Korean thrillers generally mix acute realism with flamboyant strokes of imagination. And Na Hong-jin's lengthy film is a good example of an Eastern genre that matches anything the West could achieve... more
Shares of fashion chain Esprit fall more than 13 percent following a media report that the company has exaggerated the number of its stores in China... more
AstraZeneca shows its appetite for grabbing a larger slice of China's $41 billion (£26 billion) pharmaceuticals market, announcing the country will become home to the most expensive factory it has ever built... more
Iofina, the iodine supplier that claimed to have benefited from rising demand for the element in the wake of Japan's nuclear crisis, actually saw its revenues fall slightly in the first half of this year... more
More than a million people were told to evacuate their homes today after a powerful typhoon struck central Japan, bringing the threat of flooding and landslides... more
Diamond producer De Beers expects global demand growth for rough diamonds to set a new record this year on the exceptionally strong performance of its key U.S. market and robust demand in China and India, the head of the company's distribution arm has said... more
Japan's tsunami-struck economy shrank in the second quarter at a faster pace than initially reported as companies held back on capital expenditure... more
Rescuers are searching for more than 50 missing people after Typhoon Talas hit central Japan at the weekend killing at least 27, stranding up to 4,000, triggering landslides and washing away bridges, rail and roads... more
Japan's tsunami-hit economy is likely to be shrinking even faster than the official figures suggest as companies reined in investing in their operations, it has emerged... more
CMC Markets made a brave call on Friday, picking an incredibly choppy day of market turmoil for the launch of the first of its monthly Trader Days to sharpen the wheeler-dealing skills of its existing clientele... more
Anthony Bolton, Fidelity's star fund manager, decamped to Hong Kong last year to manage his firm's new China Special Situations fund investing in Chinese businesses... more
A team of North Korean agents is reported to have been sent to kill South Korea's defence minister Kim Kwan-jin after he said Seoul would use military force to repel any further attacks against the South... more
Thousands of rescuers dig through thick mud for survivors of deadly landslides and flooding as South Korea's military warn of the threat of buried land mines
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China's breakneck growth slowed slightly between April and June but experts warn of more interest rate hikes on the way as Beijing bids to get a grip on inflation... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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