Consumers still reeling from the global economic crisis will shop for bargains, buy online for deals and convenience, and plan to work beyond retirement age and boost savings in 2011, global market research firm Mintel said on Wednesday.
Measuring the emotional intelligence of employees, from their ability to read body language to controlling frustration, could be good for business, according to a new study.
I remember once when I asked Eddie, my English ex-roommate, whose wedding he was going to attend over the weekend, he answered, "ma soeur".
An American businessman bought James Bond's 1964 Aston Martin DB5 for 2.9 million pounds ($4.59 million) at a London auction on Wednesday.
Fishermen have found a dozen bombs believed to be from World War Two buried on the Galapagos Islands, a local government official said Tuesday.
Michael Jackson's sudden death sparked an outpouring of grief around the world, but fans also opened their wallets to make him this year's top-earning dead celebrity with $275 million, Forbes said on Monday.
Location-based social networking is fast catching on, helping busy Chinese stay connected, while also earning them freebies from businesses. Gan Tian reports
Do we need a new etiquette guide for the digital age? Many users are uncertain just what belongs on the recent generation of Web 2.0 services like Facebook and Twitter.
Coffee, tea, chocolate or wine? Italy's illycaffe has branched out from coffee beans, tea leaves and cocoa to produce some of the country's most iconic wines.
While China is already a digital superstar, it still has to cross the creativity barrier to earn superpower status, panelists say at a Web 2.0 conference.
Orange, hamburger-shaped and delicious, persimmons beckon from almost every food stall and shop in Beijing these days.
The director best known for his crime thrillers promises another Hollywood-inspired blitzkrieg in the upcoming Wind Blast.