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Japan's Daihatsu Motor Co. and Bombardier Inc. of Canada have abandoned plans to jointly produce car

Japan, China Sign Loan Accord for 1987Japan will provide China with 85 billion yen, or $586

The Federal Maritime Commission has approved a batch of primarily technical changes in its regulatio

A section of the Rhein River near Karlsruhe, West Germany, remains closed to shipping as abnormally

The two commuter ferries that collided off the fog-shrouded Monmouth County, N.J., coast were not us

Standard Oil Co. has placed Blossom Coal Co., the only coal property it owns in Kentucky, on the sal

This nation's oldest nuclear power plant was judged safe by the International Atomic Energy Agency,

NCR Corp. announced a new computer program that will let engineers design custom computer chips more

The newly merged National Coal Association and the Mining and Reclamation Council met in Chicago thi

Some state legislators are making a last-ditch effort to pass a bill insuring the nine members of th

GENERAL NEWS Top superconductor physicists predict a room-temperature superconductor will be

The Australian subsidiary of General Motors has become the country's largest exporter of manufacture

Four Japanese manufacturers of heavy-duty trucks have halted exports to North Korea temporarily beca

The current upheaval in South Korea is not likely to tarnish that nation's long-term economic outloo

Peat Marwick named several partners. Steven R. Kay audit partner, insurance and government auditing,

Revolutionary new superconductors that would operate at room temperature will be developed in the ne

For the past decade, the American Chamber of Commerce in Brazil has presented annual Million Dollar

The Reagan administration and a broad business trade coalition lashed out at the Senate omnibus trad

Congressmen and industry-supported environmental groups are calling for the federal government to pr

GENERAL NEWS Top superconductor physicists predict a room-temperature superconductor will be

The declining dollar and U.S. tax law changes substantially influenced interna tional investment flo

Now that Congress has kindled a fire under the trucking industry to accept controversial new brake t

Every morning at precisely 7:45, Jim Calder goes outside his Chelmsford home - 30 miles east of Lond

Financial seas have been rough for the Companhia de Navegacao Lloyd Brasileiro, or Lloydbras, Brazil

The American Association of Port Authorities has a new president - Erik Stromberg, formerly the asso

The United States and Brazil appear close to a major accord on computer software protection.

Tighter U.S. import restraints could seriously harm U.S. automakers who rely on engines produced by

A federal judge whose court is handling more than 1,500 asbestos-related claims by seamen against sh

Sluggish global demand and a host of other problems will prevent China from signifi cantly expanding

The National Coal Association wrapped up its 70th anniversary convention here this week amid a bit m

Electric Pulse Record Set by IBM ScientistsYORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. - IBM scientists here have

Nuclear Power Output Up 22 percent, OECD SaysThe amount of electricity generated by nuclear

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

The government of Sri Lanka has opened a tea promotion board in the United States in hopes of recapt

In another U.S.-Japan dispute over protecting technology, National Semiconductor Corp. of Santa Clar

A British company has introduced a dewpoint monitor for natural gas, said to be a major advance in t

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The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Ford Expects to Double Car Sales in JapanFord Motor Co. expects to double the number of its

Sharp Plans to Launch New Plant in TaiwanMAHWAH, N.J. - Sharp Electronics Corp. said product