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Acres upon acres of towering fir trees and an abundance of seafood make forest products and fish obv

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

Baldrige Pledges China Technology TransferCommerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige promised that

Joint Venture To Develop VaccinesEMERYVILLE, Calif. - Emeryville-based Chiron Corp. and Ciba

A longshoreman brings the first of a new type of South Korean-built cars down a ship's ramp at the p

From 84 rooms in a tiny hotel in Australia four years ago, Ramada International Hotels has mushroome

China will soon establish a development company to help absorb foreign investment in its booming tex

A scientist sprayed a strawberry field with frost-inhibiting organisms in the nation's first authori

Household Spending Rises 3.7 percent in JapanJapan's average salary-earned household spendin

Japanese small- and medium-sized companies must move quickly to combat threats posed by the rising y

Jamaica plans to buy Aluminum Co. of America's bauxite refinery located in the center of the Caribbe

Worldwide car sales are forecast to fall by 2.6 percent this year, equivalent to around 900,000 unit

From 84 rooms in a tiny hotel in Australia four years ago, Ramada International Hotels has mushroome

The economy fell short of its first-quarter growth targets because of poor management, including fai

Chrysler, Renault Extend AMC TalksChrysler Corp. and Regie Nationale des Usines Renault have

Singapore's trade in machinery and transport equipment outpaced its trade in oil last year, the Sing

China will soon establish a development company to help absorb foreign investment in its booming tex

Bangkok's Don Muang international airport could soon rival Hong Kong and Singapore as one of Southe

Spanish air traffic controllers said Friday they were calling off a three-day strike set for early M

In an effort to stem a continuing decline in regional trade, the Caribbean Economic Community has st

Employees of two major Japanese airlines returned to work Friday after a 24- hour strike, but flight

United Airlines pilots' $4.5 billion bid to purchase the airline from UAL Inc. gained further moment

Net new orders of machine tools from U.S. producers fell 23 percent in Marchfrom a year earl

Consolidation of terminals for several of the 15 cargo airlines using San Francisco Airport is being

European governments are moving closer to U.S. proposals for reducing the use of chlorofluorocarbon

General Motors Corp.'s Chevrolet-Pontiac-Canada Group promoted several people, Robert J. Schultz, gr

Separate actions by the State Department and the Department of Transportation last week opened new i

Consumer prices continued their slow but steady climb last month, moving up at an annual rate of 5.1

DOT OKs Two Sites For US-London ServiceThe Department of Transportation gave final approval

With interest rates rising steadily, credit market analysts are pondering the point at which they wi

A U.S. construction industry coalition called for the United States to limit access to U.S. building

Matson Intermodal System is now in business, moving cargo between California and Gulf Coast ports.

Burlington Northern Expands ServiceFORT WORTH, Texas - Burlington Northern Intermodal said i

All seven major industrial nations agree a further dollar drop in currency markets could be harmful,

GENERAL NEWS The Journal of Commerce named Alan D. Newborn vice president/advertising. Page

GENERAL NEWS The Journal of Commerce named Alan D. Newborn vice president/advertising. Page

The sale of Bank of America's Visa credit card operations in Hong Kong and Singapore should be compl

The Journal of Commerce, a Knight-Ridder newspaper, promoted Alan D. Newborn to vice president of ad

Virtually every U.S. banker is now a detective. Under the Money Laundering Control Act of 19

Massachusetts consumers and insurance companies are increasingly frustrated with the state insurance