Source: http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/ Dubai — Spurred by vibrant growth rates in the Middle East and India, the wealth of Asia-Pacific's high net worth individuals (HNWIs) increased 12.5 per cent, faster than the global average growth, in 2007 to $9.5 trillion, according

Source: A year after it parted ways with Florida-based Raymond James, ASK Investment Holdings is getting ready to enter real estate investment advisory and private equity businesses. This marks its transition to a full-service wealth management firm that will specialise

Source: http://www.business-standard.com After a long wait of two years, the MP government has decided to join hands with Gwalior Agriculture Company Ltd (GACL), a subsidiary of Gwalior Sugar Company Ltd (GSCL), a Dabra-based firm (Dabra is 42 km south of

Tehran has got its new symbol: the Milad Tower (pictured, left), which will be officially scratching the sky from today.

I am sure I'm not the only one to have pondered the terrible irony of the latest temple stampede in which so many people were killed while performing an act of devotion.

Britain's ambassador to Afghanistan has warned the international mission is failing and that sending more troops will only make things worse, according to a top-level telegram leaked from Kabul.

Custard creams, salt and vinegar crisps, fish and chips and possibly the most iconic knickers in the world came to Shanghai's high street today as Marks & Spencer opened its first branch in mainland China.

India's smokers were today encouraged to stub out their cigarettes as the world's biggest public smoking ban came into effect.

Beirut / Washington - A Ranking U.S. diplomat says only Lebanon's implementation of UNSCR 1701 can prevent an Israeli war to disarm Hezbollah and warns against manipulation of the forthcoming general elections.

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA; President; Sadako Ogata) received high issuer credit ratings on par with the Government of Japan from the following two separate rating agencies, for the issuance of FILP* Agency bonds (bonds without a government guarantee) planned

Tokyo, Oct 2, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - NTN Corporation (hereafter NTN) has developed a new jet lubrication system for use with single row cylindrical roller bearings mounted on machine tool spindles. The new Minimum Quantity and Cooling Jet (MQCJ)

Paris, Oct 2, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. presented the concept model of its all-new Insight dedicated hybrid vehicle scheduled to be introduced in 2009, at the 2008 Paris Motor Show (October 2-19; Press Days: October

Mitsubishi Materials Corp. said Thursday it has reached a basic agreement to redevelop an idle copper mine in British Columbia, Canada, in a bid to secure stable supply of raw materials. Judging copper ore prices will keep rising for a

Major Japanese retailer Aeon Co. opened one of Japan's largest shopping centers in terms of commercial floor space Thursday in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo. Aeon Laketown, which boasts commercial floor space of around 220,000 square meters, is located

The key Nikkei average slid to a fresh three-year low on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday as investors dumped export-related issues amid worries about the spillover effects of the ongoing U.S. financial crisis on the world economy. The 225-issue Nikkei

ArmInfo. The volume of brandy production has grown by 17,7% in Armenia in Jan-Aug 2008 and amounted to 9924,3 thsd liters, chairman of Armenian Wine Producers Union Avag Harutyunyan told ArmInfo correspondent. 'A total of 1283,8 thsd liters of brandy

ArmInfo. Armenia's economy needs centers of software licensing, Deputy Minister of Economy of Armenia Vahe Danielyan said at presentation Softline Company Office in Armenia. 'Development of IT-sector is senseless without program licensing culture and countrywide use of these programs. It

Japan's Fujitsu Ltd. is considering selling its hard disk drive business to major U.S. HDD manufacturer Western Digital Corp., it was learned Thursday. Fujitsu hopes to improve its profitability by offloading the slumping HDD business and concentrating its management resources

ArmInfo. Ambassador serves his president and may be recalled anytime and for any reason , newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie L. Yovanovitch said in response to ArmInfo question if her personal stand on Armenian Genocide will allow her

ArmInfo. President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan is ready to shortly appoint his special representative to the parliament.This will help to improve cooperation between the parliament and the government. Parliament is not just a body adopting laws, it is an important