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As China seeks to coax foreign investors into using its currency, interest in yuan accounts has been strong in Hong Kong.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a gradual ban on smoking in public places in an ongoing effort to improve public health.

Fluctuating lunar calendar celebrations make gauging Chinese factory output in the first two months of 2013 a challenge.

Intel Corp. announced its new Atom “Clover Trail+” chips geared at winning momentum in the burgeoning market for smartphones and tablets.

China manufacturing activity dropped to a four-month low of 50.4 in February pulling back from a two-year-high of 52.3 recorded in January, a survey by HSBC-Markit showed Monday.

Syria’s main political opposition group is fed up with international inaction in the run-up to a conference in Rome next month.

Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty has strong feelings about the possibility of a low-cost iPhone this year.

In China, sending a child to four years of college will cost a farmer 13.6 years of net income.

A summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could lead to a stronger economic partnership.

China's Five-Year Plan shows a push toward increasing the nation's use of nuclear power, but that's not all China has planned for its rapidly developing nuclear reactors.

Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Meg Whitman quashed speculation, saying, “We have no plans to break up the company.”

The Indian space agency will conduct a total of 10 space missions by November, at a cost of about $1.3 billion.

Areas in China with an inordinate amount of cancer patients, dubbed "cancer villages," are being recognized in a push to alleviate pollution.

Three years after implementing quotas, the Gallic country has doubled the number of women corporate decision makers.

The body holds 40 members who are called immortels (immortals) since they hold their seats for life.

The attackers were able to download customer email addresses and subject lines of emails, Zendesk said.

The arrest of a Chinese general’s son on gang-rape charges has sparked outrage over the behavior of privileged children.

France’s fondness for equine meat dates back to the 18th century during the French Revolution.

Lithium-ion batteries aren't just for consumer gadgets anymore. The global market could nearly double by 2016 to $22.5 billion.

Why has the world's biggest military, the People's Liberation Army of China, been ordered to start eating its leftovers?

Futures on major U.S. indices point to a slight rebound on Wall Street Friday after declining in the last two sessions.