Yang Rong, a Chinese automobile tycoon who fled the country after being accused of economic crimes, is preparing to launch an ambitious plan to make clean-tech cars in the United States, said a source.
Relatives of two U.S. journalists sentenced to 12 years hard labor in North Korea called on the reclusive state to show compassion, while Pyongyang threatened to use nuclear weapons to defend itself.
North Korea, facing U.N. sanctions for last month's nuclear test, on Monday raised the stakes in its growing confrontation with Washington by sentencing two U.S. journalists to 12 years hard labor for grave crimes.
The United States has told South Korea it is preparing financial measures to punish North Korea for illicit weapons trade and counterfeit activities in the wake of its nuclear test last week, a newspaper report said on Friday.
An environmental start-up backed by Al Gore's venture capital firm aims to take advantage of coming U.S. climate change legislation by helping companies like Coca Cola and even cities cut pollution.
Former vice president Al Gore testified before the Congress on Friday that he supports a climate legislation which he says, will solve problems with the economy, climate and national security.
although that part of the law is seen as something of a gray area.
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Current Media Inc., a TV network and web site founded by U.S. Vice President Al Gore, filed papers for an initial public offering on the Nasdaq stock market worth as much as $100 million.
Amid a great deal of hype and fanfare, Tata Motors, frontrunners in the acquisition race for Ford Motor's British luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover, unveiled its People's Car rechristened Nano, that meets Euro 4 emission and safety norms in the India Auto Expo 2008, New Delhi, Thursday, Jan. 10.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore urged governments on Friday to advance by two years a new treaty to curb greenhouse gas emissions instead of waiting until the Kyoto pact expires in 2012.
Former US vice president Al Gore is taking on a new role as he joins forces with a Silicon Valley venture capital firm to invest in green business and eco-friendly technology.
Former Vice President Al Gore has ruled out joining the U.S. presidential race after winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his work fighting climate change.
Current, the television network backed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore, is embarking on a new Internet strategy to enlist viewers in submitting video and commentary to create broadcast TV news.
Green -- not greed -- is good these days, especially if you're rich and want to be seen to care.
Some clients are increasingly seeking environmentally friendly investments and ways to minimize their impact on the environment, their private bankers said at the Reuters Wealth Management Summit in Geneva.
They won the prize for their part in galvanizing international action against global warming before it 'moves beyond man's control'.
What does Democrat Hillary Clinton's laugh have in common with Republican Rudy Giuliani's cell phone?Both are causing waves on the U.S. presidential campaign trail for the leading candidates in each party.
Six months after grabbing Oscar glory for his eco-documentary An Inconvenient Truth, former Vice President Al Gore collected an Emmy Award on Sunday for his fledgling youth-oriented cable network, Current TV.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan sharply criticizes President George W. Bush's administration and Republican congressional leaders in his memoir for putting political imperatives ahead of sound economic policies, several newspapers reported on Friday.
Barnes & Noble Inc, the world's largest book retailer, posted a 9 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by higher sales of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the popular series.
Organizers want to set a new standard for recycling mountains of trash and gases generated by the events.
Billionaire Richard Branson on Thursday committed to spending all the profits from his airline and rail businesses an estimated $3 billion (1.6 billion pounds) over the next 10 years on combating global warming.
