I do not know if this was a step forward or back for Thailand getting Mr Somchai as new PM. I guess it will be more problem since he is Mr Thaksin brother in law and rule under his shadow.The

The Thai government is running for cover and opens a the old airport of Don Muaeng. Since it is on Air Force land the change of the PAD will be coming there is very slim. The government has decided to

Beirut- In an otherwise dynamic Lebanese society, fast cars and car racing are almost out of common man's discussion. But a young graduate of Industrial Automotive Design could well change the trend with his opus Frem F1.

Hiroshima, Sept 17, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation will exhibit three special needs vehicles at the 35th International Home Care & Rehabilitation Exhibition (H.C.R.) 2008, organized by Japan's Health and Welfare Information Association, from September 24 through

Tokyo, Sept 17, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - TDK Corporation announced today that it developed and began mass-producing in September a multilayer bandpass filter for 2.4 GHz wireless LAN and Bluetooth1 use that achieves same low-loss and high-attenuation2 characteristics of

Tokyo, Sept 17, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has started commercial shipments of 2.5-inch hard disk (HD) media with storage capacity of 250 gigabytes per disk based on the perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology*. To the

Niigata, Sept 17, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Prof. Philip Sugai, who served as the Associate Dean of the Graduate School of International Management (GSIM) at the International University of Japan (IUJ) for the past two years, has assumed the

Stocks sprang back on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday morning, as investors cheered news about the U.S. government-led bailout of embattled U.S. insurer American International Group. The 225-issue Nikkei average ended the morning session up 241.06 points, or 2.1 pct,

Two Japanese nonbank lenders affiliated with failed U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers have filed for court protection from creditors, leaving combined liabilities of about 748,411 million yen, Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Wednesday. The two Tokyo-based business finance companies--Sunrise Finance K.K.

U.S. Software giant Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday that it has signed a patent cross-licensing agreement with Japanese electronic maker Pioneer Corp. . Through the move, the two companies intend to strengthen their cooperation for the development of car navigation systems

Tokyo Electric Power Co. and a redevelopment promotion committee in central Tokyo said Wednesday that they have started to test-operate electric vehicle battery chargers placed at underground parking lots. The first such test in Japan, which will last until September

An association of "shochu" distilled spirit makers in Kagoshima Prefecture has decided to launch a lawsuit against the Japanese government and Osaka-based food-processing firm Mikasa Foods over improper sales of contaminated rice. The 113-member shochu association of this southern Japan

Stocks bounced back on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, as news about the U.S. government-led bailout of embattled U.S. insurer American International Group helped investors restore some poise. The 225-issue Nikkei average closed up 140.07 points, or 1.2 pct, at

Data Horizon Co. , which provides medical information services, will make its debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Mothers market for startup companies on Friday. The Hiroshima-based company plans to use the proceeds from the initial public offering, estimated at

Japan's electrical equipment giant Hitachi Ltd. said Wednesday that it has developed a new battery system that will allow faster diesel hybrid railcars. With the new system, which can employ batteries up to four times larger than those used at

Leading Japanese travel agency JTB Corp. and major British bank HSBC said Wednesday that they have tied up to provide services to wealthy customers in Japan. Under the partnership, JTB will offer membership services that allow people having foreign currency

Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways said Wednesday they have charged passengers too much for fuel surcharges on international air tickets that included Air Canada flights. Between April 2006 and June 2008, the two Japanese airlines collected excess surcharges totaling

Japan Airlines said Wednesday that the completion of the delivery of Boeing Co.'s next-generation Dreamliner midsize jet to the major Japanese airline will be delayed to the end of fiscal 2016. JAL originally planned to procure a total of 35

Three major Japanese asset management firms have a combined 65 funds with investments in shares and bonds of failed U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers. The collapse of Lehman Brothers on Monday is likely to affect 11 funds managed by Nomura

President of Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh declared after a signing ceremony of Russia's agreements about friendship, cooperation and mutual aid with South Ossetia and Abkhazia in the Kremlin that a democratic legal state will be built in Abkhazia.Bagapsh qualified Russia as