BEIJING, Dec 18 - China will contribute more than half of world gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2009 and will continue to lead global growth in coming years, Zhu Min, a vice governor with...

LONDON, Dec 3 - MSCI all-country world stock index hit a fresh 14-month high on Thursday as a move by Bank of America to repay government bailout funds shifted investor focus away from concerns about...

HANOI, Dec 3 - It is "reassuring" to see Vietnam rebalancing its economic policy toward stability, but more turbulence could be on the cards as the global economy continues to recover, the World Bank said...

WASHINGTON, Nov 27 - The White House gave a mixed reaction on Friday to China's plans to cut its carbon intensity levels, welcoming the proposal but saying the world would watch whether Beijing kept its...

WHITE HOUSE SAYS WELCOMES CHINA'S EMISSIONS PROPOSAL, WORLD WILL BE ANALYZING IT CLOSELY...

* Dollar rises from 15-month lows after Fed comments * World stocks fall from 2009 highs in risk aversion * Oil, gold end a tad higher, shrug off dollar rise (Updates with closing prices) NEW...

SINGAPORE, Nov 11 - World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Wednesday the world needed a cooperative approach to exit from easy fiscal and monetary policies and the timing for Asian central banks would depend...

* MSCI world equity index under pressure on bank worries * Dollar hits one-month high ahead of Fed meeting * Gold soars to record as India central bank buys from IMF (Updates with U.S. markets...

The world needs genetically modified crops both to increase food yields and minimise the environmental impact of farming, Britain's top science academy said.

SEOUL, Oct 13 - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said on Tuesday it was premature for the country to end its crisis management status, saying the world economy was not out of the woods yet....