CHINA

China is considering a proposal to set up a regional bank to help its small and medium enterprises invest in Southeast Asian neighbors, fund infrastructure projects and promote development in southwestern China, two independent sources said.

U.S. patent records point to a possible conflict of interest in an Olympus investment in a cookware company, raising more questions for investors demanding a full explanation from the Japanese company of acquisitions that made heavy losses.

As the global population is about to cross seven billion, experts are warning that skewed gender ratio could be a major concern.

Nokia has unveiled the two new Lumia smartphones – Lumia 800 and 710 – that will make use of Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform. Nokia’s Stephen Elop said that the company has high hopes with the launch of the two new devices.

Caroline Wozniacki celebrated in defeat on Wednesday after injured Russian Maria Sharapova's withdrawal from the season-ending WTA Championships made sure the Dane would end the year as world number one.

A combination of modern and traditional styles marked the beginning of this year's China Fashion Week.

Infosys Ltd, India's No.2 software services exporter, is looking for acquisitions worth up to $700 million, Infosys' Executive Co-Chairman Kris Gopalakrishnan said on Thursday.

Despite losing 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, to Russian Vera Zvonareva on Wednesday, Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki confirms her position at the top of the WTA women's singles tennis rankings.

European leaders agreed Thursday morning that banks and other major investors in Greek bonds must take losses of up to 50 percent to prevent a Greek government default. The rescue fund is a response to global pressure to lower Greece's debt burden and attempt to contain the spreading debt contagion that threatens the euro zone.

Businessman Herman Cain is statistically tied with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney among Republican voters in Iowa and South Carolina.

An IBM report reveals the triangular relationship between consumers, businesses and social media networks.

Little spheres deliver medicine slowly and keep it inside the knee.

Klaus Regling, chief executive officer of the EFSF, will fly to China in order to lure investors.

Ford Motor Co posted a lower third-quarter profit after taking a hit from plunging metals prices and sustaining losses in its European and Asian operations.

Ford Motor Co posted a lower third-quarter profit after taking a hit from plunging metals prices and sustaining losses in its European and Asian operations.

There has been a preliminary agreement to recapitalize European banks.

After a three year delay, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner makes its first commercial voyage from Narita airport in Tokyo to Hong Kong.

Air India's board has recommended that the state-run airline buy just 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, down from 27 the company ordered in 2005, according to a report.

The incoming head of the European Central Bank threw the euro zone a lifeline hours before a crucial summit on Wednesday which looked set to fall short of a definitive plan to tackle the bloc's debt crisis.

The National Security Agency, a secretive arm of the U.S. military, has begun providing Wall Street banks with intelligence on foreign hackers, a sign of growing U.S. fears of financial sabotage.

Coming off the heals of their unmanned space last month, China will send into orbit another space craft that has the United States worrying.