Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Wednesday, touching down in north China's Inner Mongolia after a successful 15-day mission in which they docked with an experimental manned space laboratory. The Shenzhou
Asian shares turned around a four-day losing streak and rose on Wednesday after China's central bank assured it will offer funds to banks if needed, but lingering fears of a credit crunch
For the first time, millions of holiday-makers traveling in the EU this summer will be protected by comprehensive passenger rights – whether traveling by air or rail, and now also by ship,
China shares slumped to their lowest since early 2009, reversing Hong Kong gains on Tuesday morning, with losses accelerating for mid-sized banks as mainland interbank rates started climbing, deepening market jitters. By
The U.S. central bank's plans to scale back its money printing, combined with tighter financial conditions in China, lifted the dollar on Monday, but sent bonds, shares and commodities lower. U.S. stock
China's Tsinghua University, revealed by an American spy agency contractor to be a target of U.S. surveillance programmes, is home to the country's oldest Internet hub and routes traffic from tens of
Greece's recent government crisis and failure to meet privatisation targets will not derail an international bailout, said Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. His government saw its parliamentary majority sharply reduced on Friday after
European Union negotiators gathered on Monday for talks to finalise reforms of the bloc's 50 bln euro-a-year farm policy that could remove almost half of the subsidies now given to some of
German business morale edged up in June as exporters anticipated an upturn in fortunes, raising hopes that Europe's largest economy is putting recent weakness behind it – though a fragile global backdrop
President Vladimir Putin unveiled a $13 bln investment plan on Friday to build roads and railways across Russia and show he is not steering the country into political and economic stagnation. But
