Asia is a major source of opium and heroin for the world market, according to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime. Consequently, across Asia, most countries have adopted a severe stance against drug-related crime, and heavy penalties -- including capital punishment -- have been widely adopted.
Major Asia and Pacific markets traded higher Tuesday in the waning days of a dismal year.
Europe's major markets gained ground Tuesday morning, ignoring slumping indexes in Asia and on Wall Street.
European stock markets traded sharply lower following overnight losses in Asia, as investors fretted about the global economy ahead of expected interest rate reductions later from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England
Asian and European leaders vowed Saturday to act together to address the global financial crisis, calling for decisive action following a two-day summit in the Chinese capital.
Asian and European markets have another black day as traders keep selling shares
Stocks in the region suffer historic losses as economic news goes from bad to worse
Shares rebound following big gains in the U.S. and government efforts to prop up financial markets
Ornamental fisheries are a booming business, often providing a much-needed industry in developing countries. However, they're often caught using environmentally-harmful and inhumane techniques. Cyanide fishing is illegal but a common practice in many parts of Asia with many reverting to this banned methods for cost and ease. Watch video.
Asian stock markets ended the week in negative territory following the latest disappointing economic reports out of the United States.
Asia is a major source of opium and heroin for the world market, according to the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime. Consequently, across Asia, most countries have adopted a severe stance against drug-related crime, and heavy penalties -- including capital punishment -- have been widely adopted.
Major Asia and Pacific markets traded higher Tuesday in the waning days of a dismal year.
Europe's major markets gained ground Tuesday morning, ignoring slumping indexes in Asia and on Wall Street.
European stock markets traded sharply lower following overnight losses in Asia, as investors fretted about the global economy ahead of expected interest rate reductions later from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England
Asian and European leaders vowed Saturday to act together to address the global financial crisis, calling for decisive action following a two-day summit in the Chinese capital.
Asian and European markets have another black day as traders keep selling shares
Stocks in the region suffer historic losses as economic news goes from bad to worse
Shares rebound following big gains in the U.S. and government efforts to prop up financial markets
Ornamental fisheries are a booming business, often providing a much-needed industry in developing countries. However, they're often caught using environmentally-harmful and inhumane techniques. Cyanide fishing is illegal but a common practice in many parts of Asia with many reverting to this banned methods for cost and ease. Watch video.
Asian stock markets ended the week in negative territory following the latest disappointing economic reports out of the United States.
The world still moves in file with the US, but how badly it suffers in a coming slowdown depends on how long it lasts
A land rush is happening in Hong Kong, but it doesn't involve the high-rise properties for which the city is famous. Instead, it's the epicenter of a brand new patch of cyber real estate soon to go on the global market.
They either obsequiously kowtow to your every demand, or mutter sarcastic remarks after reasonable requests like picking up your newly-heeled brogues or collected your Pomeranian from the dog salon -- so, really, who needs a real butler or even a personal assistant anymore when you can now outsource your personal life?
The influential filmmakers create a $285 million fund for Asian films, hoping to expand audiences and maybe save some money too
Asia's central banks took further steps Wednesday to smooth trade in the region's currency and short-term interest rate markets, as credit fears slammed stocks and sent the yen to a 4-1/2-month high.
The European Central Bank mounted a second day of action to calm panicky credit markets Friday, after Asia central banks joined a global campaign by monetary authorities to inject extra cash into banking systems.
Just seven years ago Fortune was predicting that high-flying tech companies would soon displace the oil and auto giants that had been hogging the limelight at the top of the Global 500.
Asia is bracing for a dramatic surge in cancer rates over the next decade as people in the developing world live longer and adopt bad Western habits
Think oil prices are volatile? Well, check out the price swings for natural gas.
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Stocks opened mixed Thursday as investors eyed rallies in markets in Europe and Asia and a dip in jobless claims in the United States.
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) began life as a dusty landing strip in the corner of a Southern Californian ranch but has grown to become the world's fifth busiest airport.
Stocks remained in negative territory Tuesday as investors digested a jump in wholesale prices and a staggering sell-off in Thailand.
Stocks fell Tuesday morning but were off their lows after a surge in prices paid by businesses spurred inflation fears and a massive sell-off in Asia rocked the market.
For the future of the television industry, eyes worldwide are watching Asia. The computer and Internet businesses may have sprung from the West, but with Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) it's the East that's leading the way.
President Bush stressed on Saturday the shared advantages of U.S.-Asia cooperation in trade and in fighting militant Islamic terrorism and a nuclear North Korea.
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Asia is the new hot spot for retail expansion, and for good reason - shoppers there just want to have fun.
Late last year I decided to begin importing resins, the raw materials our family-owned company uses to manufacture plastic bags. I had heard the prices offered by suppliers in Asia had become too a...
Rapid global warming poses a variety of security threats to the Asia Pacific region that have been "seriously underestimated," a new study says.
Tropical cyclones are heat engines formed over the vast expanses of water that form the world's oceans.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Ninety-percent of companies worldwide think an avian flu pandemic would affect their business because of absenteeism, 70 percent think their profits would be hurt -- but just 47 percent have begun to put together a business continuity plan.
A sustained period of boom for Asian airlines has been forecast to hit turbulence in 2006 with the next 12 months likely to be a make or break time for key players.
Share markets were mixed to lower across Asia Friday , with Tokyo dragging the region down as traders booked profits during a holiday- shortened session ahead of an extended New Year's break.
LH: Lorraine Hahn R: Rain
At dawn on Friday, a hangman at Changi Prison in Singapore placed a hood over the head of drug trafficker Van Nguyen, put a noose around his neck and opened a trap door in a "long-drop" procedure that killed the Australian citizen.
A physician monitoring the threat of avian influenza says a key question is whether the strain of bird flu in Asia has mutated into a flu that could result in a human pandemic.
LH: Lorraine Hahn VC: Vincent Cheng
South Korean and Australian stock markets surged to all- time highs Tuesday, leading Asian indexes that mostly were in positive territory.
Japanese shares closed lower as the central bank said it would keep monetary policy steady and national elections drew nearer.
Rising crude prices, weakness on Wall Street and political uncertainty in Japan combined to pressure stocks in Asia Friday .
The World Health Organization recently warned that a global flu pandemic will hit in the next several years and will kill as many as seven million people. In Asia, where the pandemic will probably ...
Top health officials have new concerns about a potentially devastating flu strain in Asia.
European shares closed lower on Monday, hurt by highly-leveraged utilities and transport services amid worries companies like Suez and Autostrade may have to start paying higher interest rates.
The dollar traded mixed Friday while Treasury bond yields were little changed.
The yen briefly rose to a five-year high against the dollar Monday as investors bet next month's meeting of Group of Seven industrialized nations would urge Asian countries to let their currencies rise.
Scientists from around the world have expressed grave concerns about the health of local ecosystems and their ability to sustain survivors of the tsunamis that struck parts of Asia and Africa last month.
Almost three-quarters of Americans surveyed in a poll released Thursday have prayed for victims of the southern Asia tsunamis, but when it comes to cash donations, only 45 percent have pulled out their wallets.
As millions of Asians seek to repair shattered lives amid a mounting death toll, experts say the economic impact of the tsunami tragedy appears to be much smaller than other natural disasters.
This is a story e-mailed to CNN from a young man in Africa. If you want to tell us about your experience, e-mail your account to tsunami@cnn.com. We are also publishing more first-hand accounts here. We are also publishing your appeals for information about missing relatives and friends here.
My story may be of interest in relation to the Asia quake. My name is Sayyeda Valli. I am 17 years old, and I'm a student at Jaffery Academy in Mombasa, Kenya.
With the fear of SARS and bird flu outbreaks behind them, travelers are returning to Asia's skies in their droves, yet airlines are bracing for turbulent times ahead.
First, the good news: Deflation is no longer a threat. The bad news? Inflation suddenly is. For the first time in years, economists will be paying anxious attention to the Consumer Price Index, sla...
The private jet business is seeing signs of take-off in 2004.
Hip-hop is quickly becoming the most popular style of music across Asia, even eclipsing today's big rock acts.
The bird flu that's sweeping across Asia has killed more than a dozen people, and health officials warn it could soon evolve into a far deadlier strain. It's only the latest virulent new disease to...
The World Health Organization is trying to calm fears that the reported infection of cats with bird flu could signal an increased risk to humans.
Two domestic cats and a leopard have died in Thailand from the same bird flu that has devastated the nation's poultry industry and killed at least 21 people across Asia.
Since South Korea confirmed a bird flu outbreak in December, authorities have been scrambling to crack down on a disease which has already resulted in human deaths and is ravaging chicken farms in Asia.
Looking for a good mystery story? Try the Asian stock markets in 2003. A deadly virus, SARS, virtually shut down business in the region for months, and terrorism jitters ran high, yet Asia's 16 maj...
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