The United States and South Korea resumed negotiations Monday for a free trade agreement, the International Herald Tribune newspaper reported.

Ford Motor Co. said on Monday its net loss widened to 5.8 billion U.S. dollars, or 3.08 dollars per share, in the third quarter, the largest quarterly loss in more than 14 years.

China, the world's largest producer and exporter of textile products, is expecting a 10.5 percent rise in its cotton production this year, the National Reform and Development Commission (NRDC) said Monday.

China's largest privately-owned shoemaking corporation Aokang Group announced on Monday it has engaged a lawyer to file a lawsuit against the European Union's anti-dumping tariffs.

Yahoo, the Internet giant, is trying to cash in on the amateur-video craze by introducing TV- style programming.

Leaders of Botswana, Zimbabwe and Swaziland signed in Johannesburg a protocol on economic integration in southern Africa on Monday.

Leaders from 16 South Pacific nations started their annual meeting on regional cooperation in Nadi Tuesday, amid fears that it is to be overshadowed by the diplomatic row between Australia and its neighbors.

The China Development Bank (CDB) will issue 5 billion yuan worth of credit to support construction in five cities, said Chinese Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai in Beijing Monday.

The total value of Tibet's imports and exports reached 200 million U.S. dollars in the first nine months this year, a year-on-year increase of 49 percent, according to the autonomous regional government.

The overall quality of China's farm produce has been improving, according to the latest quality monitoring report released by the Ministry of Agriculture.