The deal with Russia aims to expand Hungary's sole Soviet-era nuclear reactor, which provides around 40 percent of its electricity needs.
Analysts believe the institution could challenge the Western-dominated World Bank and Asian Development Bank in the region.
The U.S. called on China to immediately release five women's rights activists, who were detained for apparently planning to demonstrate against sexual harassment on public transport.
World powers have begun talks about a U.N. Security Council resolution to lift U.N. sanctions on Iran if a nuclear agreement is struck with Tehran, according to an exclusive Reuters report.
The Equation Group has been in operation since 2001, launching most of its attacks on U.S. adversaries, Kaspersky noted.
The smartphone war is on in India, with Xiaomi and Motorola looking to outdo each other, even as market leader Samsung slashes prices.
Most arrests involved the Uighur Muslim minority in Xinjiang and protesters in Tibet.
China is estimated to execute thousands of people a year, the highest number per capita in the world.
As smartphones proliferate, companies are looking for ways to influence consumers on their handsets.
In recent months, friction has grown between residents of Hong Kong and the growing number of visitors from mainland China.
China is keen to take control of the succession of Tibet's spiritual leader, but the Dalai Lama says he may be the last of his line.
The Bank of Korea's monetary policy committee cut its base rate by 25 basis points to a record low of 1.75 percent.
Results of the last four SAT exams held in Asia have been held back, amid accusations of widespread cheating in several Asian countries.
Tokyo's plans for military exercises with Vietnam and the Philippines are drawing attention from Beijing.
Beijing will soon unveil guidelines for restructuring and merging tens of thousands of state-owned enterprises.
Proliferation of knockoffs has been a good gauge of demand for the real thing. Galaxy Gear would love to have this problem.
The Chinese company uses a creative marketing approach in a bid to sell the Redmi 2 and Mi Pad in its second-largest market.
The online retailer has committed $2 billion to its operations in India, where it won't face the dominance of China's Alibaba.
The South Korean electronics giant is hoping its new high-end Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge will lead to a turnaround at the company.
In a dollar rally that began last July the single currency has lost around a quarter of its value.
Sluggish factory activity reinforces expectations that China's economic growth will slow to a quarter-century low this year.
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