Almost half of all global executives polled believe that the technology innovation center of the world will move from Silicon Valley to another country in the next four years according to a survey published Wednesday.
Those waking up to news in India often lament the high-decibel alarmism favored by frantic news anchors or the dense nature of print reportage. A new website is looking to change all that.
Japan's crackdown on insider trading is reaching a new level of intensity with the arrest this week of a former executive at SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. for his alleged involvement in insider trading.
Sizzling hot summer weather has arrived in South Korea, but the early summer rains have yet to come.
Singaporeās fast-growing megachurches have long been a source of debate in the city-state, which takes pride in having secular policies designed to maintain religious harmony.
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Vietnam launched a formal protest against China National Offshore Oil Corp.'s move to offer nine blocks in the South China Sea for joint operation with foreign companies.
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The government of China's central province of Henan has told banks to offer steep mortgage discounts to buyers of a first home in a move to boost the sagging property market.
With China's rising global influence, a growing group of Westerners are going to great lengths to give their kids a leg up in Mandarin.
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China plans to unveil new measures aimed at boosting the flow of its currency between Hong Kong and the mainland.
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Chinese savers increasingly are turning funds away from traditional deposits toward higher-return wealth-management products, a trend that is posing new risks for the country's banking system.
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China's government has responded to a deep economic slowdown with a slew of policy initiatives in recent months that together underline a strategy to spur a recovery, while allowing market forces to play a bigger role in reforming an economy still dominated by the state.
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Hong Kong's next leader, already fighting political opponents over his plans to restructure the government, now faces new questions from lawmakers after his luxury home recently was found to contain illegal structures.
Hong Kong held races and a water parade to mark the annual Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday.
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A Chinese spacecraft carrying three astronauts docked manually with an orbiting module Sunday, a first for the country as it strives to match American and Russian exploits in space.
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A moderate earthquake Sunday toppled houses in a mountainous part of southwestern China, killing two people and injuring at least 100, state media said.
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Xu Ming's fortunes rose as Bo Xilai's did. Now, with Mr. Bo under investigation, his billionaire industrialist associate is missing and also believed to be undergoing scrutiny.
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Cambodia said it will not extradite a Frenchman it detained for possible involvement in a murder linked to one of China's biggest political scandals in years.
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Brazil and China signed a preliminary agreement on local currency swaps that will allow each to tap the other's central bank for up to $30 billion, part of a wide-ranging bilateral trade deal.
Buyers from China are pouring billions into U.S. residential property—and developers are courting them with everything from feng shui to lucky numbers.
This four-bedroom townhouse in Shanghai infuses Chinese and Western styles in everything from the décor to the kitchen appliances.
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China's oil imports from Iran continued to sharply rebound in May to nearly match 2011 levels following a steep drop-off earlier this year.
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A preliminary gauge of Chinese manufacturing activity fell in June, HSBC said. The reading could stoke market concerns of a sharp slowdown.
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Asia's economic resilience is once again being tested by the West's financial woes. But this time, Asian countries face their own challenges and are less well-placed than in the last downturn to get their economies humming again.
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China's State Council renewed a government pledge to restructure the industry that produces rare-earth minerals, but it gave no sign it will lift export quotas that are the subject of a challenge by the U.S. and other big economies.
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The Chinese government has asked Cambodia to extradite to China a French architect with close ties to the wife of the ousted Communist Party official Bo Xilai, said Cambodia's deputy national police chief.
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The proposal marks the latest effort to liberalize the country's financial sector.
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Starwood plans to open 100 new hotels in China in an effort to win a bigger share in one of the world's fastest-growing travel markets.
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China's rapid development has left it with a lack of skilled, experienced leaders. A growing number of businesses are seeking to address the issue through leadership coaching, a relatively new phenomenon in the country.
Diane von Furstenberg says she's taking a more personal approach to luxury brands' expansion in China.The WSJ's Deborah Kan speaks with the fashion designer about why she believes Chinese women are stronger..
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Police in Cambodia arrested a French architect close to the wife of outsted Chinese official Bo Xilai.
The city of Rikuzentakata was almost destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March. It is trying to rebuild but is struggling with slow progress and economic problems that predate the disaster. Will it recover? The Wall Street Journal is tracking the city's progress.