JAKARTA, Sept 16 - Indonesia's parliament passed on Wednesday a revised law on value added tax (VAT) and sales tax on luxury goods. The law, which will come into effect in April next year, will...
* Canada foreign ownership laws to apply to PetroChina bid * PM says will not impose more investment restrictions (Recasts to adds detail and comment; changes dateline, previous TORONTO) CALGARY, Alberta , Sept 1 -...
WASHINGTON, Sept 1 - Google Inc's plan to digitize millions of books would violate German copyright law and the country's privacy protections for Internet users, the German government said in a U.S. court filing. Germany...
* Canada foreign ownership laws to apply to PetroChina bid * PM says will not impose more investment restrictions TORONTO, Sept 1 - Canada will apply existing foreign ownership laws to PetroChina's <PTR.N><0857.HK> bid to...
Aug 31 - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva unveiled on Monday a proposal for changes to the country's oil laws governing how energy companies can tap massive subsalt crude reserves deep under water...
* Brazil government to present proposal for new oil laws * Lula wants to raise state role in developing reserves * State-run Petrobras...
Aug 28 - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is due on Monday to present changes to oil laws governing how energy companies can tap massive crude reserves deep under water off the nation's...
* Brazil government to present proposal for new oil laws * Lula wants to raise state role in developing reserves * State-run Petrobras to play key role in new discoveries * Govt sees oil wealth...
BANGKOK, Aug 25 - Thailand's government passed a security law on Tuesday that clears the way for the military to be brought in to control a planned rally by supporters of fugitive former premier Thaksin...
CANBERRA, Aug 20 - Australia passed laws on Thursday mandating the generation of 20 percent of its electricity from renewable energy, which could unleash up to $22 billion in investments to the sector. The renewable...