International Business News http://hk.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://hk.ibtimes.com/ http://hk.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The conviction of Osama bin Laden's driver by a U.S. military court after a 10-day trial provides an indication of what to expect as dozens more Guantanamo prisoners go to court: shifting charges, secret testimony — and quick verdicts. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3032-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/split-verdict-fguantanamo-war-crimes-trial.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/split-verdict-fguantanamo-war-crimes-trial.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:02:15 EDT Nasdaq OMX Group's second-quarter earnings rose 81 percent from a year earlier as the company added market share. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3025-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/nasdaq.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/nasdaq.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:56:11 EDT China's central bank has loosened controls on lending to small- and medium-size companies hit hardest by credit limits and slowing exports, state media reports said Wednesday, the latest evidence of growing concern over an economic slowdown. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3030-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/slowdown.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/slowdown.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:12:11 EDT For a second straight meeting, the Federal Reserve has decided to remain on the sidelines and leave interest rates alone. In the opinion of many economists, that stance may prevail not only for the rest of this year but well into 2009. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/fed.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:12:11 EDT Israel is building up its strike capabilities amid growing anxiety over Iran's nuclear ambitions and appears confident that a military attack would cripple Tehran's atomic program, even if it can't destroy it. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3018-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/israel-mulls-military-option-iran-nukes.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/israel-mulls-military-option-iran-nukes.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:50:38 EDT The Olympic flame made one of its final relays Thursday on the eve of the Olympic Games opening ceremony as torchbearers carried it along the ancient Great Wall of China. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3031-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/olympic-torch-historic-run-great-wall.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/olympic-torch-historic-run-great-wall.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:50:38 EDT Greyhound has scrapped an ad campaign that extolled the relaxing upside of bus travel after one of its passengers was accused of beheading and cannibalizing another traveler. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/greyhound-scraps-ads-canada-bus-beheading.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:50:38 EDT When Taiwan's Asustek Computer Inc. brought out the Eee PC last year, it created a whole new category of tiny, cheap laptops. Despite its success, the computer had one confounding element: Its keyboard was really small — good for kids, maybe, but not for adults. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3020-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/inch-screen.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/inch-screen.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:12:11 EDT Federal authorities are calling it the largest hacking and identity theft case yet. But this week's indictments of 11 people who allegedly plundered millions of payment card numbers might not seriously dent the underworld where such crimes occur. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3021-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/hacking.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/hacking.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:12:11 EDT Oil prices briefly dropped below $118 a barrel Wednesday — $30 below their record high — after a jump in U.S. crude and other fuel supplies fed beliefs that high energy prices are eating into demand. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/oil.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:12:11 EDT China celebrated the start of competition at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday by beating Sweden 2-1 in women's soccer. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3028-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/soccer.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/soccer.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:12:11 EDT Hong Kong's stock exchange was closed Wednesday due to a severe tropical storm sweeping the region. http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/hong-kong.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:12:11 EDT Activists from the U.S. and U.K. unfurled pro-Tibet banners and spoke out against China's rights record in Tiananmen Square on Wednesday in the first attempts by foreigners in the Chinese capital to stage protests under the spotlight of the Olympic Games. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3013-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/tibet.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/tibet.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:12:11 EDT Two dozen horses due to arrive in Hong Kong by plane Wednesday for the Olympic equestrian competition have been delayed by a severe tropical storm. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3014-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/olympic-horses.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/olympic-horses.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:12:11 EDT Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Hong Kong's largest carrier, reported a first-half loss Wednesday as soaring fuel costs offset growth in passenger and cargo traffic. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3017-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/cathay-pacific.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/cathay-pacific.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:12:11 EDT Google's service, called Music Onebox, directs users to Top100.cn, a site that names as an investor basketball star Yao Ming, to download or stream music for free. Users outside China are blocked from accessing the music. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3019-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/google-music.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/google-music.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:12:11 EDT Wall Street logged another winning day Wednesday as a drop in oil prices and a better-than-expected profit report from technology bellwether Cisco Systems Inc. helped corral the market's worries about the financial sector. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3026-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/wall-street.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/wall-street.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:12:11 EDT Paris Hilton didn't need cue cards for her presidential campaign ad. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3029-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/hilton.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/hilton.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:12:11 EDT An 11-year-old boy gave out invitations to his classmates for a big event his family was planning this summer — and it wasn't his birthday party. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3002-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/saudi.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/saudi.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:12:11 EDT Sony Corp. said Tuesday it is buying Bertelsmann AG out of their 50-50 music venture Sony BMG for $900 million, giving it full ownership of a roster of artists including Alicia Keys and the increased ability to leverage music over an array of electronic devices. http://hk.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/3006-.jpg http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/sony.htm http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/sony.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:12:11 EDT