A Chinese ship — capable of tracking rocket and spacecraft launches — that docked at a South African port is a research vehicle and not a surveillance vessel, the African nation’s port operator said.
Speculation that Shell Plc may convert and repatriate more than $1 billion of ruble earnings from the sale of a project in the Far East has helped drive the Russian currency to its weakest level in a year.
Northern countries are at risk of outbreaks of dengue, Zika and chikungunya as climate change increases the range of the mosquitoes that carry these illnesses, according to the World Health Organization.
Collapsing prices of lithium have prompted Chinese companies to rein in output of the key battery material at a top production hub.
Fung Group is exploring an initial public offering in Singapore for its retail brands unit that could value the business at about $500 million, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Billionaire Anil Agarwal’s plan to build a $19 billion chipmaking plant in India is floundering as his venture struggles to secure a technology partner and faces challenges in obtaining financial incentives from the government.
UK financial regulators have teamed up with an unlikely ally in their fight against online scams: a reality TV star.
Ashish Jhaveri, head of mergers and acquisitions for Barclays Plc in India, has resigned from the company and is set to join Jefferies Financial Group Inc. to help build its deal advisory business in the country, according to people familiar with the matter.
Pakistan moved a step closer to an International Monetary Fund bailout after Saudi Arabia assured the global lender it will provide a $2 billion loan and help the South Asian nation avoid a default.
One of the world’s biggest nutrition companies is zeroing in on the human gut to find breakthroughs in how plant molecules can be combined with food to help everything from the immune system to mental well-being.
