MANILA, Oct 12 - The Philippines ordered imports of 250,000 tonnes of rice on Monday as officials said two typhoons over the past 15 days had badly damaged farmlands and roads in the north and...
HONG KONG, Sept 15 - A typhoon swept through Hong Kong on Tuesday, closing schools, shutting down most business and injuring at least 28 people as it headed on towards China, the Hong Kong government...
TAIPEI, Aug 7 - A medium-strength typhoon, the most severe of the year, began enveloping Taiwan on Friday, forcing flights to be cancelled and ports to close as winds gusted up to 180 kph (112...
Taiwan stock and currency markets are shut on Friday because of Typhoon Morakot. However, the finance ministry said it would announce July trade data as scheduled....
Taiwan stock and currency markets will be shut on Friday because of Typhoon Morakot. However, the finance ministry said it would announce July trade data as scheduled....
* Philippines to hold Oct 30 tender for 250,000 T rice * Vietnam seen winning bulk given price discount vs Thailand * Manila likely to hold more tenders to secure 2010 needs * Corn export...
Taiwan's premier offered to quit on Monday and his entire cabinet prepared resignations for later in the week as President Ma Ying-jeou fights his worst crisis yet in office over the response to last month's...
MANILA, Oct 23 - The Philippines can keep to its GDP growth target of 0.8 to 1.8 percent this year despite damages to agriculture and infrastructure from typhoons, a top government official said on Friday....
* Govt eyeing reconstruction bonds for latest borrowing needs * Remittances to support growth after typhoon damage * Central bank says inflation in check, rates to stay low * Worst scenario has 2009 budget gap...
MANILA, Oct 12 - The Philippine central bank said on Monday the impact of recent typhoons on inflation will likely be temporary and authorities would be able to keep monetary policy flexible. "It (typhoons) may...