Canon has so far seen no downturn in sales sparked by the European financial crisis, but cannot predict its effect on the year-end shopping season, the company's chief financial officer told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Myanmar has begun releasing dozens of political prisoners as part of a wider amnesty. Around 70 political prisoners were reported to have been released by noon Wednesday.
Chipmaker ON Semiconductor Corp said operations at one of its facilities in Thailand has been suspended owing to floods, and it could affect revenues for the fourth quarter and 2012.
The Japan Open finished with a bang as British number one Andy Murray clawed back from a set down to beat world number two Rafael Nadal in Tokyo.
The Japan Open finished with a bang as British number one Andy Murray clawed back from a set down to beat world number two Rafael Nadal in Tokyo.
World number two Rafael Nadal and British number one Andy Murray will face-off against each other in the final of the Japan Open after coming through their respective semifinals unscathed.
Just as the Ranger rides into the sunset in the United States, the importance of Ford Motor Co's compact pickup truck is rising in the rest of the world.
British number one Andy Murray survived a tense encounter against Marcos Baghdatis to progress into the second round of the Japan Open in Tokyo and keep his hopes of usurping Roger Federer before the year-end.
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Anyone hoping that recent falls in commodity prices would provide a boost to powerhouse Asian economies and help lift the developed world out of recessionary danger will be disappointed. The region's focus remains firmly on inflation.
Devotees stab knives, umbrellas, and other objects through their cheek in honor of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival now underway in Thailand.
Central banks' gold buying is lifting the price of the precious metal in a trend that analysts expect to continue even if widespread predictions of a price rise to $2,000 by year-end comes true.
Ford Motor Co. on Thursday stuck to its target of adding 7,000 jobs in the U.S. over the next two years, saying it sees an economic expansion there and not a double-dip recession.
Four years after her death, a campaign sparked by Body Shop founder Anita Roddick has had surprising success in getting governments to agree to toughen up child protection laws, the campaign's manager Christopher Davis said in an interview.
The World Health Organization recently endorsed a cervical cancer detection method using vinegar that can diagnose precancerous spots and remove them in minutes.
Two subway trains collided in Shanghai on Tuesday injuring more than 270 passengers, 20 critically, prompting public anger two months after a crash between two high-speed trains and renewing concerns about China's aggressive rail building plans.
Young people across the globe are having more unprotected sex and know less about effective contraception options, a multinational survey revealed on Monday.
Novartis's bone drug Zometa extended survival in older breast cancer patients but failed to improve disease-free survival among younger women patients in a large-scale clinical trial, researchers said on Sunday.
Scientists have found a way to prevent HIV from damaging the immune system and say their discovery may offer a new approach to developing a vaccine against AIDS.
For the first time since 1985, European central banks have become net buyers of gold, according to data from the World Gold Council.
