Topic: New Zealand
The earthquake that devastated Christchurch may help, rather than hinder, economic growth by triggering a construction spree as New Zealand tries to shake off the effects of recession, analysts say. While no one died in Saturday's 7.0-magnitude quake, economic activity in the ...
Riff Raff has been granted residency in New Zealand after The Rocky Horror Show creator waged a lengthy battle to move to the country where he came of age, his immigration adviser said Tuesday. Richard O'Brien, the 68-year-old British-born creator of the ...
Asian markets edged higher Wednesday as bargain-hunters moved in after the previous day's losses, while better than expected Australian growth data sent Sydney stocks surging. Traders took a tentative lead from the United States, where a surprise lift in consumer confidence was ...
Asian stock markets made a slight comeback Friday in anticipation of efforts to shore up the Japanese and global economies, but fears of double-dip recession still lurked. Tokyo's Nikkei index ended the day up 0.95 percent, or 84.58 points, at 8.991,06, after ...
The Angolan capital Luanda is the most expensive city for corporate expats, according to a study Tuesday which includes three African cities in the top 10 for the first time. Tokyo is second and Moscow and Geneva are also among the most ...
Nowadays politics fight with tobacco producers. For example, in July smoking in prisons will be banned. But now, duty free tobacco production is under review. It includes cigarettes, cigars, flavored tobacco, lighter, etc. The anti-smoking lobby group Action on Smoking and Health ...
Asian banks are likely to weather any fallout from Europe's financial problems because they have limited direct exposure to the region, credit ratings firm Moody's said Tuesday. However, it warned that banks in Australia, New Zealand and South Korea that rely on ...
Asian markets staged a slight rebound on Tuesday as dealers picked up bargains from the previous session's heavy losses, while Japanese exporters benefited from a weaker yen. Traders ignored a second successive slump on Wall Street, where worse-than-expected jobs data on Friday ...
Riff Raff has been refused residency in New Zealand, even though the creator of The Rocky Horror Show spent part of his childhood there, a newspaper reported Saturday. Richard O'Brien, the 68-year-old British-born creator of the cult musical, wanted to retire to ...
New Zealand's unemployment rate posted a shock record fall to 6.0 percent in the March quarter as the country slowly recovers from a long recession, official figures showed Thursday. The unemployment rate fell for the first time since the end of 2007 ...
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