Oil prices continued to climb Wednesday on concerns about Syria but the pace slowed down as some traders locked in profits.
A British government motion published on Wednesday suggests the country may not take military action against Syria until the United Nations completes its investigation on the alleged use of chemical weapons.
There are some 1,980,200 foreigners living in Japan by the end of March this year, accounting for 1.54 percent of the total population, local media reported Thursday.
The days of China's banks raking in easy fat profits have gone, for now, as the slowing economy and market-based financial reform squeeze profits and extend bad loans, semi-annual reports have shown.
Birth rate in South Korea continued to fall amid the trend of delaying marriage and postponing having children, a government report showed Tuesday.
A survey by the Chinese Health Ministry has revealed that China's ban on smoking in indoor public spaces has been mostly ignored.
Household income in South Korea grew at a faster pace in the second quarter of this year due to economic recovery during the quarter, a government report showed Friday.
U.S. stocks closed higher on positive data on Thursday after the Nasdaq stock exchange suspended trading of all stocks for about three hours.
South Korea actively claimed its economy's resilience from financial woes in emerging economies, citing falling foreign debts, fiscal soundness and persistent current account surplus.
With positive economic signs trickling in and hopes on the rise that the worst may be over for Italy's beleaguered economy, analysts say the Italian government appears to be gradually shifting focus from debt reduction to ways to spark growth.
In the first half of this year the number of accidents and consequent deaths in China dropped 3.8 percent and 13.9 percent year on year respectively, but the situation remains serious, a safety official said Tuesday.
BRICS grouping Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa on Tuesday vowed to intensify cooperation in various fields.
Voter support for Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Australian Labor Party (ALP) hit its lowest level on record in the 2013 election campaign, a latest Newspoll showed on Monday.
The "Broadband China" strategy and implementation plan was posted on the central government's website on Saturday. It outlined the target and timetable for the country to implement nationwide broadband over the next eight years.
China is the world's biggest producer of steel, aluminum and cement. Overcapacity in a number of sectors has dragged down prices and profit margins for some enterprises amid China's economic slowdown.
Underpinned by strong local consumption and spending, Hong Kong’s economy posted a 3.3 per cent growth in the second quarter of 2013, official data showed Friday.
A new state guideline to support the consumption of information products and services will stimulate the sector and help fuel economic growth, the China Securities Journal reported Thursday.
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