A years-long effort for a universal pact to prevent catastrophic climate change may be concluding.
China’s e-commerce giant plans to buy Hong Kong’s leading English-language newspaper, sparking concerns that Beijing will influence editorial content.
The government this week finished notifying 21.5 million people affected by the breaches, but others remain unaware because of address changes or other reasons.
Diplomats are racing to resolve a handful of key sticking points this weekend as countries seek to dramatically reduce their dependence on fossil fuels.
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group just agreed to buy Hong Kong's leading English-language newspaper, the South China Morning Post — the latest step in its burgeoning media ambitions.
A look at the best smartphones on the market today, including the OnePlus X, Nexus 6P, iPhone 6S and Galaxy S6 Edge+.
As crude oil prices dip to seven-year lows, it appears global oil markets will remain oversupplied at least until the end of 2016 as demand growth slows and OPEC output booms. Grace Pascoe reports the warning from the International Energy Agency comes after a bad week for markets.
After China's first pollution "red alert" this week, the government is regulating the number of cars on roads. But there are no restrictions on electric cars. This could prove to be a boost for an already booming electric car industry, as China is already poised to overtake the United States at the largest market for electric cars.
The purchase of Hong Kong's largest English-language newspaper also includes licenses to a range of other media properties in the region.
Several countries, including China and Saudi Arabia, did not agree on the draft text, forcing France to extend the summit till Saturday.
Guo Guangchang, known as China’s Warren Buffett, has huge international investments, including in Club Med, Cirque du Soleil and the insurance sector.
The fast food giant offered investors $6.2 billion in special dividends and buybacks, a move that S&P said would require the company to take on higher debt.
All Chinese citizens have a residence registration account that determines their access to education and other social welfare services.
A visa program that lets wealthy foreigners enter the U.S. by backing development projects has gone awry, with no clear way to measure success, critics say.
Nearly seven years after the Bank of England cut rates to a record low, the Bank has left them unchanged once again.
China’s State Council has announced that it is planning to shift to a registration-based system for IPOs from the current approval-based mechanism that has clogged up the pipeline.
A U.N. committee said torture and ill-treatment of suspects were still “deeply entrenched” in the country and also urged Beijing to end its crackdown on lawyers.
U.S. solar capacity is on track to nearly double by the end of 2016 to 41,000 megawatts as solar developers rush to tap a fading federal tax incentive.
The Ohio governor, a Republican presidential hopeful, said Wednesday that sooner or later, ground troops will be needed to defeat the Islamic State group.
A deal with the U.S. tech giant shows the limits of China's tech protectionism: Either Western businesses help, or the Chinese continue enduring dirty air.
In his book "The Art of the Deal," Donald Trump laid out a how-to strategy for dominating headlines. It reads like a blow-by-blow recap of his presidential campaign.
Namibian President Hage Geingob denied knowledge of any requests or plans by the Chiense to build a naval base in his country during an interview with BBC News.
