While climate change has taken center stage, carbon intensive coal-fired plants have been increasing capacity.
India has pinned its hopes on the new central bank chief, Raghuram Rajan, to tackle high inflation, a weak rupee and slowing growth.
Michael Hayden also said the U.S. could be “charged with the militarization” of the Internet over cyberattacks on foreign targets.
But, the dip in FDI is not seen as a sign of weak economic recovery.
China announced Monday that it had opened the world's highest civilian airport in a remote Tibetan prefecture in Sichuan province.
A property tax seems inevitable for China's major cities, but levying such a tax could cost the nation some of its economic growth.
Reports indicate that the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 may contain just 2.66GB of RAM instead of the 3GB that was announced.
Across South Asia, untold numbers of infant girls have been murdered by their own families throughout the centuries.
The fact that wealthy Chinese send their children to expensive U.K. secondary schools isn't something they want advertised.
The country says the missile is not developed as a threat to any nation, but as a deterrent against aggression.
Passengers aboard China’s first luxury cruise liner, the Henna, found themselves stranded on Korea’s Jeju Island after a legal dispute.
The deal to decommission Syrian chemical weapons has been hailed a win-win-win. The losers: Syrian civilians.
Watch, and listen, to get a feel for how China’s two main languages differ.
Online orders for the iPhone 5S will open Sept. 20 at 12:01 a.m. PDT, but Chinese customers can reserve it online Sept. 17 at midnight.
The pending launch of a Shanghai free-trade zone aimed at testing Chinese economic reforms has analysts cautiously buzzing.
Japan is using robots in space, but China is about to claim a new title in the world of robotics.
China announced a ban on new coal plants, but is that enough to curb air pollution?
This may be Africa’s moment: Consider that mining may be one of the least of its many potentially lucrative assets and attributes.
An import terminal for liquified natural gas could counter Ghana's fast-growing energy demands.
Apple's future in China looks uncertain: the iPhone 5C is unpopular and there's high-spec, low-cost domestic smartphone competition.
A new survey showed developed markets distrust Chinese corporations due to state involvement and lack of brand familiarity.
Soon retiring NBA commissioner David Stern was critical of the silence on Russia's anti-gay law ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi next year.