Wellington (dpa) - New Zealand's central bank left its benchmark
interest rate at 8.25 per cent cent in a scheduled review Thursday of

Oslo - Norway's central bank Wednesday raised its key lending rate to 5.50 per ce

Hanoi - Paddy rice prices in Vietnam have increased by almost 10 per cent over the past

Hong Kong - Macau, the Las Vegas of the East, is to freeze its gaming industry development over fears that its rapid growth is threatening the former Portuguese colony's economy.

London - Britain Tuesday announced an aid package total

Amsterdam  - A total of 6,000 low-income households in the city of Leeuwarden, in the northern Netherlands, will be receiving a so-called energy box in May from the municipality.