The US, still mired in a protracted Afghan war that has exacted a staggering cost in blood and treasure, has formally opened peace talks with the Taliban, its main battlefield opponent. The most important question is whether Afghanistan's fate will be – or should be – different from that of Iraq and Libya.

SHANGHAI stocks slumped to a more than six-month low after the Chinese securities regulator said initial public offerings may resume at the end of July.

CHINA'S leading commercial real estate developer Dalian Wanda Group said today that it is spending 1.02 billion pounds (US$1.6 billion) on two investments in Britain.

SHANGHAI Electric Group aims to grab a 30 percent market share in China's offshore wind market, a sector set to boom in coming years after a slow start.

GLOBAL laptop sales declined by 14 percent in the first quarter, amid surging demand for smart phones and tablets, a leading logistics company announced yesterday.

CHINA can learn from the environmental mistakes made by European countries, claims Finland's representative in Shanghai.

THE ability of Chinese local governments to repay debts is a key risk for Chinese banks, a private report has warned.

SHANGHAI stocks retreated this morning after the Chinese securities regulator said initial public offerings may resume at the end of July after they are suspended for nearly eight months.

Hong Kong fashion apparel retailer I.T Limited plans to invest HKD300 million to enhance its position in Hong Kong while expanding its business map in mainland China by opening three new stores in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin in July 2013. In additio…

THE price of oil rose above US$98 Tuesday as traders awaited the latest word on both the Federal Reserve's monetary policy and US oil supplies.

IT'S all about the Fed. Still.

FOREIGN direct investment in China rose for the fourth consecutive month in May with European countries and the United States increasing their stakes, the Ministry of Commerce said yesterday.

HOME prices in China continued to see slower rises in May, with fewer cities recording month-on-month increases, the National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday.

BOEING launched a larger version of its flagship Dreamliner aircraft at the Paris Air Show yesterday, intensifying the battle with rival Airbus in the booming market for fuel-efficient, long-haul jets.

CHINA'S home-made regional jet ARJ-21 will be delivered by the end of 2014, a senior official said at the 2013 Paris Air Show.

CHINA said yesterday that it will hold talks this week with the European Union in a bid to resolve a dispute over solar panels and other business issues, as tensions between the two risk escalating into a trade war.

American taxi service application Uber reportedly is seeking to fill several new job positions in Asia Pacific cities such as Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, and Bangalore, representing the company's intention to vigorously expand into int…

THE Hong Kong Monetary Authority has expanded an investigation into possible misconduct linked to the city's benchmark rates to HSBC Holdings Plc and other lenders following crackdowns from the US to UK, Japan and Singapore.The HKMA's probe, which star…