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Samsung, Toshiba unveil 'iPad killers'
02/09/2010 : Competition to Apple's highly successful iPad hotted up on Thursday as Samsung and Toshiba unveiled rival tablet PCs that they hope will steal some of the Californian giant's thunder.
IMF, World Bank step up aid to Pakistan
02/09/2010 : The IMF and the World Bank have stepped up aid to flood-hit Pakistan to help the country cope with its worst-ever humanitarian disaster, officials said Thursday.
Disasters show 'screaming' need for action - climate chief
02/09/2010 : UN climate chief Christiana Figueres on Thursday warned that a string of weather calamities showed the deepening urgency to forge a breakthrough deal on global warming this year.
ECB hikes growth forecast
02/09/2010 : The European Central Bank on Thursday raised its growth and inflation forecasts for the 16-nation eurozone, with the economy now expected to expand 1.6 percent this year and 1.4 percent in 2011.
ECB hikes growth forecast
02/09/2010 : The European Central Bank on Thursday raised its growth and inflation forecasts for the 16-nation eurozone, with the economy now expected to expand 1.6 percent this year and 1.4 percent in 2011.
China landslides kill 8, 40 missing
02/09/2010 : At least eight people died and 40 were missing after rain-triggered landslides struck a community in southwestern China, state media reported on Thursday.
74 MTP projects allowed to proceed
02/09/2010 : The Central Administrative Court allowed 74 of the 76 industrial projects in Map Ta Phut, which were suspended by a court injunction last year, to proceed, reports said.
SET up 0.13%
02/09/2010 : SET index closed at 920.54, up 1.20 or 0.13% in trade worth 47.81 billion baht on Thursday.
Bidding war for Carrefour's Asia stores
02/09/2010 : British and Japanese retail giants along with local operators are in an auction battle to take over the Southeast Asian business of French supermarket chain Carrefour, reports said Thursday.
Police, schools meet on violence
02/09/2010 : Police and representatives of schools with a violence problem have agreed to step up measures to prevent clashes between students.
