Jittery investors reduce exposure to pound

Currency investors managing trillions of dollars are sitting out the United Kingdom's closest election since the 1970s.

Smaller stocks offer chance of biggest returns

For big returns, buy smaller companies - that's the takeaway from previous UK elections.

Murdoch's News Corp trails estimates as ad sales drop

News Corp, the newspaper publisher controlled by billionaire Rupert Murdoch, reported quarterly earnings that missed analysts' estimates after print advertising continued to fall and currency swings ate into revenue.

Ya'an quake relief funds accounted for in report

The level of information disclosure by China's charity organizations has been raised considerably, amid a slew of measures to improve the sector's self-discipline and regulation, according to a leading foundation.

Hanergy offers a shining solution for boosting agriculture efficiency

Cunningly hidden among mountains of colored roses and gardening tools, Hanergy Group's stand at the recent Hortiflorexpo in Shanghai also had its very latest solar-power technology on show.

American Airlines takes center stage at Beijing arts festival

A young mother surnamed Li brought her 8-year-old daughter to the National Center for the Performing Arts for the first time one evening at the end of last month, to enjoy the famous ballet, Swan Lake.

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Tougher EU penalties for solar makers

Producers of solar panels from the Chinese mainland may face serious penalties or tougher regulations in Europe, where local competitors have accused them of using products made in other Asian locations to avoid import duties, industry insiders said on Tuesday.

P2P platform can become road to modest riches

Xiong Jianwei, a 27-year-old network engineer in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, has put his savings of more than 60,000 yuan ($9,690) into a peer-to-peer lending platform since 2013. His investment may not sound like very much, but Xiong receives a return of 7 percent to 10 percent, depending on how long he leaves his money with Tongbanjie, an online platform that hosts lenders with unrelated individuals, or "peers", without going through a bank.

Regus in the right spot for business

Finding the right office to start up your business in Beijing and Shanghai can be a nightmare with sky-high rents.

Indians pay high price for power

Clean-up of coal-fired plant part of PM Modi's $25b revamp of nation's aging utilities

Exporters share wealth as the rouble remains weak

Russian companies are paying out almost twice as much in dividends as emerging-market peers relative to their stock prices as a rout in the rouble helped boost exporters' cash piles.