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The president of Newport News Shipbuilding's largest union says he violated a federal labor law in w

Business at Jordan's Red Sea port of Aqaba, on the decline since the 1990 Gulf crisis, fell 8.7 perc

A ship carrying a special U.S. Marine force left Japan Wednesday for Somalia, where it will join oth

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PORT OF SAINT JOHN FREEZES TARIFFS AGAINSAINT JOHN, New Brunswick - The Canadian eas

It's an image more akin to a battle zone than a trade route: jeeps of armed men guarding a truck con

The Virginia Port Authority's gain is Baltimore's loss as a result of a decision by Maersk Line to r

An increased flow of American investment and generally stronger bilateral commercial and economic ti

When it comes to combating copyright piracy in China, video game maker Nintendo doesn't get any resp

Indian finance companies are ill-equipped to take on high-profile foreign competitors entering the e

President Clinton met with Japan's prime minister Wednesday in an atmosphere of cooperation that is

Growing concern over Quebec nationalism and a high federal deficit, as well as turmoil on foreign ex

VOLKSWAGEN TO SUSPEND PRODUCTION IN MEXICOIn a sign that Mexico's financial crisis has begun

"I predict a return to monarchy (in Russia). It will prove to be the only way (President Boris) Yelt

China's industrial output increased 17.5 percent to 1.6 trillion yuan (US$189.5 billion) in 1994 fro

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Political instability and numerous fundamental shortcomings are hindering the flow of needed foreign

More than 30 detailed regulations are being drafted by China to bring the country's accounting stand

Finland, signaling its readiness to pump capital into India, asked New Delhi on Tuesday for a pact t

Six-year-olds in Chile and Argentina are reading about Poky Puppy, a popular U.S. bedtime character,

GERMAN AID PLEDGE TO VIETNAM REPORTEDHANOI, Vietnam - Germany has promised Vietnam more deve

While Mexico and China are among the favored low-cost assembly sites for U.S. companies, many are po

Discriminatory practices at Allstate Insurance Co. that resulted in an $850,000 state fine last spri

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The next communications satellite launched by China will be insured for a record $160 million, possi

The John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. said it will lay off 10 percent of its headquarters staff

NM BEGINS PROGRAM TO INSURE MORE WORKERSSANTA FE, N.M. - A program aimed at reducing

AMERICAN RE-INSURANCE CO. (Princeton, N.J.) - David W. Tritton was appointed senior vice president,

Thai consumer prices in December were 4.6 percent higher than a year earlier, but 0.2 percent lower

Unum Corp.'s largest division will eliminate 300 jobs in the Portland area in 1995. Unum Lif

British industry could save tens of millions of pounds in terrorism insurance premiums if the uneasy

American President Lines, one of the last major U.S. flag carriers, is hiring a Cypriot ship managem

The heavy-truck industry hasn't seen sales this wild since leisure suits and sideburns were in style

The "culture" war with Canada escalated this week when an American country music cable station recen

With great fanfare, the leaders of the European Union launched a $110 billion program of 14 cross-bo

A state-owned shipyard is forging a joint venture with South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Heavy Mac