The South China Sea may appear to be little more than a vast bay filled with rocky uninhabited islands. But global trade routes and underlying oil reserves have made this body of water the frontline for a tense standoff between China, the Philippines and the United States.
Jacey Fortin
Apr 26, 2012
As Chinese investigations into Bo Xilai, the disgraced former boss of Chongqing and Politburo member, continue, the rest of his family and their business dealings are under the spotlight.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 26, 2012
The rare Amur leopard was photographed for the first time by camera traps set up at the Hunchun Amur Tiger National Nature Reserve in northern China, suggesting the endangered species may be returning to the country.
Anila Alexander
Apr 26, 2012
The latest photos suggest that the magnitude of Pyongyang?s military build-up might have been grossly exaggerated.
Palash Ghosh
Apr 26, 2012
Bank of China <601988.SS>, the country's No.3 lender by market value, posted on Thursday a near 10 percent rise in first-quarter net profit but the figure fell below expectations as flat net interest margins offset a rise in fee income.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 26, 2012
India successfully launched an indigenous microwave Radar Imaging Satellite, Risat-1, from the spaceport at Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh Thursday.
Amrutha Gayathri
Apr 26, 2012
South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor reported Thursday a profit of 2.45 trillion won ($2.2 billion) in the first quarter, which is up 31 percent compared to the same period a year ago.
Bhaskar Prasad
Apr 26, 2012
China announced Wednesday that it will send its African envoy, Zhong Jianhua, to Sudan and South Sudan with the hope of brokering peace talks between the two rival nations which have recently been engaged in border skirmishes that threaten to escalate into an all-out war.
Ryan Villarreal
Apr 25, 2012
Foreign minister may push for Security Council action, which would almost certainly be vetoed by Russia and China.
Oliver Tree
Apr 25, 2012
East Asia is rife with new military activity as maritime disputes highlight persistent tensions between neighbors.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 25, 2012
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), the second-largest U.S. carmaker, is expected to report Friday its first-quarter earnings plunged by 42.6 percent as gains in North America couldn't offset a slump in vehicle demand in Europe and slowing sales growth in South America and Asia.
Benjamin Reeves
Apr 25, 2012
Echoing the anchor babies argument heard here in the United States, Hong Kong's Chief Executive-elect Leung Chun-ying has proposed a zero quota policy that will prevent Chinese women from crossing into Hong Kong to give birth.
Daniel Tovrov
Apr 25, 2012
Starbucks Corp. is expected to report a higher second quarter profit as the company's expansion efforts and growing line of products, as well as the diminishing cost of coffee, continue to add revenue sources for the company.
Joseph Orovic
Apr 25, 2012
Palladium prices are bouncing back from a big decline that started in February in what could be a sign of rising investor confidence in the U.S. recovery, thanks to rising auto sales, and concerns over Russian supplies.
Angelo Young
Apr 25, 2012
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), the largest maker of construction and mining equipment, reported a 29 percent jump in its first-quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates and boosted its full-year outlook, as U.S. builders replaced their aging machinery and demand for mining equipment boomed.
Moran Zhang
Apr 25, 2012
Shares of Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, skyrocketed 10 percent before the markets opened Wednesday on forecasts of further recordbreaking earnings. That sent overall U.S. markets up.
David Zielenziger
Apr 25, 2012
The missile?s impact point was somewhere in the Indian Ocean, according to the military unit.
Palash Ghosh
Apr 25, 2012
Nissan Motors' Sentra variants may not have left much of an impression with the consumers. However, a redesigned version of the compact sedan is notably a cause for excitement.
ambrosia sabrina
Apr 25, 2012
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade Wednesday are: Apple Inc, Arm Holdings, Broadcom Corp, Sprint Nextel, Eli Lilly, Amgen Inc, Harley-Davidson, Baidu Inc, ABB Ltd and FMC Technologies.
Satya Nagendra Padala
Apr 25, 2012
A senior North Korean military officer has claimed that Pyongyang is equipped with powerful modern weapons capable of defeating the US. This declaration coincides with speculation that the reclusive Asian nation may be planning to conduct a nuclear test, following its failed rocket launch on April 13.
Amrutha Gayathri
Apr 25, 2012
In a joint military exercise, nearly 7,000 U.S. and Philippine troops staged combat maneuvers in the disputed South China Sea region.
Amrutha Gayathri
Apr 25, 2012
China's dominant search engine Baidu Inc reported $677.1 million revenue for the first quarter, which is up 75 percent compared to the same period a year ago, but disappointed the market with a bleak outlook for the next quarter.
Bhaskar Prasad
Apr 25, 2012
