27 August 2008, 1:31 am
(AP:AMSTERDAM, Netherlands) Dutch brewer Heineken Holding NV on Wednesday reported a 35 percent rise in net profit for the first half of 2008 after a restructuring charge hit earnings in the same period a year ago.... read more
26 August 2008, 11:15 pm
Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces the closure of its citric acid manufacturing plant in Wuxi by Q1 2009. The closure follows a request from the local government to relocate the plant from its current location as ... read more
26 August 2008, 11:17 am
FADE IN: AMSTERDAM, JUNE 30 There are giggles coming from Beck Hansen's dressing room at the Melkweg arts center. Given the rafts of weed and hash that flow through the canals and "coffee shops" of this ridiculously accommodating city, preshow bouts of goofy euphoria commonly go unnoticed. But in... read more
26 August 2008, 10:20 am
Journalist Jeroen van Bergeijk wanted an adventure, so he bought a 1988 clunker in his native Amsterdam and drove it across the Sahara with the intention of selling it. Within a week of arriving in Africa, he had dozens of offers. By then, however, he was attached to his vehicle and the possibilitie... read more
26 August 2008, 9:47 am
The Associated Press August 26, 2008 - 12:33 a.m. WASHINGTON — Commerce Department reports durable goods for July, 8:30 a.m. AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Brewer Heineken NV reports first-half results.... read more
26 August 2008, 6:58 am
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands' national museum will exhibit a jewel-encrusted platinum skull created by British artist Damien Hirst, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.... read more
Share on del.icio.us
Share on digg
Share on Technorati
Share on reddit
Share on Yahoo!
Share on Furl