Ships sail near the Senkaku or Diaoyu chain as officials warn there is no straightforward way to ease tensions ...

Recorded by Lead Belly in 1939, the track became a one-off hit for Ram Jam in 1977 — but who, or what, is Black Betty?

Remote Faroe Islands are in talks to add an extra undersea internet cable to safeguard communications from sabotage ...

The head of Swiss chemicals producer Clariant said the company would expand capacity in China and warned of “more production ...

The diamond industry has called for urgent reform of an international pact aimed at eliminating trade in conflict stones, ...

ILO employees question if agency can stay independent in country where rights groups allege regular worker exploitation ...

Russian energy giant Gazprom is pushing ahead with plans for a new gas pipeline to China, drawing up costly detailed designs ...

Mainland China investors have poured HK$1.3tn (US$168.7bn) into Hong Kong’s stock market this year, a record high, and now ...

Singapore police swept across the city-state, seizing hundreds of millions of dollars in financial assets, a yacht and a ...

These super-comfortable kids’ headphones are available in pink or blue (predictably) or in white with grey accents. Despite ...

Germany’s largest lender is set to unveil its latest strategy. A former Morgan Stanley banker will be in charge of ...

The US isn’t the first country to pinch the penny, but it is doing so at a time when the role of cash is subject to a wider ...