China has had a near-monopoly on the production of rare earth metals for years. Recently, however, its market dominance has taken center stage and the West is increasingly expressing concerns.
Media reports about a Chinese clampdown on rare earths shipments to Japan and the EU will, in all likelihood, permanently alter the global rare earths logistics scenario.
Acupuncture does not help speed recovery after stroke, according to an analysis of 10 trials using fake or sham acupuncture as a control.
Hyundai Motor, South Korea's top automaker, will recall some 139,500 Sonata sedans sold in the United States, due to problems with the steering wheel that could cause a loss or reduction of control.
Hyundai Motor plans to disclose on Monday it is bidding for a controlling stake in Hyundai Engineering & Construction, an executive of the South Korean car maker said.
Honda Motor Co will overhaul its sourcing strategy by ditching its one-spec-fits-all method on global car models to better compete with Hyundai Motor and others in emerging markets, an executive said on Tuesday.
In contrast to the rest of Asia, South Korea's real estate sector is in the midst of a crisis with residential property in Greater Seoul area being marked 10 percent below recent levels and down twice that figure in the other regions of the country.
Tour operators in the Philippines believe that the global tourism industry has shrugged off last month's hostage crisis in the country and will flock to this Asian destination in the coming months, an apex body of travel agents said.
Kia Motors, South Korea's No.2 carmaker, plans to produce 2,000 units of its new electric vehicles by 2012, an executive at its affiliate Hyundai Motor said on Tuesday.
World's leading hotel group Hilton Hotels & Resorts has been named as the top hotel brand in Asia for the year 2010 for the second consecutive year by global research company Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), in conjunction with one of the region's leading media, marketing and advertising publications, Media. This is the second consecutive year Hilton clinched the title since the study's Travel & Leisu...
Hyundai Motor, South Korea's No.1 carmaker, unveiled its first pure electric car on Thursday, with a goal of commencing mass production of the vehicles in 2012.
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group has picked Goldman Sachs to advise it on a bid for a $2.1 billion stake in builder Hyundai Engineering & Construction, a source close to the matter said on Wednesday.
Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers said on Tuesday.
Hyundai Motor's steady climb in the global auto industry has nurtured a strong base of local suppliers, and South Korean parts makers could be looking at more business overseas after adding premium car brand BMW to their list of clients.
Kia Motors <000270.KS> said on Friday it had started a recall of some 56,000 Soul and Sorento vehicles sold in the United States and South Korea due to defective wiring harnesses that could cause fires.
South Korea's No. 2 automaker Kia Motors said on Friday that it had started a recall of some Soul and Sorento vehicles sold worldwide because of a fire hazard.
At least four retailers from Europe and Asia are poised to submit first-round bids for Carrefour SA's roughly $1 billion (650 million pounds)-worth of Southeast Asian assets on Wednesday, sources said, showing robust demand for the retail operations.
North Korea vowed to strengthen military ties with China on Wednesday, days after the North's leader Kim Jong-il finished a visit aimed at bolstering the bond with his isolated country's sole major supporter.
Over-ambitious TV sales targets have left manufacturers with a glut of panels that is driving down prices as makers offload their excess output, Panasonic Corp's <6752.T> television unit head said on Tuesday.
Retailers from Europe and Southeast Asia are expected to submit bids for Carrefour SA's roughly $1 billion (650 million pounds)-worth of Asian assets, with first-round offers due on Wednesday, sources said, in what is turning out to be a robust auction.
China's manufacturing sector regained some momentum in August while India and Russia continued to power ahead, cheering investors in the face of signs that sputtering U.S. recovery was cooling global demand.
China pressed regional powers on Tuesday to restart talks on ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions, and Seoul offered aid to its destitute neighbour despite a new round of U.S. sanctions against Pyongyang.
