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Korean Trade Surplus Expected to FallSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's trade surplus in 198

China is expected shortly to open its first ministry-level investment company dealing solely with ag

Chicken Consumption Gains in JapanChicken consumption continues to gain steadily in Japan, a

The U.S. deficit in electronics trade grew 8.8 percent to $3.7 billion in the third quarter of last

Thanks to the Japanese yen's appreciation against the dollar, consumers in the Far East are eating m

Three longtime managers of Hitachi Ltd. are sitting around a table, joking about how the turmoil of

Open to the world for eight years, China is still struggling to erect administrative and legal struc

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Some U.S. citizens who were born in Southeast Asia are paying fees of up to $300 to get visas to vis

AIR CARGO Federal Express, for the second time in less than a decade, has won the Cargo Deve

The U.S. dollar rose sharply Monday on heavy and aggressive buying by the Federal Reserve and overse

The dollar will have to fall substantially more to eradicate the massive U.S. trade deficit, said Ma

The Hong Kong stock market showed unexpected resilience Monday in the wake of the latest sensation t

Jury Selection Begins In Miss. Tobacco SuitLEXINGTON, Miss. - Jury selection began Monday in

Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.'s decision to cancel the authorization of 57 New Jersey agents to sell i

U.S. engineering and high-technology companies are preparing to compete for millions of dollars wort

The chairman of the New York Senate task force on the New York Insurance Exchange renewed his call f

About 275 U.S. life and health insurers paid out $150.4 million in AIDS- related claims in 1986, acc

Gov. John Waihee declared the city and county of Honolulu a major disaster area as the estimate on t

Insurers want the Florida Insurance Department to narrow the scope of proposed regulations that woul

The independent agency system is shrinking. The number of independent insurance agencies has

Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. is negotiating with French drug manufacturer Sanofi to provide A.H. Robi

Lumber production and shipments were up but orders were down in 12 Western states for the week ended

The walls tell it all at Eastman Kodak Co. Historically, the company's sprawling manufacturi

Australia-New Zealand Direct Line has named Southern Steam Inc. as operating service agent for the c

A major ocean shipping rate group says it will give textile shippers more free storage time to cope

E.J. Muhl Named VPAt RoyalCHARLOTTE, N.C. - Edward J. Muhl, former Maryland Insuranc

January, 4, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallo

Boston Edison Co. is considering reopening a fossil-fueled power plant that was retired 10 years ago

Natural Gas Clearinghouse Inc. said Monday that its natural gas spot market survey showed that price

Japan has cut back its imports of Iranian oil by more than 50,000 barrels a day as a goodwill gestur

The reluctance of members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to offer discounts to

Oil, Gasoline Prices Surge on NymexCrude oil, heating oil and gasoline prices surged on the

A million-gallon diesel fuel spill on the Monongahela River could trigger a short-term rise in fuel

A delegation of Iranian technical experts was expected to arrive Monday to start final negotiations

K N Energy Sells Gas Distribution AssetsLAKEWOOD, Colo. - K N Energy Inc. said it has comple

The skies are clearing for Shanghai Airlines after a start-up clouded with problems. SAL got

Record numbers of passengers and cargo moved through Portland International Airport during 1987, acc

De Havilland Aircraft Co. won't be profitable again for at least two years, say officials of parent

For the second time in less than a decade, Federal Express has won the Cargo Development Award given