Barclays Capital is forecasting the price of gold to exceed $2,000 per ounce next year as sovereign debt risks intensify, broad investment demand accelerates and central bank buying of the yellow increases.
Spot gold held onto gains made in the previous session on Tuesday, but hopes that a Franco-German summit will make progress to help quell the region's sovereign debt crisis are expected to keep a lid on prices.
China's first aircraft carrier, Varyag, has concluded its four-day sea trial and sailed back to the Dalian port.
Vientiane is an often-overlooked destination that boasts small-town charm and luxury on a budget.
With her Cabinet appointments, the new prime minister of Thailand is trying to distance the Pheu Thai party from the bloody Red Shirt demonstrations that took over Bangkok last year.
China launched its first aircraft carrier for a maiden run on Wednesday, a step likely to boost patriotic pride at home and jitters abroad about Beijing's naval ambitions.
China's first aircraft carrier -- which attracted worldwide attention among fears that the second-largest economic powerhouse in the world is rapidly bolstering its military powers -- set sail on Wednesday for its sea trial.
With her stunning leap from the boardroom to head of government in less than three months, Yingluck Shinawatra has shaken up Thai politics with a revival of the populist legacy of her exiled brother and former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
The Thai parliament elected the nation's first female Prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra , on Friday. Ten years back another South East Asian country had elected its first female president. Megawati Sukarnoputri became Indonesia's first female president in 2001. Both women have a somewhat similar background. Will both share the same fate too?
Thailand has got its first ever female prime minister as the nation's parliament has selected Yingluck Shinawatra, the sister of toppled former ruler Thaksin Shinawatra, to take over the charge.
The global economy is more sluggish than first thought, government bonds offer no real return, gold is super expensive and stock markets sell off at the slightest setback.
A two-year-old chimpanzee named Do Do adorably bottle feeds tiger cubs at Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo located in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand.
China is building two aircraft carriers as part of a military modernization program that is causing concern among other Asian countries, sources said on Wednesday.
Chelsea are finally set to make a splash in the transfer market, after the club chairman Ron Gourlay confirmed that the London side would complete two signings in the next "eight to ten days".
Chelsea got their first convincing pre-season win against the Thailand All Stars on Sunday with a 4-0 win in Bangkok.
Top 10 smartphones of 2010 include Apple iPhone 4, HTC EVO 4G, Samsung Galaxy S, Motorola Droid, HTC Droid Incredible, BlackBerry Torch, Google Nexus One, Nokia N8, HTC Desire and HTC HD7.
Pictures of endangered animals, and how they are sold illicitly across the globe.
For those looking for real evidence of global economic recovery, here's some good news: Luxury is back.
AIDS drugs designed to treat HIV can also be used to reduce dramatically the risk of infection among heterosexual couples, two studies conducted in Africa showed for the first time on Wednesday.
AIDS drugs designed to treat HIV can also be used to reduce dramatically the risk of infection among heterosexual couples, two studies conducted in Africa showed for the first time on Wednesday.
For those of us who can't afford the first-class lounge, here's a list of budget airlines that won't break the bank.
In a country overrun with political unrest, often an investigation is not just an investigation.
