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The government reported it approved US$632 million in foreign investment in Taiwan in the first six

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Two Fairchild Industries Inc. board members have breathed new life into the company's restructuring

Banfi Vintners is the new corporate name of Villa Banfi, which reorganized its executive sales force

Poor construction of buildings should be treated as a crime punishable by law, China's construction

Intercontainer, the container marketing agency for European railways, said traffic totaled nearly 22

The Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. asked a federal mediator to help resolve a dispute wi

Some of the Kuwaiti tankers due to come under U.S. flag will not initially meet some Coast Guard ins

Robert Holmes a Court, an Australian financier known for his takeover forays, said he has raised his

A private industry partner of the Canadian government appears set to profitfrom an unprofita

Public Hearings Set On Clean Coal ProgramThe Energy Department announced it will hold four p

A quartet of American carpenters from Washington state is in Japan to show Japanese what can be done

President Reagan's proposal to eliminate farm subsidies could mean huge budget savings in the Europe

Like a battering ram pounding an already crumbling citadel, Japan's powerful Federation of Economic

The great majority of joint ventures in China are working well, with nearly one-fourth exceeding exp

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

ILA Local 333 Loses World Yacht ElectionLocal 333, United Marine Division of the Internation

After an agonizing 16 months of financial restructuring, one of Hong Kong's premier shipping groups

Every year some 2 million West German tourists descend upon this Italian province of Sudtirol.

Four 53-ton steam generators were shipped recently from Tacoma, Wash., to China on the Sinotrans ves

A native of Pakistan remained in jail without bail over the weekend on charges that he illegally tri

US Considers Closing Quarantine FacilityThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering cl

A majority of people in member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations expect greate

ADB Opens Office In IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia - The Manila-based Asian Development Bank op

Australian business reacted generally favorably to the return to power of the Labour Party governmen

The Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico will offer loans of up to $1 million to small and medi

The U.S. market for electronic chemicals is expected to climb sharply over the short term, spurred b

Lowe's Companies Inc. is recalling its electric insect killers, the Consumer Product Safety Commissi

The Soviet Union announced that it is joining the Common Fund for Commodities, virtually completing

Two Iranian gunboats attacked the French freighter, Ville d'Anvers, with rockets and machine gun fir

Minister of International Trade and Industry Hajime Tamura is scheduled to arrive in Washington toda

U.S. marine insurers are irate at the Maritime Administration's decision toallow French unde

Eurobond Prices Recover SharplyEurobond prices recovered sharply Monday and a small market w

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

Truckers are afflicted these days with acquisitionitis." At least that's the term Dick Baker, presid

Insurance Group Lauds Truckers' License RuleWASHINGTON - The National Association of Profess

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

The U.S. dollar drifted lower Monday against all key currencies except the Japanese yen. Ana

The airline industry expected to spend a lot of time and effort this year dealing with Congress as t

In the shimmering heat of the Arabian Sea, against the backdrop of scorched brown mountains, U.S. Na