January2018

The number of new cases has fallen to around 80 from 164 a week ago. Of the more than 3,200 cases reported in total, more than 3,000 have been in Lusaka. Zambia on Sunday relaxed rules...

Rare earth metals are vital for manufacturing high-tech products ranging from smartphones and wind turbines to electric car batteries and missiles. New rare earth deposits have been discovered in east China’s Jiangxi Province, authorities said. A...

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 were unchanged at $64.30 a barrel. Trading was relatively slow due to a national holiday in the United States. Oil hovered below a three-year high near $70 a...

Police ruled out a bomb as a cause of Monday’s collapse. They said more than 70 people had been injured, but no deaths had been reported. A mezzanine floor overlooking the main lobby of the Indonesian...

The Sri Lankan government announced on Wednesday it was amending a 1955 law, agreeing that it discriminated against women. Critics have accused the president of not taking gender equality seriously. A move to grant women in...

Airbus said Emirates was probably the only airline to have the ability to take a minimum of six planes a year for a period of eight to 10 years. European planemaker Airbus has said it will...

The Softbank Group reportedly intends to sell about 30% of the outstanding shares in its subsidiary to investors, while keeping a stake of around 70%. Japanese giant Softbank is planning to list its mobile phone business...

Hong Kong led the way in early business on Monday, rising for a record 15th straight session and a little more than 300 points short of its all-time high of 31,958.41 hit in October 2007. Asian...

Foreign ministers from around 20 nations gather on Tuesday to discuss how to curb North Korea’s nuclear ambitions through diplomatic and financial pressure, but China, seen as a key player in any long-term solution, will be...

Britain’s Carillion collapsed on Monday after its banks lost faith in the construction and services company, forcing the government to step in to guarantee major public works contracts. In one of the biggest British corporate failures...