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The commercial court in Marseilles rejected the application of the Mistral company to appoint an adm

The head of one of California's larger insurance associations praised a bill that would once again m

Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana (TFM) will officially take control of the Mexico's first privati

Thousands of tons of food aid supplies destined for starving North Korea, but blocked in the Chinese

An APL Ltd. containership was held up in Seattle late last week after the company's radio officer's

South American countries such as Venezuela and Colombia need to import soymeal and soyoil, and Brazi

BRITISH COLUMBIA PLANSTO ADD 40,000 FOREST JOBSPRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia - The provinc

JAPAN TRUMPETS LIFTINGOF BAN ON IVORY TRADINGTOKYO - Japan's environment agency said Friday

Next month, the employees of Kiwi International Air Lines may no longer hold the majority interest i

'Everyone wants to make a renewed push on the financial services negotiations.'

Imagine that your car insurance rates were based on how you fill out paperwork instead of the number

Caribbean banana exporters claim to be receiving growing support from U.S. Democratic and Republican

Eastman Chemical Co. in Kingsport, Tenn., is capitalizing on the uptick in the global chemical indus

Japan has decided to give official development assistance loans to 10 Indian projects in 1997-98 (Ju

Sri Lanka's air force, which has lost 17 aircraft in two years, faces new problems as a civilian air

The bank's project cycle involves five stages: Identification, Preparation, Appraisal, Negotiation,

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Companies may attempt to get out of a contract because it no longer is possible to comply with the t

Here are some steps companies can take right now to prepare for the introduction of the euro in 1999

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CHINESE PROVINCE PLANSSHIPBUILDING INVESTMENTFUZHOU, China - Officials of southeastern Fujia

The Supreme Court has made it easier for disabled dockworkers to seek changes in benefits they recei

Investors from Honduras and El Salvador said they planned to build a highway linking the Pacific and

CHINA'S PORT OF BEILUNRANKS THIRD IN VOLUMENINGBO, China - The Port of Beilun in Zhejiang pr

A little-known provision in House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer's tax bill could mea

The little ship slid through the icy Connecticut River toward the berth, and wide-eyed horror swept

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FAA REVIEW PROCEDURECUTS TIME, SAVES MONEYWASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration s

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News this week that Brazilian port authorities have pledged to make that nation's busiest internatio

U.S. farmers tell European bureaucrats they can't physically segregate tons of genetically modified

Rail carriers believe they are on the cusp of an exciting, though admittedly not very glamorous indu

The 2-year-old U.S.-Canada open-skies agreement was hailed Thursday by one of the negotiators on the

Exxon Corp. said Thursday that it would appeal a $5,058 billion judgment against the company for the

A Chinese cargo ship capsized off western Hong Kong and hurled nearly half a million cans of beer in

Coming International Maritime Organization rules could rock the bulk-ocean freight business, freight

Chiseled into the grand entryway's marble in the palatial Hapag-Lloyd AG headquarters, the motto of

VANGUARD AIRLINESJohn Tague has resigned as chairman, chief executive and president of this