CHINA

To date, China has been wary of leaning heavily on interest rate rises to combat inflation. But to tackle what Beijing just called its most prominent economic problem, that's likely to change.

China's bank lending and money growth expanded faster than expected in June as loan demand remained buoyant, adding to the case for further monetary policy tightening.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Radiant Systems, Clean Energy Fuels, Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Micromet, and Nasdaq OMX Group. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Microchip Technology, Novellus Systems, China Gerui Advanced Materials Group, KLA-Tencor, and Intersil.

The hacker has built his own iPad 3 by combining old laptop parts and a touchscreen.

The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy on hold and revised up its assessment of the economy on Tuesday, encouraged by a rebound in factory output and increasing signs that the recovery from the devastating March earthquake is broadening.

Alcoa Inc, America's biggest aluminum producer, posted a big jump in second-quarter profit on Monday, matching Wall Street estimates, partly due to soaring prices for the metal and alumina, its raw material.

The Bank of Japan is expected keep monetary policy on hold and present a brighter view on the economy on Tuesday, encouraged by a rebound in factory output and increasing signs that the recovery from the devastating March earthquake is broadening.

The Chinese army has announced U.S. intervention in the ongoing dispute over sovereignty of the South China Sea may escalate tensions in the region.

Scientists have found the first superbug strain of gonorrhea -- a discovery they're calling both alarming and predictable, Reuters reported.

Starbucks Corp unveiled a reorganization on Monday that Chief Executive Howard Schultz hopes will help the coffee chain reach its goal of one day getting half of its revenue from abroad.

Starbucks Corp unveiled a reorganization on Monday that focuses the coffee chain on international expansion.

Scientists have found the first superbug strain of gonorrhea -- a discovery they're calling both alarming and predictable.

Chinese most senior military commander has criticized the U.S. for its excessive spending on defense and also blamed Washington for rising tensions in the South China Sea.

Investors' increasingly aggressive hunt for the best returns will force the global asset management industry to up the ante and become more competitive, according to research released on Monday.

The newest country in the world is set to get its own currency and to join the United Nations.

In addition to Foxconn, Apple is said to be planning to add another manufacturer for its iPad 3 launch this year, reported DigiTimes.

China will probably not yield to demands to ease export restrictions on rare earths, unlike its flexibility in some previous trade disputes, even after the World Trade Organization ruled against it in a related case.

Cutting federal spending in 2011 could tip the U.S. economy back into a recession, just as it almost did in 1937. On the contrary, if the federal government spent more on infrastructure/public works projects it would create many jobs, and achieve great things, like the construction of the Empire State Building in the 1930s and 1 World Trade Center today.

Scientists have found a superbug strain of gonorrhoea in Japan that is resistant to all recommended antibiotics and say it could transform a once easily treatable infection into a global public health threat.

Japanese mobile social gaming firm DeNA will seek to expand by buying more game developers, its new chief executive, Isao Moriyasu, said in an interview on Monday.

China will link local officials' performance appraisals to the level of debt held by local governments, state media reported Monday, an apparent move to cap borrowing and address worries that possible defaults could damage China's economy.