Riga - Latvia's annual inflation rate reached 17.9 per cent in May, up from 17.5 per cent in April, as the Baltic nation's economy slows down, the Central Statistical Bureau said Monday.

New Delhi  - Indian drugmaker Zydus Cadila on Monday announced it will acquire 70 per cent stake in South Africa's Simayla Pharmaceuticals for an undisclosed amount.

Singapore  - Singapore is considered the easiest place to do business in Asia, the US Commercial Service in the city-state said Monday.

Wellington - Russia's biggest manufacturer of ba

Singapore - An info-security service provider has extended its operations into Thailand and India in a drive to expand in the Asia-Pacific region, a published report said on Monday.

New Delhi, June 8 : Computer shipments touched nearly 1,000 Personal Computers (PCs) every hour in the country in the quarter just gone by, with Q1 2008 (JFM 2008) shipments exceeding 2.1 million a