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Opponents of foreign big-box retail in India claim Wal-Mart's engagement with Capitol Hill amounts to corruption.

Samsung Electronics (KRX:005930) was the clear winner shipping “connected” devices in the third quarter, with a 22 percent share, IDC said.

Russia, the UAE and several other nations have proposed at a U.N. conference in Dubai to restructure the governance of the Internet and place it under state control with authorization for extensive surveillance and censorship.

Chinese authorities arrested a monk and his nephew for their alleged roles in inciting a series of self-immolations, state media reported Sunday.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Monday as investors continue to worry that the looming fiscal cliff will have a marked impact on the economic recovery.

China’s trade surplus dropped in November compared to that in the previous month.

John T. Chambers has decided to base his legacy as CEO of Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) on the cloud, software, and services.

Anti-China rallies in 2 Vietnam cities, amid rising tensions over Beijing’s South China Sea claims, were quickly dispersed by Vietnam security.

One year after the death of Kim Jong Il, does his son envision a more open, tourist-friendly North Korea?

Asian markets are expected to open on a positive note as better-than-expected U.S. non-farm payroll data eased fears.

Friday was an earthshaking day around the Pacific Rim, as the U.S. Geological Survey reported 14 earthquakes of at least magnitude 5.0 hit the Asia-Pacific region.

Asian markets rose in the week as investor sentiment was lifted with China's manufacturing and service activity expanding in November.

A toxic cloud of burning pesticides spread across parts of Argentina's Buenos Aires Thursday after a small fire broke out in a shipping container in the city’s port.

China has moved factories away from big cities where tourists visit. But it hasn't dealt with the pollution they cause.

Average salaries in developed countries are expected to have risen by no more than inflation in 2012.

China's new visa policy allows citizens from 45 countries to enter for 72 hours without a visa. But Norway remains off the list.

From “superstorms” to mega disasters, 2012 was, by all accounts, an eventful year. More than 1 billion people traveled - led by the ramp-up in Chinese tourists.

Apple's iPad Mini saw its release date in China on Friday, and although measures have been taken to eliminate unruly crowds, scalpers swarmed the company's retail locations.

A man in China has invested the last two years and all his money in building a ship that he believes will save his life when the Apocalypse allegedy predicted by the Mayans happens on December 21.

After a year of false starts, a genuine economic recovery does now seem to be under way.

Crude oil prices advanced slightly and hovered above $86 a barrel during the Asian trading hours Friday.