The latest flare-up of tension between China and Japan over the Senkaku islands has brought the dispute to a point that could spark open hostilities

Regulator bans TV ads touting expensive watches, gold coins and other luxury items as ‘gifts for leaders’ amid corruption clampdown

SHANGHAI stocks ended slightly higher today, extending the winning streak into an eighth session, on hopes that the government's guideline on income distribution will boost domestic consumption.

SINGAPORE-BASED DBS Bank's net profit in China rose 10 percent last year to S$826 million (US$667 million), helped by robust growth in Hong Kong.

Tensions over Senkaku Islands intensify as Chinese navy frigate is accused of locking a fire-control radar on to a Japanese destroyer on January 30

SHANGHAI stocks drifted slightly lower this morning as the declines among coal producers and property developers offset the gains by financial stocks.

TWITTER announced yesterday that it has bought Bluefin Labs to ride the trend of viewers using smartphones or tablet computers to chat at social networks about shows they are watching.

Chinese third-party Internet payment service provider Alipay.com has published its report showing that the mobile payment service developed rapidly in China in 2012 with 546% year-on-year growth by trading value; and the number of people who used this …

Move is part of push to tackle growing inequality – the chasm between China’s rich and poor is seen by analysts as a significant threat to political stability

Automation and increased affluence have put paid to the heart-rending scenes that marked the lunar new year, writes Patti Waldmeir

Chinese Internet search engine company Baidu Inc. disappointed investors as it posted its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012 financial results. Total revenues in the fourth quarter of 2012 were CNY6.335 billion, a 41.6% increase from the corresponding…

SERVICE activity in China's private companies expanded at its fastest pace in four months in January, an HSBC survey showed yesterday. Respondents cited stronger growth of new projects and new orders.

SABMILLER Plc's joint venture in China has agreed to pay HK$6.6 billion (US$851 million) for beer-making assets from Kingway Brewery Holdings to boost its share of the world's biggest market for the beverage.