The Olympic Council of Asia will sell 400,000 extra tickets for the Asian Games in southern China to avoid further instances of the half-empty stadiums seen for many sports since the event
Talking about death doesn't make you die, an old French saying goes. But Europe is learning the hard way that talking about the possibility of default can hasten precisely that outcome. When
Japan's economic growth accelerated in the third quarter as expiring government incentives gave consumption a last-minute boost before a long-anticipated slowdown that analysts say is already under way. Indeed, many expect the
Top global miner BHP Billiton scrapped its $39 bln bid for Canada's Potash Corp, the world's biggest deal this year, and bowed to calls from investors to return cash with a $4.2
Shares in Shanghai and Hong Kong were lower by midday on Monday as investors dumped banking issues amid lingering concern over official steps to cool a liquidity-driven asset price rally. Investors unloading
China's SAIC Motor Corp has agreed to take a stake in General Motors if Chinese regulators approve a deal to deepen an existing alliance between the two automakers, four people familiar with
Japan's Nikkei average advanced 0.7% on Monday as a softer yen and strong-than-expected Japanese growth data for July-September encouraged investors to buy on dips. The technical trend for the Nikkei remained bullish
Investor demand for riskier assets made a tentative comeback on Monday, with commodity prices steadier and Asian stock markets scoring modest gains, a session after their biggest one-day fall in over four
Irish debt concerns and the potential for Chinese rate hikes to fight off inflation knocked stocks, bonds and commodity prices lower on Friday as investors booked profits heading into the weekend. U.S.
Ireland is in talks to receive emergency funding from the European Union and is likely to become the second euro zone country, after Greece, to obtain an international rescue, official sources said
