underwent minor knee surgery last week, will be assessed closer to the time of the Wallabies' departure for Hong Kong. The tour, which includes Tests against New Zealand, Italy, England, France and Wales, as well as a match against the Barbarians, marks
By Kevin Plumberg HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks slid on Tuesday on skepticism about how Washington's $700 billion bailout plan can restore confidence in the U.S. financial system when the economy may be
NEW YORK ? Volatility swept the financial markets again Monday as investors grew nervous about an amorphous government plan to buy $700 billion in banks' mortgage debt. Stocks fell sharply, taking the Dow Jones industrials down more than 370 points,
Yili and Mengniu products after melamine-contaminated milk killed four babies and left thousands more hospitalized in China. In Hong Kong, a three-year-old girl was also diagnosed with a kidney stone after drinking milk containing melamine, an industrial
$8.9 $9.2 +4% +$0.3 7. South Korea $10.6 $8.9 -17% -$1.8 8. Taiwan $8.9 $8.4 -6% -$0.5 9. Hong Kong $7.8 $7.7 -0.2% -$0.01 10. Malaysia $8.5 $7.4 -13% -$1.1 U.S. High-Tech Goods Imports by Country(in billions of current U.S. dollars) Rank Country 2006
$8.9 $9.2 +4% +$0.3 7. South Korea $10.6 $8.9 -17% -$1.8 8. Taiwan $8.9 $8.4 -6% -$0.5 9. Hong Kong $7.8 $7.7 -0.2% -$0.01 10. Malaysia $8.5 $7.4 -13% -$1.1 U.S. High-Tech Goods Imports by Country (in billions of current U.S. dollars) Rank Country 2006
milk, yoghurt and ice-cream. Countries across Asia are checking imported dairy products from China. Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong have already banned or recalled a variety of milk products. Taiwan banned all mainland dairy products on Sunday.