U.S. Federal Reserve leaves key interest rate unchanged
The Federal Reserve on Thursday kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged.
China refutes Japan's accusation of gas exploration in E. China Sea
China on Thursday rejected protests by Japan over the development of gas fields.
U.S. trade embargo costs Cuba nearly 834 bln USD: FM
A five-decade U.S. trade embargo against Cuba has cost it nearly 834 billion U.S. dollars.
Singapore's external trade down 8.4 pct in August year-on-year
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) declined 8.4 percent in August on a year- on-year basis,