Evolutionary biologists have forecast for years that new human species would start showing up in Asia upon a closer look at fossilized bones in the region. A recent analysis of such fossils from south-west China seems to confirm the prediction.
China's foreign direct investment in February fell for the fourth straight month as companies tightened spending amid a slowdown in the world's second-largets economy and the ongoign European sovereign debt crisis.
The pair urged support for UN special envoy Kofi Annan in his bid to gather full Security Council backing for a resolution denouncing the crackdown by Syrian government forces on the opposition anti-Assad movement.
The U.S. cost of living probably increased last month on higher gasoline prices, economists said before Friday's CPI report. But the Federal Open Market Committee said earlier this week that the surge in energy prices is temporary and inflation will stay below the Fed's 2 percent target in 2012.
PepsiCo, Inc. might be associated with refreshing cola, but the company has hit a giant milestone with their popular “Banner Sun” potato chip brands. “The “Banner Sun” potato chips, which are comprised of Lay’s (U.S.), Smith’s (Australia), Walkers (U.K.), Elma’s (Brazil) and Sabritas (Mexico), have reached over $10 billion in global retail sales. The food company has been catering to chip taste preferences around the world, fueling their rising sales
The popular regional politician had been rumored to be in consideration for a promotion to the powerful Politburo Standing Committee ahead of a radical shake-up expected at the Communist Party's upcoming congress.
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. (BoCom) will raise $8.9 billion in a share sale to current shareholders like HSBC and the Chinese Ministry of Finance. The bank's shares were suspended on Thursday in advance of the announcement.
The Ides of March are upon us. On March 15, 44 B.C. the Julius Caesar was stabbed twenty three times by a conspiratorial group of friends and colleagues. Could this be a historical trend? Is today a day of reckoning for crooked politicians?
The UN and human rights activists estimate that at least 8,000 people in Syria have been killed over the past 12 months during the regime’s brutal crackdown on dissent. Untold thousands of others have been arrested.
Labels like liberal and conservative have become so over-used that I frankly must admit I have no idea what they even mean anymore.
Russia's biggest lender Sberbank plans to start a roadshow for the sale of a $6 billion government stake on April 16, in a move that underscores its arrival as a major player in a European industry decimated by the global financial crisis.
China's fifth-largest lender, Bank of Communications Co Ltd , will raise $8.9 billion to meet tighter capital requirements by placing shares with existing shareholders such as HSBC and the country's finance ministry.
China Mobile <0941.HK>, the world's biggest wireless carrier by number of subscribers, met expectations by posting a 4.6 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit on Thursday as higher mobile data usage offset some of the impact of hefty handset subsidies.
Asian shares eased on Thursday on renewed concerns about Chinese growth, but a brighter global economic outlook underpinned the dollar and kept investor risk appetite intact, reducing the appeal of safe-haven government debts.
The comments from Premier Wen Jiabao at the close of the National People’s Congress on Wednesday have sparked interest in the outlook for China’s property and exchange rate policies and in the prospects for political reform according to Capital Economics.
New real-identity rules to be imposed on China's Weibo are likely to make the country's most popular microblogging platform more alluring to advertisers, as Sina Corp seeks to start generating revenue from its product later this year.
Oscar-nominated actor George Clooney testified before Congress on Wednesday about a humanitarian crisis taking place along the border of Sudan and South Sudan, where residents have been forced to seek refuge in the Nuba Mountains for fear of being killed by constant aerial bombing. Clooney returned from an eight-day trip in the area on Tuesday.
China Mobile <0941.HK>, the world's biggest carrier by number of subscribers, is set to post its slowest quarterly growth in almost two years on Thursday due to weak user rates, though the pace might pick up later this year if it attracts higher-end users with a network upgrade and lands an iPhone contract.
Three fossils excavated from a cave in China seem to belong to a whole new type of human, but critics of the findings have suggested that calling these hominids a whole new species may be jumping the gun.
India will surpass Japan as the No. 2 vehicle market in Asia by 2016, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal based on data and research from IHS Automotive. The report also says that auto sales in China, Asia and the world's largest market, will continue to grow steadily through the rest of the decade.
Speaking live on Chinese state television, Wen warned the country must change its leadership structure or risk a return to the dark days of the Cultural Revolution.
Millions of Americans in low-lying coastal cities could see more flooding in coming years as rising temperatures drive up sea levels, according to a new study.
