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China's southern island of Hainan, designated as a primary venue for overseas investment, is the fir

Budget Director Richard Darman said Tuesday he saw no possibility President Bush would accept a tax

When George Bush headed the U.S. mission in Beijing in 1974-75, it was almost impossible to buy U.S.

FUJITSU, GTE SIGN TELECOM SERVICE DEALANAHEIM, Calif. - Fujitsu Business Communication Syste

Increased diversion of inbound international cargo to large inland freighthubs will continue

Sparky, a 15-pound beagle, meandered around the baggage carousel at O'Hare International Airport, ca

MATSON FREIGHT AGENCIES INC. (San Francisco) - William S. Williams was named general general manager

Canadian petrochemical giant Nova Corp. has made a strategic move into a new class of sophisticated

ASIAN FARM MARKET COULD AFFECT AUSTRALIASYDNEY, Australia - The prospects for Australia's ag

Indian officials have managed to cut the time it takes to process and approve foreign ventures in In

Tue., Feb. 21, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

SUNKEN PRODUCT TANKER INSURED BY ITS OWNERSThe product tanker Maassluis, which sank in Skikd

The Federal Reserve will not let the stalled U.S. trade deficit, Third World debt or domestic financ

Recent economic changes in China do not herald a scrapping of reforms, a senior Chinese executive de

The Soviet Union plans to hold three computer and high-technology trade shows in 1989 as part of its

The United States plans to renew negotiating efforts to open the telecommunicat ions markets of both

The consumer price index accelerated slightly in January, following the already reported increase in

Massachusetts health insurers are taking a cautious approach to implementation of a pilot project fo

GEICO REPORTS DECLINE IN OPERATING EARNINGSGeico Corp. reported operating earnings of $24.2

Intel Corp. won an important legal ruling last week that will help makers of semiconductors protect

The Justice Department says it's too soon for the courts to decide whether a foreign-built tanker th

Dalian International Airport, located at the tip of the Liaoning Peninsula, the "Dragon Head" of Chi

Not long ago, a carrier like American Transport Lines Inc. might have completely overlooked the Port

TENN. FIRM INTRODUCES VIRUS-PROOF COMPUTERSAN JOSE, Calif. - Just as all the talk about comp

Cigna Corp. reported that operating income from continuing operations in the fourth quarter ending D

A federal judge late last week refused to overturn an $8.15 million award against G.D. Searle & Co.

An organization representing wastepaper processors has protested a series of shipping rate surcharge

THREE LAWSUITS FILED IN LOCKERBIE CRASHThree lawsuits were filed last Thursday against Pan A

ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION INC. (Washington, D.C.) - David N. Parker, vice president of corporate affairs

The dollar is likely to settle into a slightly lower trading range in the coming months, currency tr

In 1983, Arthur L. Smith, president of John S. Herold Inc., an oil and gas investment information fi

Total traffic at Saint John rose by 14 percent to nearly 15 million tons, according to final figures

FAA DISCLOSES FINES PAID BY PLANE MAKERSSEATTLE - The Boeing Co. has been fined 14 times for

A new electronic service that could revolutionize customs procedures in Britain is about to begin tr

The headline "Hong Kong Islands Line To Join in New Australia-Far East Service," in The Journal of C

The Soviet Union has appointed Vladimir Shemiatenkov as its first ambassador to the European Communi

The U.S. export "boom" is continuing but imports are expanding, too, causing economists to predict o

DEVELOPERS UNVEIL PLAN FOR BRIDGE AT NIAGARANIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - A group of developers seek

Federal transportation officials said it is not feasible by today's standards to adequately enlarge

For the week ended Feb. 11, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1