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When on business in Beijing, do as the Romans do, or the New Yorkers or all other Western business p

Citibank has five offices in China. Soon there will be seven. Before long, Citibank branches likely

If most things in China are on a grand scale, they don't get much grander than the Three Gorges hydr

Taiwan recorded a trade surplus of US$360 million in April, down 18 percentfrom April 1993,

The central banks of the industrialized world will bring out their big guns again this week to head

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +8.915/2 99.35/3 99.15/4

Representatives of 38 governments of Caribbean Basin countries are meeting in Santo Domingo, the Dom

Spain's gross domestic product grew at an estimated 1 percent annual rate in the first quarter of th

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After decades of frosty relations, trade and investment between India and China are poised to make g

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If Texas Instruments Inc. is setting the trend for the shipment of high-tech products, the air freig

Friday May 6, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

China is expected to continue importing fuel oil even after a ban on imports of spot crude and oil p

It's not every day that a completely new fuel comes along and starts to capture a share ofelectric u

COFFEE, COCOA FUTURES TRADE SHARPLY HIGHERNEW YORK - Coffee futures ended sharply hi

The volume of ship tonnage lost rose sharply during the first quarter of 1994, proving a major setba

1443 (May 6, 1994) Previous day - 1432 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Global Marine Inc. said it entered into an agreement to purchase a 1983 Marathon LeTourneau 116-C ja

Texas insurance officials have notified 59 insurance companies, including Illinois-based State Farm

Foreign investors in Beijing are squawking about rises in prices charged by government recruitment a

The improvement in India's relations with China is unlikely to have any adverse impact on China's lo

Yegor Gaidar, the chief architect of Russia's economic reforms, said the Russian government must not

The House and Senate are expected to hold hearings in the coming weeks on claims that a proposed Wor

Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., has introduced legislation to change the tax code and give truck drivers the

British foot-dragging on a new agreement could eventually prompt the United States to simply abandon

Trucking companies operating in a larger, more complex business environment during the 21st century

Over-the-road drivers need not pull off for a self-administered breathalizer test if they think that

CHINA SEEKS BIDS ON S. CHINA SEA BLOCKSHONG KONG - China is inviting foreign oil com

May 6, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Intermodal traffic, already on a blistering pace in 1994 from a growing economy, received a further

State insurance officials are investigating an agency founded by Insurance Commissioner James Dill a

SALE OF FRANCE'S UAP IS OVERSUBSCRIBEDThe sale of French insurer Union des Assurances de Par

The government in March summed up its strategy for the year as maintaining a balance among market re

China, with a population of more than a billion, represents the greatest potential market for Americ

There are a number of questions to ask before investing in China. Companies planning a direc

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Although China is most often viewed as a destination for venture capital, Chinese state-owned compan

Eyebrows were raised when China's economics czar, Zhu Rongji, embarked on a nine-day visit to Japan