It's not easy being green, but more ready to do so

Companies seek to create compelling narrative to reflect their efforts to improve environment

China, Shanghai chosen for global road safety initiative

China is among five countries and Shanghai among 10 cities worldwide chosen by Bloomberg Philanthropies to participate in the foundation's Global Road Safety Initiative, which aims to reduce fatalities and injuries from road traffic crashes.

Singapore's Soule Group finds its heart and soul in rural China

The three young Singaporeans who started a flip-flop business more than five years ago have gained a certain amount of fame after walking into another line of work: corporate social responsibility consulting.

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Balancing act needed as the yuan weakens

China, like much of the world, is beefing up monetary stimulus to boost its economy.

Hang Seng Bank profit tumbles 43 percent

Hang Seng Bank Ltd, the Hong Kong lender controlled by HSBC Holdings Plc, posted a 43 percent drop in 2014 profit after a year-earlier result was boosted by an accounting gain for a stake in China's Industrial Bank Co.

Property shares back in favor with top hedge fund

The top-performing China hedge fund has piled back into property shares, reviving a trade that propelled it to a 46 percent gain in the second half of 2014.

Honda looks to new chief to emerge from crisis-filled era

Managing officer Hachigo takes over at auto giant

Swiss prosecutors strive to explain 7-year delay to money-laundering probe

Swiss prosecutors are scrambling to explain why they took seven years to probe suspicions of money laundering aroused by data stolen from HSBC Holdings Plc's private bank in Geneva.

HSBC's falling profit hits shares with bank mired in tax scandal

HSBC Holdings Plc, struggling to contain a scandal over tax evasion at its private bank, reported lower- than-expected fourth-quarter profit as costs and conduct provisions rose. The shares slumped the most since 2011.

Japan offers bearable vision of the future

Forget the frightening androids of dystopian sci-fi, the future of robots is cute polar bears that can lift elderly people into and out of bed.

Google teams up with wireless carriers to combat Apple Pay

Aiming to undercut Apple's latest hit service, Google is teaming up with three major US wireless carriers to prod more people into using its mobile wallet.