Archive for December, 2009
U.S. retail sales rise 2.3% during Christmas week
December 31st, 2009 | 
Author: (ChinaPost.com.tw) – U.S. retail sales climbed 2.3 percent during Christmas week even after a snowstorm on the East Coast hampered sales at the start of the period.
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GMAC set to get another US$3.5 bil. in federal aid
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – GMAC Financial Services is expected to receive US$3.5 billion more in federal aid to further stabilize the automotive lender, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
North Korea bans foreign currencies
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – North Korea has banned the use of foreign currency, another sign its hard-line communist government is intent on reasserting control over the country’s nascent market economy.
Taliban claim blast that killed 8 Americans
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for a suicide bombing at a base in eastern Afghanistan that killed eight American civilians and one Afghan, the worst loss of life for the U.S. in the country since October.
Refugee draft bill passed
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The Executive Yuan passed a refugee draft bill Thursday, representing a step closer for Taiwan to efficiently address the “human ping-pong ball” issue and other related matters.
U.S. beef discontent can be handled: national security council
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – A high-ranking National Security Council (NSC) official said Thursday that a high-level meeting convened a day earlier was enough to address Washington’s discontent over ban on U.S. beef proposed by the legislature.
Indonesians to bury popular former president Wahid
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Thousands of mourners thronged roads Thursday in Indonesia to say farewell to late President Abdurrahman Wahid, a beloved, one-eyed cleric who reached out to religious minorities in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation.
Lead envoy to Washington on beef issue still uncertain
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – The government has yet to decide who will lead the team that President Ma Ying-jeou will send to Washington to mitigate the fallout from the controversy over U.S. beef imports, the Executive Yuan secretary-general said Thursday.
Japan PM Hatoyama unveils growth plan for next decade
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Japan’s Prime Minister, faced with fading support as the country struggles to maintain its fledgling economic recovery, outlined a new set of measures to spur growth over the next decade, yesterday.
Woods had surgery after wife’s attack: report
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Tiger Woods had emergency plastic surgery on his face after being clubbed by his wife on the night of his infamous crash, a new report claims.