Beijing - Soaring food costs kept China's monthly consumer price inflation at close to 8 per cent in May, but a small decline from April was expected to continue for the next few months, the gover
Paris - French consumer prices rose by 0.5 per cent in May, bringing year-on-year inflation to 3.5 per cent, the highest level since 1991, the government's statistical office INSEE said Wednesday.
Tokyo - Japan's April current account surplus made the largest fall in more than five years due to increasing imports, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
Tokyo - The Japanese economy grew more strongly than expected in the first quarter of 2008 after the government corrected its original annual growth figure for the world's second largest national
Helsinki - The slowdown in the global economy contributed to a drop in the number of passengers who flew with Finnish carrier Finnair in May, the group said Tuesday.
Berlin - The world's leading industr
