
COMPANIES in China find that their biggest headache is income tax, says someone who has
learned the hard way … 
PORTLAND definitely plays much bigger than it is billed. Nestled quietly between the
Pacific North-west gateway cities of Vancouver, Seattle and San Francisco, it has its own
unique appeal and … 
… which is likely to lead to the growth and development of banks and funds that
follow Islamic law … 
IRAN will not have oil to export by 2019 if domestic consumption keeps growing at the same
pace, a member of the country's Parliamentary energy commission said … 
DUBAI is planning a massive US$19 billion township which can house 235,000 people and will
also feature business facilities … 
ANOTHER day, another record. Yesterday, the Straits Times Index climbed 20.83 points or
0.75 per cent on active trading to yet another all-time high of 2,798.45 … 
THE invitation from Lorenza Sebasti, co-owner and managing director of Castello di Ama, to
attend the conference she had organised at the estate for all the major distributors of
her … 
WINE-makers in France's prime Bordeaux region have shrugged off warnings by experts over a
rise in counterfeiting of top wines potentially worth millions of euros … 
IT'S Bond. New Improved Bond. Guess what - we like him … 
THE year is 1183, and England's King Henry II, having built up a kingdom stretching across
Britain and France, needs to choose a successor … 