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The company is recalling about 2.77 million vehicles worldwide due to problems related to steering wheel and water pump system.

Cisco reports a net income of $2.09bn (£1.83bn), up 17.7 percent year over year for the first fiscal quarter.

Tens of thousands of tourists and astronomers flocked in to northern Australia to get glimpse of the rare total solar eclipse which darkened the region to night in day for two minutes.

77-year-old spiritual leader said foreign intervention is necessary to jolt 'narrow-minded Communist officials' in Beijing.

London's Chinatown residents are still distrustful when asked about China's future and past Presidents Xi Jinping and Hu Jintao.

Output from manufacture, mines, and utilities decline, raising concerns of recession.

Nikkei drops 0.18 percent while KOSPI falls 0.59 percent. Shanghai and Hang Seng indices end 1.51 and 1.13 percent lower.

Nikkei drops 0.34 percent while KOSPI falls 0.62 percent. Hang Seng and Shanghai indices fall 0.77 and 1.04 percent respectively.

Japanese GDP slows, raising concerns of recession

Japanese economy contracts 0.9% in third quarter and by 3.5% on yearly basis.

Nikkei down 0.80 percent while KOSPI falls 0.35 percent. Hang Seng and Shanghai indices gain 0.09 and 0.13 percent.

Chelsea coach Roberto Di Matteo has confessed his disappointment at not receiving Premier League support to win the Club World Cup

American actor and film producer Leonardo DiCaprio turns 38 today.

Asus Transformer Pad Infinity gets new firmware update v 10.4.4.20.

Balance of economic power to shift in favour of developing countries.

EU and Japan found to be dumping steel tubes on China.

Olivier Desbarres, Barclays Capital's Head of FX Strategy in Asia, is accused of going on a rampage outside his Singapore home and terrorizing workers.

Nikkei average ends1.51 percent while KOSPI falls 1.19 percent. Shanghai and Hang Seng indices down 1.63 and 2.41 percent.

As President Barack Obama gets elected for a second term, the latest election actually marked a pivotal point for women in the senate, congress and the power in voting.

China's growth may be slowing but its appetite for oil will continue to dominate demand.

Japan's core machinery orders fall 4.3 percent in September.

Eurozone and China in focus

China expert Jonathan Fenby takes a look at what's in store for US and China relations as Obama is re-elected as US President.

Japanese manufacturer claims that its latest model blocks wrinkle-causing UV rays and the air-conditioning pumps out ionically charged particles that make skin softer.

Brazil's attorney general orders 'urgent investigation' into auction and documentary set up by filmmaker Justin Sisely.

Has Apple cracked the 7in tablet market, or are Google's and Amazon's cheaper alternative still the ones to go for?

China's ageing population, huge credit bubbles and rising inequality is creating a serious "middle income trap" that could hurt the next phase of its "economic miracle".

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

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.