China's drug retail sales hit 188 bln yuan BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- China's drug retail sales reached 188.5 billion yuan (about 29.9 billion U.S. dollars) in 2011, according to figures released by the China Medical Pharmaceutical Material Associ...
U.S. retail sales grew more slowly in October, giving a moderate boost to the consumer spending segment that drives most U.S. economic activity. Tuesday's report from the Commerce Department says the gain was one-half of a percent in October, which i...
The Washington Humane Society got some help from a familiar figure this year, as the Christmas holidays approached. The Humane Society is the only open-access animal shelter in the Nation's Capital, and cares for nearly 30,000 animals a year. It rece...
Stock prices were down again Wednesday, on Wall Street and in Europe and Asia. As VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington, investors seem to doubt that plans to help troubled financial institutions will be enough to fight off a deep recession. Pede...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 04 June 2008 India has raised domestic fuel prices, in the wake of the massive surge in international crude oil prices. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, there are worries the move will fuel inflation at a cruci...
By Mil Arcega Washington 11 April 2007 Afghan artisans are getting a helping hand from a small retail shop in Washington D.C. The store, called Pangea, is operated by the World Bank's International Finance Corporation. As VOA's Mil Arcega reports, th...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 03 December 2006 John B. Menzer, Wal Mart President talks with Indian PM Manmohan Singh, right, in New Delhi, 12 May 2005 India's retail sector is set for dramatic changes as the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart, gets...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 05 June 2006 watch World Bank Store report Shopping inside the World Bank store, called Pangea The World Bank has taken a new approach to globalization. The organization b...
