Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was moved to tears by refugees' pleas for help in tsunami-devastated Aceh on Saturday, asking them for patience and saying he wanted officials to speed up recovery. The Indian Ocean

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Exxon Mobil Corp, the world's largest oil company, on Friday reported conflicting views on whether its world-wide proved oil and gas reserves rose or fell in 2004. Based on standards that the company has been

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Malaysia said on Saturday it might allow more business sectors to hire foreign workers to help ease a labour shortage and boost the country's trade-dependent economy. Currently, foreign labour is restricted to sectors such as

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India is stepping up efforts to buy stakes in Russian oilfields and is poised to invest in oil and gas projects in Kazakhstan as a part of its strategy to secure energy supplies for its

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Forget regulatory, currency and fuel risks. Pre-emption rights are the main worry for bankers eyeing multi-billion dollar power asset sales by Royal Dutch/Shell and El Paso. The energy firms want to sell their stakes in

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Forget regulatory, currency and fuel risks. Pre-emption rights are the main worry for bankers eyeing multi-billion dollar power asset sales by Royal Dutch/Shell and El Paso. The energy firms want to sell their stakes in

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Malaysia plans to issue bonds under the Asian Bond Market Initiative and has asked local investment banks to propose the structure of the bonds, The Edge business weekly said in its latest issue. Quoting unnamed

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Malaysia plans to issue bonds under the Asian Bond Market Initiative and has asked local investment banks to propose the structure of the bonds, The Edge business weekly said in its latest issue. Quoting unnamed

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Engineers at European planemaker Airbus are battling problems in stress tests for the new A380 superjumbo, Germany's Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday. There were "unexpected and significant difficulties" with the rear end of the

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Insurers are raising premiums for pharmaceutical companies and becoming more cautious about who they insure following recent drug recalls, Germany's Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday. Market leader Munich Re is increasing premiums drastically and

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