Altria, the largest tobacco company in the country, has announced plans to expand into the emerging e-cigarette market, suggesting that e-cigarettes are here to stay.
Q&A with David Lloyd, “V For Vendetta” artist and creator of the Guy Fawkes mask embraced by Anonymous and protesters worldwide.
One of the top emitters of greenhouse gases, China has come up with a temporary solution that won't impede its economic growth.
Knight Frank's Global House Price Index shows 35 of 55 markets tracked increase, but Europe remains weak.
The NSA informant that has fled to Hong Kong has many Chinese netizens calling him a hero. Mainland media on the other hand, doesn't seem to care.
Japan experienced an explosion of investment in solar energy after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown.
More than three quarters of the 116 S&P 500 company earnings pre-announcements were negative.
The European Union reportedly will join Japan in a complaint against Chinese steel duties filed with the World Trade Organization.
Did you know Pakistan has as much recoverable shale oil as Canada? The number of known shale deposits is growing.
Luo Meizhen, a woman who Chinese authorities said was 127-years-old and the world's "oldest person," has died.
The company was founded in 2004 by entrepreneur and philanthropist Miles Rubin. Its electric vehicles were manufactured in China.
Hiring expectations around the world remain a mixed bag as Europe and Asia stagnate and the U.S. rebounds.
The Shenzhou 10 went into space 10 years after the nation’s first spacecraft entered space carrying three astronauts.
Even with fewer European visitors, the U.S. set a record for overseas arrivals in 2012, thanks to travelers from Asia and Latin America.
A US federal judge dismissed a $3 billion lawsuit by Spyker accusing General Motors for Saab's bankruptcy.
Though flying can often be a headache, one delayed flight in Beijing was treated to a impromptu performance by the Philadelphia Orchestra quartet.
By 2020 half of China's college graduates will not be able to find white-collar jobs suited for their education.
One former Chinese bureaucrat said the houses, worth more than 800 million yuan, were only one form of bribe he accepted over 25 years.
McDonald's posted higher global sales for the first time in months, perhaps due to new menu offerings and cheap deals.
[UPDATE 3:50 p.m. EDT] Iceland government spokesman: Snowden has to be in Iceland to request asylum.
Taiwan's TSMC, the world's largest contract chip shop, reported that sales in May rose 17.2 percent, worth a record NT$51.79 billion ($1.74 billion).
Trade data from Asia's two largest economies show Japan on the mend and a slowdown in China, and reflect a diverging policy framework.