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Singapore’s economy grew at a slower rate than expected in the third quarter, indicating that the country’s economic condition continues to falter.

Japan will dissolve parliament's lower house Friday for a Dec. 16 election that is expected to return the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party to power.

Xi Jinping, the new leader of the Communist Party of China who is destined to lead the world’s most populous country for the next decade, is a quintessential “princeling” candidate by virtue of his bloodline.

While most Apple fans will be lining up to buy a new iPad mini at Apple stores nationwide, after a heist of stolen goods, just as many may be excited to purchase their new tablets from illegal black market dealers.

The list predictably takes aim at major pages, which are often based overseas, and so-called “accomplice” sites that accommodate Internet users looking to illegally download torrent files, most often of copyrighted music and movies.

Apple and AT&T will start selling cellular-capable iPad Minis through their retail stores tomorrow, but a few happy customers actually received their orders a day early.

Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) reported lower-than-expected third-quarter results and warned of slow growth ahead.

Mexico has opened up a massive new museum in Cancun just in time for the world to end on Dec. 21, 2012 -- that is, if you believe in some interpretations of the Maya calendar.

China's new top 7-member governing body was announced Thurs., including future President Xi Jinping - creating a new direction opportunity.

IBM Global Financing, part of the Armonk, N.Y.-based company, quadrupled the cash amount in its latest financing plan.

A study has shown that Chinese consumers will pay up to 10 percent more for U.S. made goods.

The U.S. embargo against Cuba may be strained by that nation's discovery of a diabetes drug that may be marketed in Europe next year.

For now, India is still the largest buyer of gold by a small margin.

In an apparent gesture of goodwill, Myanmar would free 452 political prisoners ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama’s landmark visit to that country, state media reported Thursday.

Xi Jinping won a strong mandate Thursday to become the new president of the world’s most populous country while Li Keqiang was chosen the new premier.

Both Samsung and Apple continue to rule the smartphone market as the world’s best-selling cell phone brands, collectively accounting for a staggering 46.5 percent of global smartphone sales in the third quarter of 2012, according to research firm Gartner.

When he was 22, Michael Dell was the guy to sell you a PC or laptop by mail. Now it's services.

Seen from Taiwan, China's leadership change is a hopeful moment -- but not without some amusing twists.

Congress passed a bill Tuesday that would bar U.S. airlines from having to pay carbon taxes under the EU's controversial Emissions Trading Scheme.

At China's party congress, Hu stepped down as the nation's leader, giving way for the likely president-in-waiting, Xi Jinping.

The NFL, MLB, and NBA are looking to expand into China.