MS steps up battle with EU Brussels, September 11:The bitter legal battle between the European commission and Microsoft (MS) over its alleged monopoly plumbed new depths when the world’s largest software group filed a new suit to protect its secret source codes. The protracted... 11 Sep, 2005
Asia tops arms importers’ chart Washington, August 31:Arms merchants from industrialised nations are increasingly finding Asia, which has replaced the Near East as the world’s top conventional-weapons market, the place to go, according to a report by the Congressional Research... 31 Aug, 2005
Websites step in to revive Mumbai Mumbai, August 6:With self-help being the best help for flood-hit Mumbai, a profusion of blogs, websites and SMS campaigns has been helping people deal with the disaster as civil society steps in where the government has not. With confusion persisting... Women 06 Aug, 2005
‘Hike in oil prices essential’ Biratnagar, August 1:Petroleum Entrepreneurs of Eastern Region (PEER) feel that Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) is on the verge of collapsing and it is absolutely essential to raise the price of petroleum products in order to save it. Entrepreneurs have... 01 Aug, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS Cosmic Air’s new chiefKATHMANDU: Sanjaya Pradhan has been designated as the executive chairman of Cosmic Air. He will work under the board of directors chaired by Captain R P Pradhan. Under the executive chairman of the airline will be the executive... 01 Aug, 2005
Urban beekeeping: the latest buzz The GuardianBeekeeping is growing in popularity in cities, perhaps, because city produced honey can be of exceptional quality. The reason is simple: bees make honey from the nectar of flowers, processing it within themselves before storing it in... Travel Abroad 07 Jul, 2005
Volkswagen postpones Indian factory Agence France PresseFrankfurt, July 4:The bribery scandal at German auto giant Volkswagen has led chairman Bernd Pischetsrieder to postpone making a decision on the planned construction of a new factory in India, the business daily Handelsblatt... 04 Jul, 2005
Water woes go unabated Tika R PradhanKathmandu, June 20:Raj Bhai Syangtan, a driver of a drinking water tanker, has not slept well for the past two months as his duty hours have been doubled. Thanks to the long spell of summer he has to work almost all day in a bid to meet... Horoscopes 20 Jun, 2005
Settlement a must Most of Nepal’s important bilateral donors have, more than once, made clear the limits of military means for conflict resolution. The European Union (EU) has reiterated this view, in a press statement issued in Kathmandu on Monday to condemn the... 14 Jun, 2005
King opens Nepal expo Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, June 14:King Gyanendra today inaugurated a trade fair ‘Promote Nepal 2005’ at the city centre of Doha, the capital city of Qatar. Jointly organised by Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC), Nepal Pavilion Company and Salt... 14 Jun, 2005
A niche for Korean brands Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, May 26:The influx of Korean vehicles in Nepal is changing the contours of the domestic auto market. Luxury cars are expensive and cheap cars are not luxurious. That’s the way it has been. But the fast-growing Asian... 26 May, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS Inflation drops in HKHONG KONG: Inflation in Hong Kong dropped to 0.5 per cent in April from 0.8 per cent in March. The decline was attributed to slower growth in the price of package tours, jewelry and food. Gradual inflation is expected in the coming... 23 May, 2005
