SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket exploded Thursday on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, dealing a blow to the California-based company's ambitious space exploration project, and even America's commercial space industry.
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) stayed bearish for a third straight day on Thursday largely due to declining trends in the international oil markets which hurt the sentiments at the local bourse.
James D. Watson’s fetched $4.76 million in 2014, setting a record.William Faulkner’s failed to sell in 2013, after bidding stalled out at $425,000, short of the minimum.
The estimated number of visitors to Japan in July jumped 19.7 percent from a year before to an all-time monthly high of 2.297 million, thanks in part to robust travel demand in the summer holiday season, data from a government agency showed Wednesday.
The number of wealthy Chinese with a net worth of 100 million yuan ($16 million) or more maintained double-digit growth, and healthcare now tops their biggest concern, according to the Hurun Report.
A former senior official with the Beijing government went on trial Thursday for allegedly taking bribes totaling 1.9 million U.S. dollars, a local court said Friday.
DBS Group Holdings' ability to handle nonperforming loans was questioned by analysts at JPMorgan Chase after the Singaporean bank revealed potential losses from its S$700-million exposure to a troubled oil- services firm.
The Rio Olympics organizing committee announced on Thursday that it has sold 1.045 billion reais (323 million U.S. dollars) worth of tickets and met its target for sales.
China will spend 36 million yuan (5.4 million U.S. dollars) on geological disaster surveys in the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, authorities said Sunday.
Germany-based DHL on Wednesday announced a 137-million-U.S. dollar expansion in Chicago, partially to support the increasing DHL footprint from e-commerce in China.
World Health Organisation implores Beijing to improve patients’ access to treatment
India is home to the world’s largest number of stunted children due to a lack of toilets, dirty water and poor hygiene, according to a new study published on Tuesday.
Flood of Chinese shipments aggravating glut in Asia
China's working age population would fall more than 23 percent to around 700 million by the year 2050, according to data released Friday by a human resource official.
A 3D printing factory for medical products has started construction in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, the first of its kind in the country.
A High Court Division Bench in Bangladesh has awarded former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's eldest son Tarique Rahman a sentence of seven years in jail after scrapping a lower court order that had acquitted him in the money laundering case.
Buyers will pay between HK$1.49 million and HK$3.27 million for homes in Sha Tin and Tin Shui Wai, but housing expert says prices could come down
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