China's manufacturing sector continued to expand moderately in May as new export orders improved, two surveys showed on Monday, adding to tentative signs that the world's third-largest economy is stabilising. "Weak external
British manufacturing output is set for a record fall in 2009, but growth could return by the end of the year, the Engineering Employers Federation said on Monday. The EEF's second-quarter business
Japan's Sony Corp plans to sell a smaller and lighter PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld game machine later this year, according to video game websites which cite what they say is Sony's own
The interactive videogame industry's biggest convention meets next week in Los Angeles promising a return to its glitzy past, but on the heels of weak sales and the slumping economy, the future
Nintendo Co Ltd plans to launch a new version of its "Wii Fit" home exercise game this autumn, aiming to help boost sluggish sales of its Wii console in Japan, the Nikkei
General Motors Corp will file for bankruptcy later on Monday, U.S. officials said, forcing the 100-year-old automaker once seen as a symbol of American economic might and dynamism into a new and
Asian stocks and the Australian dollar shot to eight-month highs on Monday after a gauge of China's manufacturing activity offered fresh evidence of a recovery in the world's third-largest economy. Growing optimism
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Monday said the United States and China must change strategies for boosting growth as U.S. consumer demand wanes, and he offered strong backing for a bigger
Peace talks on ethnically divided Cyprus could produce a deal by early next year, Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat said on Friday. "If we miss this opportunity, we may not find
Cyprus Minister of Foreign Affairs Markos Kyprianou will visit the Syrian Arab Republic on June 1st as part of efforts to mend ties with Syria, which have hit a low in recent
