The government says it's taking shark fin off the state menu, but the rest of the country still hasn't lost its taste for the delicacy.
The U.S.A. remains the world's richest country, with more wealth than the combined treasures of the next four richest nations -- Japan, China, Germany and the UK. And most of its wealth comes from the potential of its people.
Neither sanctuaries nor moratoriums have stopped Japanese crews from killing hundreds of whales every year in the waters surrounding Antarctica.
The birthplace of Jesus, the site of Xanadu, the iconic landscape of Rio de Janeiro, and a ninth-century mosque are among new additions to UNESCO's renowned World Heritage List.
The Kurils are a chain of islands four thousand miles from Moscow, with horrible weather and a sparse, poor population. But they are on Japan's doorstep, and promise mineral and natural riches - and that's why Prime minister Medvedev is there
On the whole, Poland has at least 40,000 illegal immigrants, with Vietnamese, Pakistanis and Ukrainians accounting for the bulk
Following reports that a man ate his 40-pound family dog and another man in China chewed a woman's face, the latest zombie news is that a naked man high on the street drug bath salts threatened to eat police officers on a Georgia golf course.
Asian stock markets advanced Tuesday as weak economic reports from around the world boosted hopes for stimulus measures from major central banks globally.
The U.S. labor market has lost a step since spring and the trend of lackluster job growth will likely continue into June.
The rocky relationship between the Chinese government and the Western media is changing, as Chinese-language editions multiply. Meanwhile, Chinese media are eyeing the West too.
Crude oil futures advanced Tuesday on fears that growing tensions between Iran and the West may threaten crude supplies from the Middle East.
Asian markets rose Tuesday as investor confidence was boosted by expectation for stimulus measures from central banks globally.
China's services sector expanded at its fastest pace in three months in June, an official survey showed on Tuesday, but left intact market expectations that Beijing will deliver more policy measures to support growth in the near future.
Tokyo's firebrand governor Shintaro Ishihara and the Chinese Foreign Ministry are at it again. This time it's over the naming of a pair of panda bears. Really.
The whirlpool created by the European financial crisis is finally dragging American down. That?s the conclusion of some economists, after disappointing manufacturing activity data showed a slight contraction in June.
Apple will pay a $60 million settlement to secure the iPad trademark in China, opening up sales to the Chinese market, Apple's most profitable after the United States.
U.S. stock markets started the second half of this year with an encouraging uptick before turning down in midday.
U.S. manufacturing contracted in June for the first time since July 2009 as demand fell amid the euro zone crisis, according to Institute for Supply Management data released Monday.
Cameron has said he might be willing to consider a referendum on Britain?s EU membership but advised ?patience? on the subject.
An apparently drunken bus driver in China was caught on camera attacking a woman and gnawing off her face in the latest installment of harrowing cannibal attacks that have globally been dubbed as the Zombie Apocalypse
Apple's two-year-long trademark battle with Proview Technology over the use of the name iPad has finally come to a close. The Cupertino, Calif.-based computer giant has reportedly agreed to pay the Chinese electronics maker $60 million to settle the dispute of ownership, which will removes any further obstacles to selling its popular line of tablets in China.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open Monday as investor sentiment turned positive with indications of improvement in business conditions in Asia and also continued optimism on the measures taken at the EU summit.
