US company Samsonite said on Tuesday it was pulling its Tokyo Chic luggage from stores worldwide after a Hong Kong consumer group found parts contained high levels of chemicals that may cause cancer.

A 6.4-magnitude undersea earthquake on Monday jolted the sea area off the east coast of Honshu, the main island of Japan, US seismologists said, but no tsunami alert was issued.

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A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area off the Philippine island of Luzon early on Sunday, US seismologists said.

The US Geological Survey said the quake had a depth of 35 kilometres (22 mile

In the early years of China's rise to economic and military prowess, the guiding principle for its government was Deng Xiaoping's maxim: 'Hide Your Strength, Bide Your Time'.

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Alongside an armada of paramilitary patrol vessels and fishing boats, China has fired off a barrage of historical records to reinforce its claim over a disputed shoal near the Philippines in the South

Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing on Friday confirmed that his eldest son will eventually control his business empire, but the 83-year-old tycoon dismissed suggestions that he is about to retire.

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Motor racing business Formula One will start pre-marketing for its up to $3 billion Singapore initial public offering on May 22 after receiving approval from the city's stock exchange for the deal, so

Last September, less than two weeks after an IPO plan was approved, the private equity owners of Lilliput Kidswear got a call that set off a chain of events that could wipe out their investment.

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Shares in Cathay Pacific plunged Thursday, after the Hong Kong flag carrier announced a raft of cost-cutting measures and warned of 'disappointing' first-half results due to high fuel prices.

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China's largest passenger vehicle exporter, Chery Automobile Co Ltd is in talks with banks for a roughly Rmb 6bn loan ($951 mln) for its joint venture with Jaguar Land Rover Ltd, a wholly owned subsid