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South Korea’s annual economic growth beats estimates
SEOUL: Growth in South Korea Asia's fourth largest economy - marginally beat estimates and expanded 2.5% during the first three...
Tesco hires HSBC to explore sale of $6 billion S.Korea unit
SEOUL: Troubled British retailer Tesco (TSCO.L) is exploring the sale of its South Korean operations, valued at about $6 billion,...
Korea’s carbon price needs to hit $50/t for coal-to-gas switch
SEOUL: South Korea is the first Asian country that has introduced a national carbon trading scheme, with prices currently around...
Solar Impulse plane stuck in Japan for one week
TOKYO: Solar Impulse 2 will be stuck in Japan for at least a week, its pilot has said, after it...
Mazda recalls 75,000 cars in Japan after Takata expands U.S. recall
TOKYO: Mazda Motor Corp on Thursday filed a recall for 75,000 cars in Japan to replace air bag inflators made...
Costly bank transfer fees cost businesses £2b in 2014
BRUSSELS: More than £2bn could have been saved in costly transaction fees on non-EU international payments last year, according to...
Nepal bans import, sale of Maggi noodles
KATHMANDU: The Nepal government has decided to impose a ban on importing and selling of Indian noodle brand, Maggi, in...
Ukraine considers possibility of gas imports from Turkmenistan
KIEV: Ukraine is discussing the possibility of gas imports from Turkmenistan, Anton Kolyshnik, a representative of Ukrtransgas strategic planning department,...
Baidu scientists apologise for cheating on complex image-recognition test
BEJING: Baidu scientists have apologised for cheating on a complex image-recognition test, which led to their being banned from similar...
Samsung sells 6m Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge phones in a month
SEOUL: The sales of the Galaxy S6 series made up around 21% of Samsung’s total smartphone sales in April, with...
HTC introduces another high-end smartphone, HTC One ME Dual SIM, in China
NEW DELHI: HTC has introduced another high-end smartphone, the HTC One ME Dual SIM, in China. The firm has not...
Micromax launches another tablet with Android operating system, Canvas Tab P690, for Rs 8,999
NEW DELHI: Micromax has now launched another tablet with Android operating system, Canvas Tab P690, for Rs 8,999. The Micromax...
Ericsson Mobility Report says smartphones will be commonplace around globe by 2020
NEW YORK: Ericsson Mobility Report has predicted that by 2020 smartphones will be commonplace around the globe. The report says...
Asus new Zenfone Selfie has two 13 megapixel cameras on rear and front of phone
NEW DELHI: Asus new Zenfone Selfie has two 13 megapixel cameras on the rear and front of the phone. The...
2016 MITSUBISHI Challenger discloses in patent filings
TOKYO: THE 2016 MITSUBISHI Challenger (Pajero Sport in some markets) has been disclosed in patent filings. Based on the recently-launched...
Fallout 4 to come out on PS4, Xbox One and PC with handsome discount
TOKYO: Fallout 4 will be coming out on PS4, Xbox One and PC and we're hoping for a release date...
Intel Compute Stick is based on Intel’s Core M processor to come in fourth quarter
NEW YORK: Intel Compute Stick is based on Intel’s Core M processor coming in the fourth quarter. By upgrading from...
Facebook faces lawsuit for blocking page in India
NEW YORK: A Sikh non-profit organization has filed case against Facebook in California for blocking their page in India. These...
Maruti Suzuki launches diesel car in India at Rs. 4.65 lakh
NEW DELHI: Maruti Suzuki India launched the diesel version of the car in the country at a starting price of...
New Sorento to make its Australian debut this week
LONDON: Due to hit the local market this week, the all-new 2016 Sorento will come with top safety marks, thanks...
