Power of incumbency and the lack of patriotism are the major factors militating against the nation's young democracy.
Oil prices bounced back above $80 a barrel Monday after a group of European countries tried to restore economic confidence by promising to bail out major banks.
POSCO, Hanwha Group and Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea's three major business groups, submitted their final bids Monday to acquire a controlling stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co, the state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) said. GS group, which had formed a consortium with POSCO, suddenly declared its withdrawal after the final submission citing the differences in ...
GENE detectives say they have identified genetic factors in European men that can play a major role in determining who will grow bald.
By Bonnie James QATAR and other Gulf states should join the Type I Diabetes Genetics Consortium given the relative lack of information about genetic risk factors for the disease in the region, an expert from the US has urged.
During a press conference, held Friday in Tunis, the Governor of the Tunisian Central Bank, Mr Taoufik Baccar said that "the factors that have caused the current international financial crisis do not exist in Tunisia".
PARIS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - European stocks were seen rallying on Monday, as moves by European countries to stabilise the banking system could reassure investors and help the market bounce back after a dismal week.
At the worldwide launch of the ZAIN Group brand last August in Lagos, the company's chief executive officer, Mr. Bayo Ligali listed power supply as the bane of Nigeria's poor quality of service in the telecom industry.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Sunday approved a decision on major issues concerning rural reform and development at the close of a four-day plenum. Hu Jintao, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered a work report at the Third Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee, which was held from Oct. 9 to 12 in Beijing. The country was facing ...
Describing the upcoming century as Asian century, noted British author and diplomat Chris Patten said on Monday that India and China are the key players in shaping the world order today.