Asia's economic growth looks set to stumble over the next few months, prompting a flurry of interest rate cuts and a spike in stimulus spending that may ultimately pave the way for a strong recovery in the second half of 2012.
Citigroup began a round of layoffs among its London-based investment bankers this week after Chief Executive Vikram Pandit said the bank will layoff 4,500 employees as it attempts to trim costs.
Sharp Corp said on Thursday it will likely sell more than 1 million large-screen TVs of 60-inches and above in North America in the year to March 31, and expects the burgeoning market to push sales higher next business year.
China will support Europe in its efforts to overcome its debt crisis which Beijing sees as only temporary, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said after talks in Berlin Wednesday.
Video on demand supplier Gravitas Ventures is expanding its international operation with an eye toward Asia.
Apple lost its iPad trademark battle in China on Wednesday, but the owner of the trademark, Proview Technology, may ask Apple to pay for a trademark transfer.
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Novo7, a 7-inch Ice Cream Sandwich equipped tablet available only in China, is reportedly set for release in the U.S. in the upcoming months. The Ice Cream Sandwich equipped tablet could be a major game-changer with an expected listing price of only $99.
On Wednesday, the United States lifted its travel warning for Nepal.
Here comes another shocking price-breaking tablet - close on the heels of the launch of $199 Amazon Kindle Fire that runs on Android 3.2, MIPS Technologies and Ingenic Semiconductor have joined hands to launch an even cheaper tablet - Novo7 - that costs only $99 and - hold your breath - runs on Ice Cream Sandwich!
Stocks fell on Wednesday with investors on edge ahead of a summit to hammer out a plan to combat the euro zone debt crisis and finding few reasons to continue buying after two days of gains.
The world's three biggest polluters China, the United States and India refused to move toward a new legal commitment to curb their carbon emissions Tuesday, increasing the risk that climate talks will fail to clinch a meaningful deal this week.
The airline industry's leading trade group warned on Wednesday that airlines worldwide face over $8 billion in losses next year if Europe's politicians fail to get to grips with the region's debt crisis.
Stocks index futures pointed to slight losses at the open on Wednesday as investors found little reason to keep buying after two gains of gains and ahead of a European summit on the region's debt crisis.
Employees in fast-growing economies have more freedom over the technology they use for work than their counterparts in developed countries, and are more likely to see corporate provision of devices as a perk, according to a study.
The European Union (EU) summit this Friday will consume market attention, as it will discuss steps to resolve the Eurozone debt crisis. Price sensitivity to headlines will persist, if not intensify, and make for jerky market moves.
Stocks index futures were little changed on Wednesday after two days of gains as investors waited to see if European officials can craft a plan to combat the region's debt crisis at a summit this week.
Multinational companies operating in China are placing less importance on the world's second-biggest economy amid rising local competition and concern over intellectual property rights, a survey showed on Wednesday.
Stock index futures rose on Wednesday as optimism continued to grow that European Union leaders would craft bold measures to combat the region's debt crisis at a summit this week.
The Shanghai municipal government unveiled a plan on Wednesday that will create incentives for foreign private equity and venture capital funds to invest in early-stage technology companies in the city.
The Municipal Intermediate People's Court in Shenzhen, a southern Chinese city neighboring Hong Kong, earlier this week rejected a lawsuit by Apple accusing Proview Technology (Shenzhen) of infringing on its iPad trademark.
For most of her campaign, Michele Bachmann has made more headlines for her gaffes than for her platform, and her popularity has fallen as a result. But moving past the YouTube clips and headlines, what are the Minnesota congresswoman's political positions?
