Sheikh tells US airlines ball is in their court if they want customers to return

Emirates Chairman Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum has a simple message for airlines accusing his Dubai-based carrier of taking away their passengers: improve your offering and they'll come back.

Firms come together to promote family values

Corporate giants do their bit to 'bring happiness home' during Spring Festival

Nestle scholarships help boost the coffee industry in Yunnan

Nestle SA, the global food retailer, has awarded scholarships to 38 college students from families of coffee growers in Yunnan province, under its scheme to encourage higher levels of professional education.

Looking after the kids 'left behind'

Haier Group, China's consumer electronics giant, is to work with the United Nations Children's Fund on a project to help the growing number of children in China whose parents are forced to work outside their home towns.

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Casino grows as Chinese find paradise

Tough crackdown on Macao gambling has some gamblers making a search for new alternatives

HK lender to boost headcount for growth

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd, the lender with the most outlets in the city, said its number of private banking employees may double within three years as Chinese wealth rises and customers tap its yuan-related services.

'Tax dodge' revelations tip of iceberg

New findings expose secretive global industry serving wealthy customers

Easier monetary policy for some economies urged

Group of 20 finance chiefs agreed that uneven global economic growth means some nations need easy monetary policies as others move toward normalizing their settings, according to a draft communique obtained by Bloomberg.

Robots replacing human workers at increasing pace

Cheaper, better robots will replace human workers in the world's factories at a faster pace over the next decade, pushing labor costs down 16 percent, a report said on Tuesday.

Samsung to launch voice recognition TVs

Watch what you say in your living room. Samsung's smart TV could be listening. And sharing.

Alibaba buys stake in Meizu

Deal offers channel to expand mobile operating system via target's handsets