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Business analysis:It's not yet time to worry about U.S. equities

TheU.S.stockmarketsell-offearlierthisweekcouldbetransitory,andinvestorsshouldexpectmajorindicestoresumetheirclimb,expertshavesaid.ThemajorindicesfellsharplyonMo

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China's ZTE Corp to raise $2 billion in share placement for 5G plans

ChinesetelecomequipmentmakerZTECorpissteppingupitspushtobuildafifthgenerationmobilenetworkbyseekingtoraise13billionyuan(2.1billionUSdollars)viaaprivateplacement

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India unveils budget focused on rural voters

IndiasaidonThursdayitexpectedeconomicgrowthtosurgeabove8percentasitannounceda2018/19budgetthatallocatedbillionsofdollarsforruralinfrastructureandunveiledahealth

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Russia launches 11 space satellites 'without glitch'

RussiaonThursdaysuccessfullylaunched11satellitesfromitsVostochnycosmodrome,inthethirdrocketliftofffromthenewspaceport,thespaceagencysaid.Thecountry'sfirstorbita

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Hamas fires back after US puts leader on terror list

HamashasslammedadecisionbytheUSStateDepartmenttoadditspolitburobosstoaterroristlist.IsmailHaniyeh,leaderandchiefofthepoliticalbureauofHamas,"hasreportedlybeenin

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U.S. adds Hamas leader to terrorist list

TheU.S.StateDepartmentonWednesdayaddedHamasleaderIsmailHaniyehintoitsterroristlist.Haniyeh,leaderandchiefofthePoliticalBureauofHamas,wasdesignatedasSpeciallyDes

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UK sells Bangkok embassy for £420m, biggest property sale in history

TheForeignOfficehassolditsBritishembassyinBangkokfor£420m,thebiggestpropertysaleinitshistory.Moneyraisedwillbeusedtorenovateotherembassiesaroundtheworld.British

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South Korean skiers in rare flight to North (DPRK)

AgroupofSouthKoreanskiersflewtoNorthKorea(DPRK)onWednesdayaheadoftheWinterOlympicstotrainwiththeirrivals,onararedirectflightbetweentheneighboursafterWashingtone

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Analysis: The reasoning behind China’s Arctic policy

FollowingthewhitepaperonChina'sArcticpolicyissuedonJan.25,awiderangeofquestions,concernsandspeculationshavebeenraisedinviewofChina’sgoalsandmeans,andparticularl

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Google confirms investment in Indonesia’s ride-hailing startup

ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,Jan.30(APD)—GiantsearchingengineGooglehasconfirmeditsinvestmentinIndonesia’sleadingstartupride-hailingfirmofGo-Jek,aimedathelpingstar

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Google completes its $1.1 billion HTC deal

Google'sbillion-dollardealtoacquireapartofHTC(alongwithanon-exclusivelicenseforitsintellectualproperty)isdone.Thetwocompaniesannounceditscompletiontonight,andth

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Canon sees 2018 profit surging to decade high, diversification pays off

Japan’sCanonIncsaidonTuesdayitexpectsoperatingprofittoclimb27percentin2018toitshighestlevelinadecade,asitreapstherewardsofitseffortstodiversifyawayfromcopiersan

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Google completes $1.1B deal to buy a chunk of HTC’s smartphone division

Googlehasannouncedthecompletionofits$1.1billiondealtobuyalargesliceofHTC’shardwarebusiness.TheacquisitionwasannouncedbackinSeptember2017butnowithaspassedtherequ

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Uber’s India rival Ola is expanding to Australia in first overseas move

The2018isayearforride-hailingexpansions.FreshfromChina’sDidimovingintoBrazilandTaiwan,OlainIndiaistakingthefirststepstomoveintotheAustralianmarketwhichexpandsit

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Apple’s stock sinks as high hope for iPhone X sales fade

Apple’sstockisbacktrackingfromitsrecenthighsamidmountingconcernsthatiPhoneXsaleswillfallshortofthehighhopesforadevicethatbroughtfacialrecognitiontechnologyanda$

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Erupting volcano sparks Philippine tourism boom

Withchili-flavoured"lavaicecream"indemandandawestrucktouristspackingontoviewingdecks,theeruptingMayonvolcanoissparkingalocalbusinessboominanimpoverishedregionof

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Facebook to promote local news in latest update

FacebookIncChiefExecutiveMarkZuckerbergsaidonMondaythesocialmediawebsitewouldfocusonpromotinglocalnewsinitslatestupdate.“Startingtoday,we’regoingtoshowmorestori