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Price incentives initiated by the Chinese government to boost cotton output have encouraged increase

The European Commission is expected to decide this week whether to seek a mandate from European gove

British electric utility Northern Electric PLC said it would allow conglomerate Trafalgar House PLC

KHSL Industries Ltd., a Calcutta firm that makes refractory (heat resistant) raw material, will impo

Bidding for Mexico's first independent power plant again was delayed, this time to incorporate biddi

Siberian regions asked the government for control over half the shares held by the state in Russia's

HOUSE OFFICIAL DISCUSSES AGRICULTURE ISSUES ONLINEWASHINGTON - House Agriculture Com

State-owned Chinese Petroleum Corp. completed an investment plan for the construction of Taiwan's th

Calbag Metals Co., a large nonferrous scrap metal processor based in Portland, Ore., will purchase t

Royal Dutch/Shell Group, the parent company of Shell U.K. Exploration and Production, does not expec

Despite calls by Japanese politicians late last week to boycott French products until the European n

"We should try to avoid too much of confrontation in the immediate future to see whether - on reflec

The European Union's top man on international economics today will seek enhanced U.S. support for Br

Enron Corp., builder of a controversial $2.8 billion power plant on India's west coast, said it was

W.R. GRACE & CO. (Boca Raton, Fla.) - Peter D. Houchin was named chieffinancial officer of t

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Kyoko Kaube, an "O.L." or office lady working in downtown Tokyo, opposes French nuclear testing. But

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Exxon Corp. and other oil companies last week reported sharply higher quarterly profit, thanks to dr

GAS DEMAND EXPECTED TO HIT 22-YEAR HIGHU.S. natural-gas demand is forecast to grow 2.6 perce

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For an economy that's supposedly maturing and facing growing pains, South Korea shows no sign of let

On June 19, at the Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. shipyard in Ulsan, labor and management signed a wag

President Y.S. Kim's visit to the United States this week carries its share of symbolism. This year

The Munich Reinsurance Co., the largest reinsurance firm in the world, put its underwriting results

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT INSURERS (Des Plaines, Ill.) - June Holmes was promoted to senio

Business is up significantly at the Alabama State Docks Authority, and the reason is improved workin

The nation's employers' association, Confindustria, forecast Friday that July's industrial output wi

Insurance losses from catastrophes leaped to $3 billion in the second quarter of 1995, or almost dou

Merrill Lynch & Co. said it was bidding nearly $840 million for Smith New Court PLC in a friendly ta

Air cargo and passenger transportation in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) will be improved by a ne

Japanese shipping companies should restructure, reduce costs and improve service, or they risk falli

W. AFRICA CONFERENCE RAISING RATES OCT. 1NEW YORK - The American West African Freigh

Shippers welcomed the agreement between Japan and the United States to settle their heated aviation

A record number of juvenile salmon have been transported downstream by barge and truck around Snake