Nguyen is the most common surname in Vietnam -- an estimated 40 percent of people in the country (and the Vietnamese diaspora) carry that name.
Consumer-based gold demand hit new records in 2013, even as investors fled the precious metal.
However, in absolute terms it’s the second lowest January volume since records started being kept in 2003.
Animal activist and researcher Jane Goodall compared Chinese investment in Africa to British colonialism.
To paraphrase Mark Twain, the worries over China’s foreign debt are exaggerated.
Profitability will be the last thing to look for in Tesla’s upcoming earnings report. It’s all about future potential.
Maximo Caminero reportedly told the police that he was protesting against the museum because it failed to exhibit work by local artists.
Many visitors have complained about the food at the Winter Olympics.
China produced, consumed and imported record amounts of gold in 2013.
The economy is slowing, debt is rising and the government is facing concern. One response is to filter out troublesome foreign economists.
If caught, defectors can be "shot on the spot" by North Korea's border patrol.
To commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Chelyabinsk meteorite event, 10 Sochi Olympic gold medalists will receive a medal containing a piece of the space rock.
Three nations are holding more journalists in jail than the rest of the world combined.
Though abandoning a child is illegal in China, authorities are recognizing that people increasingly do it
A New York company says the Outernet will bypass government censors and create an international emergency awareness system.
China's 76-mile-long project would serve as an important link between frigid northern China and its tropical south.
Coca-Cola has been through much, but investors should keep in mind the Wall Street axiom: "No one ever went broke, holding Coke."
The Internet giant is planning to purchase Dianping, a popular Chinese restaurant- review site. Here's why Tencent wants in.
What is causing the sudden losses in the poultry industry there?
This 22-year-old Brooklynite worked 16 months for $7.50 an hour before receiving her first raise. Now she has fewer hours.
A deadly clash between Chinese police and Uyghurs has left 15 dead. But was it a terrorist attack, as authorities label it?
This subgroup of shoppers may not have much money to spend, but their sheer numbers make them powerful.
