Sanyo Electric, a leading manufacturer of rechargeable battery technologies, has announced the completion of its new factory for the lithium-ion batteries in Japan.
Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi is developing a plug-in hybrid SUV and is expected to be launched in 2013, the head of the company's electric vehicle business unit said.
United States' top envoy on North Korea, on Monday, stated that the evidence of a new North Korean nuclear plant was provocative. But, he also toned down the fears that the region was on the brink of a nuclear crisis.
Amid fresh reports of nuclear activity in North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, the U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, will meet South Korean authorities on Monday. Both sides are to discuss on resuming the six-party talks aimed at denuclearizing the North.
Toyota motors will upgrade engine assembly lines worldwide to cut output cost and make even the smaller assembling units profitable, the Nikkei daily report said.
Full-text of speech by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke at the sixth European Central Bank Central Banking Conference, in Frankfurt, Germany , on Nov. 19, 2010.
Toyota Motors plans to launch 11 new hybrid models by the end of 2012, in an effort aimed at limiting oil consumption and reducing carbon dioxide emissions through the use of electricity and other alternative energies.
ASEAN countries are seeking foreign direct investments -- especially those from OECD countries -- to power their economic growth.
The FIFA Ethics Committee, on Thursday, banned Nigeria's Amos Adamu and Oceania's Reynald Temarii from voting in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids on December 2. The ballot will now go ahead with 22 voters deciding between the nine candidate nations.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said that economic activity in its member countries will gradually pick up steam over the coming two years, but the recovery will be uneven and unemployment will remain persistently high.
A global study from Motorola says more people prefer paid TV content rather than free-to-air, despite the latter being more available.
President Obama, last Saturday in Japan, reiterated his administration’s commitment to Russian President Dmitri Medvedev to get the new START Treaty approved by the lame-duck U.S. Senate before the year is out.
President Obama’s call to make the U.S. an exporting powerhouse (i.e., double their volume within five years), is a plausible goal, according to Milton Ezrati, senior economist and market strategist at Lord Abbett.
A former executive of Japanese Airlines and two former executives of Nippon Cargo Airlines have been indicted for conspiring to fix rates on air cargo shipments to and from the United States, the Department of Justice (DoJ) said.
Tensions are mounting on the rough waters of the East China Sea as both China and Japan refuse to withdraw claims over the disputed isles. There is no end in sight to the crisis with China setting off to embattle the waters, while the Japanese are solidifying their stance. Suffering both domestic and International setbacks in the recent months, Prime Minister Naoto Kan is mired in severe public discontent. With his approval ratings plunging to a new low, Kan, missing no opportunity, reiterated h...
Japan’s Sony Corp unveiled the world's first tilting screen that could be set up either vertically or slotted to a six-degree backwards lean.
Here are three of the several reasons why Facebook can't kill e-mail with its newly launched message service, which was floated to be the 'Gmail Killer'.
Retail giant Walmart reported 9 percent growth in its quarterly profit on strong sales at its international operations and raised its fiscal 2011 earnings outlook.
The US Department of Energy has set up an expert committee to report on its activities in energy efficiency and renewables to the Energy Secretary.
It's official - Darren Aronofsky will be directing the next Wolverine movie.
Japanese auto maker Honda Motor Co plans to end domestic sales of its Civic midsize sedan as soon as existing inventories run out.
Japan's Lower House on Tuesday passed a new stimulus plan even as experts believe that the country's surprise economic performance in the third quarter will stall in the fourth quarter due to slowing exports and a stronger yen.
