China's fireworks industry provides 98 percent of America's overall needs, and 80 percent of the pyrotechnics needed for professional displays. But the U.S. fireworks business stands to lose $25 million to $30 million this year because of lost orders, s

First of two parts. INQUIRER STAFF WRITER BEIJING - The stifling Olympic crowds are long gone. Even the smog has cleared. But something new is in the air:

All agree we're close to recession. The revised GDP figures released last Friday pretty much confirmed that two successive quarters of negative growth – where the economy shrinks, which is the conventional definition of "recession" – cannot be far

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is on a visit to the US, where he will meet with US President George W. Bush, and former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, among others.

Architects and developers already are looking beyond the housing slump. What they see is an opportunity to  design and build "green" houses for a new generation of home buyers.