NEPAL, one of Asia's poorest countries, faces a crippling multi-billion dollar post-quake reconstruction bill that will set it back years, just as its economy was looking up after a decade-long civil war.

Shelves in supermarkets across the ex-Soviet republic of Kazakhstan teem with bright signs championing locally-produced goods over Russian alternatives.

HSBC and Standard Chartered are looking at the viability of quitting London for a new home in Asia because a big jump in a tax on UK

China will launch three new free-trade zones on Tuesday, official media said Monday, building on a project that began in Shanghai to much fanfare but has so far undershot expectations.

Indonesia welcomed business chiefs and government leaders Monday to Asia's edition of the World Economic Forum, as calls mount for President Joko Widodo to do more to show his commitment to reform.

Cash-strapped Venezuela has received $5 billion in financing from China, President Nicolas Maduro announced Sunday as his country struggles with an economic crisis.

Tomoko Nishimoto, assistant director general and regional director for the Asia-Pacific region of International Labour Organisation, arrived in Dhaka on Sunday.

German carmaker Audi AG sees compact cars increasingly becoming the main driver of sales in China, as the country's booming middle class looks for more affordable luxury, the firm's China president Dietmar Voggenreiter said on Monday.

India's banks, hoping to offset a slow recovery in corporate lending, are pushing into credit cards and personal loans, using blanket advertising, cold call campaigns and even sending employees to malls to lure customers.

China's e-commerce giant, Alibaba Group, has been fined $129,000 by the price bureau in eastern Zhejiang province for violations by third-party sellers during promotions on its e-commerce platforms.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pakistan on Monday to launch $46 billion in projects linking the old allies, a figure that far exceeds US spending in Pakistan and underscores China's economic ambitions in Asia and beyond.

2015 is the most important year for global development in recent memory. In July, world leaders will gather in Addis Ababa to discuss

Sony Corp on Monday unveiled a new high-end Xperia handset featuring an aluminium frame and a 5.2-inch screen, showing it is still

The boom has had an economic impact, with some 200 new record stores opening last year in the United States and Canada, according to an industry group.

Samsung has removed its corporate logo from its new smartphones sold in Japan, a company spokeswoman confirmed Saturday.

Tax authorities have issued a fresh notice to Vodafone Group Plc seeking re-assessment of tax returns for assessment year 2009-2010, news

With its huge new infrastructure bank and its ambitions for a globalised renminbi currency, China is leading the upending of a 70-year-old

Collaborative robots and intelligent machinery may have wowed the crowds at this year's Hannover Messe, but experts see German industry

The International Monetary Fund's member nations on Saturday warned of risks to the global economy from exchange rate shifts and

Australia is to work together with Britain to pursue multinational firms shifting profits offshore to avoid paying taxes, going "further and faster" than