Trust in governments, companies and the media plunged last year as ballots from the United States to Britain to the Philippines rocked political establishments and scandals hit business.
Australians have developed expensive tastes in cars. For the first time, we bought more German-built cars last year than homegrown examples.
A minivan and a pickup truck both packed with passengers collided in eastern Thailand on Monday, killing 25 people in a harrowing reminder of the country’s notoriously dangerous roads.
Jump of 18pc in mainland visitor arrivals not matched by rise in spending
Authorities attribute surge to more commercial and industrial waste being dumped in wake of ‘relatively buoyant local economy’
In the past 12 months, new records were set with every project launch, as developers aim for first-time buyers who’ve basically given up hope of affording decent-size apartments
Indonesia’s drive for food self-sufficiency is costing consumers tens of billions of dollars and has led to the highest rice prices in Southeast Asia
Romania’s left-leaning Social Democrats have easily won parliamentary elections a year after a major anti-corruption drive forced the last Socialist prime minister from power.
A third of women polled by Family Planning Association suffer from disorders such as low libido and pain during sex; but bigger proportion of infertility issues related to men
French voters defied expectations on Sunday (Nov 20) by throwing ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy out of the race to be the conservatives' nominee for the presidential election and propelling his ex-prime minister Francois Fillon to top spot.
Chinese internet search giant Baidu reported better-than-expected earnings in the quarter ended September 30, despite continued weakness in its online advertising business.
Shares of Xinhuanet.com, the online platform of China’s government mouthpiece Xinhua News Agency, soared by their daily limit in their trading debut on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Oppo Electronics has overtaken Huawei Technologies, the world’s largest telecommunications equipment supplier, to become the leading smartphone brand in mainland China in the quarter to September.
Listed security companies see a solid growth outlook, given the prospect that demand for guards, equipment and training will increase because of rising national security concerns across the region.
AT&T has reached an agreement in principle to buy Time Warner for about $85 billion, sources said on Friday, paving the way for the biggest deal in the world this year that would give the telecom company control of cable TV channels HBO and CNN, film studio Warner Bros and other coveted media assets.
Michael Hui King-man, a member of the council, said there is currently no set limit in Hong Kong for how much plasticiser is allowed in stationary items. But he said the test referenced a standard established in Taiwan.
The election rhetoric about China being voiced by US presidential candidates should stay on the campaign trail, and not find its way into the Oval Office
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