Author : EW News Desk Team

As part of our Feature on the China / Japan dispute, which, thankfully, seems to be simmering down, we noted that not only has China apparently stopped exporting rare...

The term "peak oil" is used by energy experts to refer to a point in time when global oil reserves pass their zenith and production gradually begins to decline....

The Indian government announced a major policy shift in Kashmir on Saturday, calling for the release of jailed student protesters, easing security strictures in major cities, reopening schools and...

For the last several years, one big theme has dominated talk of the future of Asia: As China rises, its neighbors are being inevitably drawn into its orbit, currying...

Air fares have marched steadily upward in recent months and are now close to pre-recession levels — and that’s not even counting all the fees that airlines have introduced...

Food prices rose 5 percent globally during August, according to the United Nations, spurred mostly by the higher cost of wheat, and the first signs of unrest erupted as...

The Chinese government, determined to become a world leader in green technology, says it plans to invest billions of dollars over the next few years to develop electric and...

What follows is a first person account from an American soldier, deployed in Iraq, whose main task was to help the country "rebuild". It's not a very happy report....

Back-to-school season started off on sale, with retailers receiving new merchandise in August, and then marking it down to get it out the door. All of the discounting was...

As the economy remains weak, the number of troubled banks creeps higher, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said in its report for the second quarter. Agency officials said the...