Japan in energy breakthrough
Resource-starved Japan has extracted methane hydrate – better known as “fire ice” – from its seabed in what has been described as an energy breakthrough.
Former Sony CEO to retire in June
Howard Stringer, Sony board chairman, who served as president and CEO from 2005 to 2012, is to retire, he announced.
India car sales fall 26%
Car sales in India's passenger market fell by nearly 26 percent last month on an annual basis, industry figures show.
North Korea cancels non-aggression pact with South
North Korea is scrapping all non-aggression pacts with South Korea, closing its hotline with Seoul and shutting the shared border point.
Arsenal to play friendly in Vietnam
Arsenal will become the first Premier League club to play in Vietnam during their pre-season tour to Asia this summer.
Tokyo stocks back at pre-crisis levels
Tokyo stocks closed 2.64 percent higher Friday, recovering to levels seen not since before the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers that heralded the beginning of the global financial crisis.
Goodman fund acquires stake in Hong Kong port terminal
Sydney-based property fund manager Goodman Group has acquired a 25 percent stake in ATL Logistics Centre Hong Kong (ATL), the world’s largest logistics facility.
AirAsia airline proposal gets India approval
India on Wednesday approved a proposal by Malaysia's AirAsia to invest 800 million rupees ($14.5 million) to start a budget airline in a joint venture with India's Tata and a third investor, Telestra Tradeplace.
