US-based AIG forms India JV with Creativeland StudiosThe JV, which is in the process of announcing its Indian talent roster, will not only focus on promoting Indian talent globally across arti...
Relaxation sure is a luxury commodityBeijing-based Chinese healer Li Yan has added a new twist to the sector: she has perfected 'sleeping bowls' to help her clients tackle slee...
Flood of used batteries could supercharge China’s electric car marketThe most profitable EV batteries to recycle are made of lithium, nickel, cobalt and manganese. To extract the metals, the batteries have to...
Did coup against Chinese President Xi Jinping occur? Here’s all you need to knowChinese state television and the official Xinhua news agency showed Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting an exhibition of the Communist Pa...
Chinese flocking to home-grown brands a golden opportunity for investorsChinese brands are hot with most shoppers and have spurred billions of dollars in investment, as consumers increasingly make patriotic choi...
Xiaomi's ill-timed debut sows doubt about its internet ambitionsCo-founded by billionaire Lei Jun, Xiaomi has a market value of about $50 billion, a far cry from the $100 billion touted last year.
The luxe life of Yahoo's Marissa Mayer: Haute couture, high art & lavish partiesMayer is known for her high-fashion sensibilities, regularly choosing clothes by designers like Carolina Herrera & McQueen.
Satyajit Ray in elite group of UN 'global icons'The exhibition conceptualized by Kutesa and curated by Ruggiero was officially opened by United Nations secretary-general Ban Kimoon on Tue...
Beyonce to attend 2015 Met Gala?Hong Kong-based fashion tycoon Silas Chou is serving as honorary chair of the ball, which benefits the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.
Police seizes dozen luxury supercars in ChinaSome of the detained said they "wanted to enjoy the fun of driving and appreciate the feeling of being cool and exciting."
Alcatel OneTouch launches cheapest Firefox phone at Rs 1,990The FIRE C has a 3.5 inch HVGA screen and 1 GHz processor and comes with stereo FM radio RDS and adaptive applications search.
Spice launches Firefox OS powered smartphone at Rs 2,229The Spice device features dual SIM (2G + 2G) capability and is powered by a 1 Ghz Spreadtrum processor. It features 1.3MP rear camera.
Spice launches India's first Firefox-based smartphone at Rs 2299The device is aimed at the masses that are looking for a larger than life phone statement but are deterred due to price sensitivity.
- Skype admits privacy breach by Chinese partner
Skype on Thursday became the latest US firm embroiled in controversy over its operations in China, acknowledging that its Chinese partner h...
- Conference ponders Beijing Olympics challenge for journalists
Reprimands or perhaps even expulsion for writing about topics sensitive for the Chinese Communist Party. Big Brother propaganda apparatchik...
- China's growth face slowdown as US demand weakens
China’s economic expansion probably cooled in the fourth quarter as US demand for exports weakened and government measures to curb inflatio...
- Dragon leaps the fastest in 12 years
Gross domestic product of China expanded 11.9% from a year earlier, exceeding estimates.