service Inc. nor Waterman Steamship Corp. are happy at the prospects of calls by Ly

Canadian carriers, ports and shippers have called for an extension of the navigation season on the S