Hong Kong’s ranking remains stubbornly unchanged in this year’s Mercer study, sharing space with flagging Detroit and near dusty Dubai
China’s slowdown really hit home last month, with Singapore’s shipments to the country taking the biggest hammering in seven years.
Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand have suspended flights to the pacific island Vanuatu over ongoing runway safety concerns as the country looks to tourism to aid recovery follow last year's cyclone.
Decline in China's luxury consumption widened in 2015 amid the government's ongoing anti-corruption campaign, a slowing economy and increased buying outside China, according to a report released on Wednesday.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo is considering a regulation that would prohibit Indonesians from joining radical groups overseas, in an effort to prevent a deadlier attack than last week's militant assault on Jakarta.
The stormy debate around the refugee crisis, which reopened here Tuesday at the plenary session of the European Parliament, made clear the stalemate in which the European Union (EU) finds itself, as well as the growing schism between its member states facing a serious threat to the Schengen Zone.
Stock markets are bracing for another volatile week on worries over further devaluation of the yuan, a weakening economy and share sales of major shareholders after the end of a ban.
Samsung aims to make its Gear S2 smartwatch compatible with rival Apple’s operating system
It was once a proud industry employing more than 1.2 million people in hundreds of coal mines across Britain.
Retailers across the United States offered early Black Friday discounts to lure bargain-hunters on Thanksgiving eve, but initial checks showed crowds in brick-and-mortar stores were subdued even as online sales jumped.
The ozone problem is worsening in major cities in Korea. Ozone is a harmful gas produced when nitrogen oxide from diesel exhaust reacts with ultraviolet rays.
"I am happy to celebrate Eid al- Adha but I am concerned about the security situation here and particularly about the possibility of a suicide attack on our mosque, which will turn a happy day into a tragedy," Zamir Gul, a resident of Kandahar, told Xinhua.
Job creation in South Korea slowed down last month on the aftermath of the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a government report showed Wednesday.
Industrial activity in South Korea weakened for two months in a row last month due to sluggish exports, which account for about half of the economy, a government report showed Friday.
China could hold a top position in Asian Football Confederation (AFC) after they gave up the effort to have a say in football's world governing body FIFA last year, a report said.
Australian leaders have been lining up in the past few days to voice support on Australia's joining of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a conspicuous U-turn from the cabinet's previous stance.
The work reports of two Chinese judicial bodies, delivered to the top legislature Thursday, demonstrated that the authorities had stepped up anti-corruption campaign last year.
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