International Business News - AUS http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Robert Mondavi, the vintner who built his career and helped an iconic Northern California industry blossom by insisting that Napa Valley wines can compete with the best in the world, died in the valley Friday. He was 94. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/calif-wine-patriarch-robert-mondavi-dies-at-94.htm Sat, 17 May 2008 04:15:44 EDT As of Friday, May 16, 2008, at least 4,079 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/us-military-deaths-in-iraq-war-at-4-079.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 19:30:44 EDT Shares of drybulk shippers sailed higher Friday, as key index measuring drybulk ship activity blasted through an all-time high for the second consecutive day. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/sector-wrap-drybulk-index-hits-another-high.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 16:09:20 EDT American Depositary Shares of China Finance Online rose on Friday, after the online financial information company hiked its first-quarter sales outlook on growth in a business segment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/adrs-in-focus-china-finance-online-up-on-outlook.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 15:47:24 EDT Robert Mondavi, the vintner who built his career and helped an iconic Northern California industry blossom by insisting that Napa Valley wines can compete with the best in the world, died in the valley Friday. He was 94. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/47854-obit-mondavi.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/california-winemaking-patriarch-robert-mondavi-dead-at-94.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/california-winemaking-patriarch-robert-mondavi-dead-at-94.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 20:42:13 EDT Myanmar's military rulers have thrown a tightening ring of security around Yangon, blocking aid workers, foreign diplomats and journalists from reaching cyclone-battered regions where millions need food and medicine. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/47352-myanmar.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/myanmars-junta-confines-foreigners-to-yangon.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/myanmars-junta-confines-foreigners-to-yangon.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 12:31:20 EDT Shares of BHP Billiton Ltd. hit an intraday trading record amid continued speculation that a Chinese company is positioning itself to take a major stake in the Australian miner. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/bhp-shares-rise-on-rumor-of-chinese-deal.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 06:31:32 EDT After days of refusing foreign relief workers, China has accepted offers from four countries to send in rescue teams. Hours after saying it will accept a Japanese rescue team, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement early Friday that specialist crews from Russia, South Korea, and Singapore would be welcome as well. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46772-china-earthquake.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/china-oks-4-foreign-rescue-teams-for-quake-zone.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/china-oks-4-foreign-rescue-teams-for-quake-zone.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 00:18:04 EDT Interpol said Thursday that computer files suggesting Venezuela was arming and financing Colombian guerrillas came from a rebel camp and were not tampered with, discrediting Venezuela's assertions that Colombia faked them. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46745-colombia-rebel-computers.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/interpol-colombia-has-real-rebel-data.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/interpol-colombia-has-real-rebel-data.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 00:02:55 EDT French wireless operator Orange said Friday it has signed a deal with Apple Inc. to sell its iPhone in the Middle East, Africa and several European countries. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46988-iphone-sold-out.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/frances-orange-signs-new-iphone-deal-with-apple.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/frances-orange-signs-new-iphone-deal-with-apple.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 07:23:02 EDT Interpol said Thursday it found no evidence of tampering in computers seized from a slain leftist rebel, discrediting Venezuela's assertions that the files are bogus and giving Colombia the international backing it sought. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46682-colombia-rebel-computers.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/interpol-colombia-has-real-rebel-data.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/interpol-colombia-has-real-rebel-data.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:23:10 EDT After days of refusing foreign relief workers, China has accepted offers from four countries to send in rescue teams. Hours after saying it will accept a Japanese rescue team, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement early Friday that specialist crews from Russia, South Korea, and Singapore would be welcome as well. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/china-oks-4-foreign-rescue-teams-for-quake-zone.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:41:42 EDT Americans' increasing preference for paying with plastic has pitted retailers against credit card companies in a dispute over the cost of the billions of transactions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/retailers-assail-credit-card-fees-in-house-hearing.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 16:43:22 EDT Interpol said Thursday it found no evidence of tampering in computers seized from a slain leftist rebel, discrediting Venezuela's assertions that the files are bogus and giving Colombia the international backing it sought. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46548-ecuador-farc-laptop.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/interpol-colombia-has-real-rebel-data.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/interpol-colombia-has-real-rebel-data.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 15:31:45 EDT Americans' increasing preference for paying with plastic has pitted retailers against credit card companies in a dispute over the cost of the billions of transactions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/retailers-assail-credit-card-fees-in-house-hearing.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 15:37:01 EDT The door is open. But just a crack. Myanmar's isolationist ruling junta is now allowing U.S. military cargo planes to regularly fly relief supplies into their largest city to provide aid to cyclone survivors. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46529-aptopix-myanmar-cyclone.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/us-pushes-for-helicopters-to-ferry-myanmar-relief.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/us-pushes-for-helicopters-to-ferry-myanmar-relief.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 13:46:21 EDT From shopkeepers handing out free rice porridge to medical students caring for the sick, ordinary people in Myanmar are stepping in to help cyclone victims as the military regime severely restricts international aid. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46522-myanmar-local-heroes.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/local-heroes-step-in-to-help-cyclone-victims.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/local-heroes-step-in-to-help-cyclone-victims.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 13:35:55 EDT Budget carrier AirAsia urged the government Thursday to rein in unfair competition by rival Malaysia Airlines, but said it still expects to remain profitable this year despite rising jet fuel prices and the heightened competition. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46460-malaysia-airasia.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/malaysian-airasia-seeks-fair-competition.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/malaysian-airasia-seeks-fair-competition.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 07:40:49 EDT Copper developer Indophil Resources NL on Thursday rejected a cash takeover offer by Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata PLC that caused nearly a 40-percent surge in its share prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/indophil-rejects-buyout-bid-from-xstrata.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 07:34:00 EDT Australia'a largest construction company, Leighton Holdings Ltd., said Thursday its unaudited operating profit for the nine months ended March 31 rose 37 percent to 375 million Australian dollars ($349 million; euro226 million). http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/construction-co-leighton-posts-profit-rise.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 07:27:00 EDT