India's $100 billion push into solar energy over the next decade will be driven by foreign players as uncompetitive local manufacturers

Online payments titan PayPal said Wednesday it is buying international money-sending service Xoom in a deal valued at $890 million.

Write down, write off, restructure, reprofile whatever term you choose, if Greece doesn't completely default on its debt, its creditors will

Apple's new streaming service went live Tuesday with a flashy radio station and artist exclusives, as the company that dominated digital music through iTunes looks to the future.

The World Bank on Wednesday urged China to accelerate reform of its state-dominated financial sector, warning that failure to address the issue could end "three decades of stellar performance" for the world's second-largest economy.

A belated Thai clampdown on illegal fishing is forcing unlicensed vessels ashore, threatening to paralyse a key industry as the kingdom desperately tries to avoid a European Union ban on exports worth $1 billion a year.

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has started making devices in Brazil for sale locally, promising to dramatically undercut rivals on price in the first big step beyond Asia for the world's most valuable technology start-up.

China's largely rubber-stamp parliament ratified an agreement with the world's largest emerging nations on Wednesday to create a new development bank, state news agency Xinhua reported.

The world's top pharmaceutical companies Wednesday told an Australian parliamentary hearing they were compliant with local and international laws, despite claims they are charging higher prices to minimise tax.

Inflation rose in Indonesia in June as tens of millions of Muslims observing the Islamic holy month spent extra cash on food, government data showed Wednesday.

Five West African leaders Wednesday urged regional governments to liberalise the region's electricity sector to overcome insufficient power capacities that deprive most of the area's 300 million inhabitants access to energy.

Credit ratings agency Fitch surprised analysts by upgrading Malaysia's sovereign outlook to "stable" from "negative", boosting the country's currency on Wednesday and providing welcome relief to the country's controversy-plagued government.

High Court orders police to take steps regarding house rent-related complaints in all the cities including capital Dhaka.

Microsoft Corp said on Monday it will hand over its display advertising business to AOL Inc and sell some map-generating technology

The European Union has extended a ban on import of betel leaves from Bangladesh by one year, officials said.

Fried chicken aficionados queued for hours at Myanmar's first KFC restaurant Tuesday, as the US fast food chain became the latest big

Amazon.com Inc will launch its business loan program for small sellers later this year in eight more countries including China, where

India's smaller generic drugmakers, struggling to cope with a bruised reputation and tougher regulation in the United States, are under

Japan's factory output fell a sharper-than-expected 2.2 percent month-on-month in May, reversing a rise in the previous month, official

The uneasy labour peace which helped the US auto industry survive a financial collapse will soon be tested as the Detroit Three prepare for contract talks with the United Auto Workers.