SINGAPORE, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Could 2005 prove the year of economic transformation for the Philippines with more fiscal and financial reforms in the offing? The country's economic team belie

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Participants in Sunday's New York City Marathon have begun to crowd prominent tourist haunts, the New York Times reported Saturday.

NEW YORK, May 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Olympic athletes have been warned not to wave American flags during the Summer Olympic Games in Athens for fear of a hostile reaction.

SINGAPORE, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The performance of Asian stock markets over the last couple of months says it all: funds are again piling into the region. But while Asian central banks can expect to see their foreign exchange reserves swell further, economists warned appreciation pressu

SINGAPORE, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Asia stock markets had another strong week, with most indexes reaching 13-month highs, generally following U.S. markets.

SINGAPORE, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Despite likely public resistance, a sales tax in Hong Kong would broaden the tax base and help to correct the former British colony's structural fiscal deficit.

SINGAPORE, June 25 (UPI) -- An emergency legislative session will be held on July 4-8 by the Taiwanese Legislative Yuan to push through six key economic bills that were not passed in time before the last session ended for the summer recess.

SINGAPORE, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- What appears as a small semantic change on direct trade and transportation links between China and Taiwan is indeed a leap forward, which could allow talks to begin on establishing direct air and shipping routes between the two countries.

Gov't Mule, the B-52's, Bob Weir, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Blind Boys of Alabama, D.J. Logic, moe., Stanton Moore, Tom Tom Club, John Popper, Melvin Sparks and Derek Trucks were among the rock luminaries who performed Wednesday at the second annual Jammy a