Venezuelan Manufacturers Raise Capacity
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Venezuela&#39;s manufacturers used 55 percent of their operating capacity, marking the highest percentage in over a year, as Venezuela&#39;s economy recovers from recession, according to a survey issued Thursday.
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Shoppers now crowd Venezuela's shopping malls, two years after they were padlocked during a national strike against President Hugo Chavez. The economy is robust once again. The mass demonstrations that paralyzed the capital are no more.
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Honda Motor Co. (7267.T) will build a  second car plant in Thailand and a new motorcycle factory in  Vietnam as well as boosting capacity in other regions to meet  growing demand abroad even as the Japanese market shrinks.
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Venezuela's parliament has named 17 new Supreme Court judges, increasing  the size of the country's highest court by more than half.
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President Chavez increases 16-fold the taxes paid by foreign oil companies operating in Venezuela.
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President Hugo Chavez opens a new Iranian-financed automobile factory in central Venezuela.
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Venezuelans are swilling aged whiskey, snapping up luxury cars and treating themselves to plastic surgery in an oil-fueled spending spree worthy of one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America.
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Spain's largest natural gas supplier, Enagas, has selected the Fluor Corporation to provide construction management services for the expansion, which help meet the country's growing energy consumption.
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As the demand for stylish hardware increases, manufacturers are stepping up to the plate.
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Venezuela expects trade with Colombia to reach $2.5 billion this year, a 73 percent increase over 2003, Venezuela's ambassador to Colombia said Monday.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is a believer in big government, and it shows in a state work force that has nearly doubled in the eight years since he took office promising to do away with patronage.
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The Venezuelan population in the U.S. has grown more than 94 percent since President Hugo ChÃ¡vez took office.
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Emerging economic expansion in Latin America fuels continued growth.
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Honda Motor Co.  will build a second car plant in Thailand and a new motorcycle factory in Vietnam as well as boosting capacity in other regions to meet growing demand abroad even as the Japanese market shrinks.
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Laid-off Brazilian factory workers have their jobs back, Nicaraguan farmers are getting low-interest loans and Bolivian mayors can afford new health clinics, all thanks to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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Venezuela is buying helicopters, boats and military transport planes in defense deals worth about &#36;2.7 billion, modernizing its military as tensions grow between leftist President Hugo Chavez and the United States.
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Company is upgrading current support and service program to draw more mainframe customers.