China's aging and diminishing population is not a surprise, but experts lament that little is being done to prepare society for its effects.
Asian markets fell this week as investor sentiment turned negative with concerns of economic slowdown in China, Japan and South Korea.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) cut its growth forecasts for developing Asia on Thursday, saying financial and economic problems in Europe and the United States had cut demand for exports, although Southeast Asia remained a bright spot. China's economy was expected to grow 8.2 percent this year and India's 6.5 percent, Kuroda said.
India's industrial output picked up more than expected in May, bolstering the case for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to keep interest rates high at its next policy meeting as a slow start to the monsoon puts pressure on inflation, especially food prices.
Asian markets were mixed Friday as investor remained watchful as China’s economy continued to slowdown indicating that the global economic condition is worsening.
Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO), the No. 3 search engine, elected 11 directors at its annual meeting Thursday, including three nominated by former dissident shareholder Third Point Capital.
Asian stock markets plunged Thursday as unexpected interest rate cut in South Korea fueled concerns over global economic slowdown and the Federal Reserve offered no strong hints about another round of quantitative easing.
Asian shares barely budged Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve appeared to put off taking more aggressive stimulus steps until economic conditions worsen, offering investors few reasons to take risks with second-quarter earnings painting a globally gloomy picture.
The potential for a silver, but greasy, lining to a cloudy story about quality control and food safety in China.
Economic slowdown in the U.S., China and emerging markets, a rise in political tensions in the Middle East and Europe's debt crisis means oil consumption will not be rebounding anytime soon, according to the world's largest oil cartel.
Asian stock markets mostly ended lower Wednesday, following declines on Wall Street Overnight, as concerns over corporate earnings outlook and euro zone crisis weighed on the sentiment.
Crude oil prices advanced slightly in Asian trading Wednesday, after plunging in the previous session.
North Korea's now got its own version of the loveable Disney pantheon, but the phenomenon is revealing of much more than Americanization across the globe.
In a survey of 500 financial service workers in the UK and U.S., a quarter said they would need to engage in illegal conduct to be successful, while 16 percent said they would commit a crime - insider trading - if they could get away with it.
In the event Park Geun-hye becomes president, she will be the first woman leader of the country, an unprecedented event in the region (neighbors China and Japan have never had a female as head of state, either).
Ex-Barclays boss Bob Diamond, who will still receive his salary and benefits worth in excess of £2 million, had given up the bonus payment voluntarily according to Barclays executive chairman Marcus Agius.
Asian shares crawled higher on Tuesday after sharp losses the day before but gains were limited as investors, worried about a global economic deceleration, waited for Chinese trade data due later in the day that could set the tone for risk appetite.
Even the president of South Sudan recognizes that true independence has not been achieved, but China and Japan may help change that.
Japan, which is still floundering from last year's earthquake-tsunami, is once again nearing a recession, economists say.
The world's major economies extended their slowdown in May, with conditions deteriorating significantly in India and Italy, according to a statistical indicator released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on Monday. Even in Brazil, one of the few economies surveyed that is expanding, the pace of growth slowed.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered that security forces in the country find the Taliban who executed a woman in public.
U.S. stock index futures point to a lower opening Monday, as investor sentiment remained fragile amid concerns of a gloomy global economic outlook.