Telkom in roaming deal with MTN

South Africa's Telkom SA Ltd has signed a five roaming agreement with MTN Group and plans to build 2,000 base stations in two years as part of the strategy to launch a mobile phone business. Telkom said on Wednesday the base stations would…

China's economy grows into 2010

China's economy began 2010 at a cracking pace, logging surprisingly strong 11.9 percent year-on-year growth in the first quarter that supports the case for tighter monetary policy to avert the risk of overheating. The rate of expansion,…

Oil prices exceed $86 per barrel

Oil prices rose above $86 a barrel Thursday in Asia amid signs global crude demand is growing. Benchmark crude for May delivery was up 25 cents to $86.09 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile…