China

Island dispute pulls down Japanese car sales in China for second month running.

UK banking on investment rather than domestic consumption to spur growth.

Nikkei trades 0.29 percent lower while KOSPI is down 0.38 percent. Shanghai and Hang Seng index gain 0.60 and 1.33 percent.

Warren Buffet-backed BYD trying to drive out of rough patch with easy finance schemes.

Italy's goldsmiths hit by high manufacturing costs and heavy duties in importing countries.

Several prominent publications have decided to back Obama because of Romney's policy schizophrenia has undermined his creditbility.

China plans to develop a new system as taking organs from executed prisoners is neither ethical nor sustainable.

China still in full control over some of world’s most important yet limited supply of raw materials and rare minerals.

It might still officially be a Communist country but China is fast becoming the dream career destination for much of developing world with better pay and working conditions.

As the 18th Party Congress prepares to anoint a new leadership, China expert Jonathan Fenby warns of the potential of nationalism undermining economic progress for the new superpower.

Who is Xi Jinping? The mysterious past of the man who is to be appointed China's next president.

Pillay's condemnation follows wave of self-immolations in Tibet in protest against Chinese rule.

Nikkei ends 1.17 percent up while KOSPI gains 1.07 percent. Shanghai and Hang Seng have gained 0.60 and 1.33 percent respectively.

China Construction Bank (CCB) plans to issue offshore Yuan bonds in London with an upper limit of £39.8mn

Nikkei and KOSPI rise 0.99 percent and 0.93 percent respectively. Hang Seng index gains 1.27 percent while Shanghai index slips to 0.26 percent

We review the ZTE Grand X smartphone, a mid-range Android device set to challenge Samsung and HTC.

Online opposition China Republican party shut down after just one day and founder jailed in run-up to congress.

China's Investment Corporation (CIC) which manages China's overseas investment acquires 10 percent stake in the Heathrow Airport, increasing its business presence in the UK.

Major Asian markets such as Nikkei, Shanghai and Hang Seng end higher but South Korea's KOSPI closes 0.71 percent down.

Both the official and private sector data show a surge in China's Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) in October raising hopes of economic recovery.

Nikkei trades 0.08 percent higher while Shanghai and Hang Seng index gain 0.90 and 0.27 percent. KOSPI slid 0.95 percent.

China's one-child directive has curbed population growth but brought prolonged human rights controversy. Hannah Osborne examines the potential pitfalls of a similarly divisive policy in the UK.

Battleground state of Ohio focus of row between Jeep/Chrysler and Republican candidate.

Seldom today does one hear of a person being charged with lese-majeste, yet 43-year-old Wang Zia Chao a Chinese garment factory supervisor was found guilty of this crime on Tuesday, 23 October 2012 by a judge in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. Her crime was "...intentionally damaging the photos..." of recently deceased former King Norodom Sihanouk who abdicated in favour of one of his sons in 2004 and died in Beijing, aged 89, on 15 October. The former King's body was flown back ...

Nikkei average closed 0.98 percent higher while KOSPI was up 0.66 percent. Shanghai and Hang Seng gained 0.32 and 0.83 percent.

Nikkei and KOSPI gain 0.96 percent and 0.63 percent respectively. Hang Seng is up 0.51 percent while Shanghai slid 0.14 percent.

Songwriters sentenced to four and six years in jail for protest pop against communist party rule

Bank of Japan's monitory stimulus plans fail to cheer Asian markets.

Nikkei gains 0.41 percent while KOSPI is up 0.70 percent. Shanghai and Hang Seng index rose to 0.25 and 0.10 percent respectively.

Online travel search engine Skyscanner wants to add 100 jobs to its Scottish offices.