China said on Wednesday it "could not be any clearer" in its repeated commitment to a stable exchange rate after the U.S. Congress threatened to levy duties on some Chinese exports if it fails to revalue its currency.

The Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) on Sunday concluded debate on the budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year (to start March 21) and ratified the bill.

Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck.

Chinese consumer prices rose for the fourth straight month in February while new lending slowed sharply, adding pressure on Beijing to fulfill its vow to control inflation.

U.S. safety regulators and Toyota dispatched teams on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier, as the automaker struggled to reassure consumers shaken by its recall crisis.

The Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) on Monday started debate on the budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year (to start on March 21).

CeBIT 2010 Exhibition ends today, Saturday, in Hanover, Germany and Iranian companies that have been present for 8 consecutive years at technological event had a broader presence this year.

The economic affairs and finance minister said here on Wednesday that Iran renders full support for all activities of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB).

The Iranian minister of industries and mines said Group of Eight Islamic Developing Eight (D8) has great potentials that should serve as a practical example for Islamic countries.

British insurer Prudential said Monday it was in "advanced" talks to purchase AIA, the Asian arm of US insurance giant AIG, in a deal that would create the biggest insurer in Southeast Asia.