Chinese authorities have imposed a record fine of 6.09 billion yuan (994 million U.S. dollars) on mobile chip maker Qualcomm following an anti-trust probe, it was announced Tuesday.
China's liquidity injection may ratchet up investors' confidence in the Chinese stock market as its hot streak loses steam.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has warned that local workers will be the biggest losers from the country's proposed short-term working visas scheme.
U.S. stocks surged after volatile trading despite soft economic data Monday, with the three benchmark indices closing almost at their session highs, as investor enthusiasm was ignited by rebounding oil prices.
Nigerian militant group Boko Haram killed five people in two separate attacks in the northeastern city of Gombe on Sunday, witnesses said.
Premier Li Keqiang vowed here on Wednesday to advance China's comprehensive reform and open the country wider to foreign investors.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of a systematic financial risk in China, saying the recent fluctuations in its real estate market were normal.
China's top securities regulator has reiterated its determination to further reshape the capital market in 2015, highlighting adjustments to stock issuance procedures to better supervise the sector.
As latest home sales continued to slow down, analysts here said that Singapore's residential property market is expected to remain weak this year.
Roundup: U.S. stocks bounce back after 5-day losing streak
Twin blasts hit a local mobile phone market in Potiskum city of northeastern Nigeria's Yobe State on Sunday but casualties figure for now remains unknown, witnesses said.
Visiting Dong Xuan Market, the largest and the oldest wholesale market in Hanoi, one can immediately see that most of the products and items being sold there are made in China.
A senior official of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday some Arab countries which are not members of Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) triggered "the deterioration in oil prices due to irresponsible oil production," the state-run news agency WAM reported.
U.S. stocks surged after a choppy session Wednesday, as investors tried to digest the Federal Reserve's decisions at the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting.
U.S. stocks closed down Monday after a volatile trading session, with oil prices keeping to sink.
China is gaining in importance in the international spirit, beer and wine market, Dagong Europe, the Milan-based European branch of Chinese rating agency Dagong Global, said in a new report published Wednesday.
U.S. stocks closed slightly lower after wavering between gains and losses Thursday, as investors digested mixed news overseas.