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Severe Pilot Shortage to Hit Asia-Pacific Air Travel

A shortage of pilots and technicians may become the limiting factor in the growth of Asia-Pacific's booming air travel industry.

China Debuts Homegrown Ultra-Light Helicopter

The first ultra-light helicopter manufactured in China was unveiled Thursday at the China Helicopter Exposition in Tianjin.

SUVs Catch On with China's Middle Class

China's affluent new middle class has made SUVs the fastest growing segment of the auto market.

Google Returns to China with Group-Buying Site

Google has apparently decided to return to the China market by launching a group deal aggregator in China Thursday.

80% of Honey Sold in China Suspected Fake

Most of the honey sold in China is nothing more than cane sugar syrup, according to an expert quoted by Beijing Business Today.

Kevin Chou Builds Social Gaming Kingdom

Kevin Chou is on track to build Kabam into an online social gaming empire.

Paul Jung's Bodhi Electric Bikes Offer CVP Technology

If there's a Mercedes-Benz of bicycles, it would be the ones Paul Jung's Bodhi Bikes makes.

China Continues Boosting Holdings of U.S. Treasuries

China added $5.7 billion of U.S. Treasuries in June despite growing pressure to diversify foreign reserves away from the beleaguered dollar.

Janet Choi Links Celiac Disease to Infertility

Janet Choi has established a clear link between undiagnosed celiac disease and a significant percentage of infertility cases.

Groupon China Begins Mass Layoffs

Groupon China, known locally as Gaopeng, is laying off about a quarter of its employees and shuttering at least 13 branch offices.

China Nurtures Startups by Students Returning from Abroad

China has over 150 firms that help returning Chinese students start up new ventures

China May See Balanced Trade in 2012

Slowing exports to the West and import liberalization is cutting China's trade surplus to near zero.

Nikkei Hits 5-Month Low on U.S. Fears

On Monday the Nikkei stock index touched its lowest levels since March 15 on fears the U.S. economic recovery may be losing steam.

China Sees Hong Kong Role in Yuan Internationalization

Beijing's plans to use Hong Kong as a conduit for disseminating the yuan as a global exchange currency.

Lenovo Posts Record $5.9 Bil. Sales in Q2

China's top PC-maker hopes to challenge Apple for a bigger share of the mobile internet market.

Dharmendra Modha Mimics Brain's Efficiency

IBM's Dharmendra Modha has taken another big step toward developing a computer that can match the human brain in efficiency.

China Raises Yuan Against Dollar to Fight Inflation

China lets the yuan hit record highs against the dollar as it focuses on controlling a surging inflation rate.

China-Japan Trade Hits Record High in 1st Half

The total value of trade between Japan and China during the first half of 2011 surged 17.9 percent.

Toyota, Ford Tie Up for Hybrids, In-Car Systems

Toyota and Ford will jointly develop a hybrid system for light trucks and sport utility vehicles.

Liming Dai Leads Air Force Nanomaterials Project

Liming Dai will lead a team to develop 3D nanomaterials with the unique properties found in flat nano-structures.

Toshiba to Build Major Energy-Efficient Community

Toshiba Corp. will develop one of the world's biggest energy efficient “smart communities” in Osaka Prefecture.

China Buys Foreign Firms at Record Pace

A growing hunger for consumer brands and industrial technology drove China's outbound M&As to record high levels

Japanese Firms Seek Relief in Overseas Operations

Over half of Japan's 105 leading firms plan to counter the strong yen, power shortages and falling share prices by expanding operations overseas.

Japan Q2 GDP Falls for 3rd Straight Quarter

Japan's economy shrank an annualized real rate of 1.3 percent in the April-June quarter.

S. Korea Hosts 716,000 Foreign Workers

A growing demand for labor by S. Korea's small firms has swollen the ranks of foreign workers to 2.9 percent of the total labor force.

H&M to Double Japan Stores by 2012

H&M will more than double the number of stores in Japan over the next year on exploding demand from fashion consumers.

India Industrial Output Grew 4.1% in August

India's industrial output growth for August fell below the projected 4.5% due in part to the government's efforts at cooling inflation.

Japan Raises Forecasts As Economy Recovers

Japan revised upward its monthly economic forecasts as production and exports recover from the downturn following the March earthquake.

Ming Chow Spots Big Security Holes in HTML5

The next big advance in web browsing could be a quantum leap in opportunities for hackers.

GM to Develop Electric Cars with LG

General Motors will join with South Korean chaebol LG to develop electric vehicles (EVs) from scratch.

BYD Plans Massive Layoffs As Auto Sales Plunge

The Chinese battery-maker picked by Warren Buffet to become a giant of the global electric-car market is shrinking its workforce as sales plunge.

China's Rare Earth Dealers Hurt by Price Plunge

A sudden price plunge has caught China's rare earth dealers holding big inventories bought at high prices.

David Wang Creates Personal Activity Logger

David Wang wants to motivate the average person to achieve fitness goals by staying active in the real world.

Ex-China Mobile Chairman Gets Death Sentence

A former China Mobile executive who had confessed to accepting $2.6 million in bribes was given a death sentence on Tuesday.

McDonald's Tries New Approach for China Success

McDonald's China is loosening up its ownership structure and moving its stores upmarket to maintain growth in a rapidly changing market.

Samsung Pushes Own Bada OS with Wave Smartphones

Samsung powers up its software ambitions with three new smartphones running its proprietary OS.

Japan Sells Gold While Other Nations Buy

Japan is the only major economy where more gold is being sold than bought.

TDK Doubles Data Density of Hard Drives

Japan's TDK Corp. has doubled the recording capacity of hard disk drives using a new type of recording head.

Qibing Pei Develops Fully Stretchable OLED

Qibing Pei has led a UCLA team in developing the first fully stretchable organic light-emitting diode.

Sharp to Debut Lightweight, Portable LCD Screens

On September 15 Japan's Sharp will release a series of Freestyle Aquos television sets featuring wireless LCD screens.

Kai-Fu Lee Raises $180 Mil. for China Tech Incubator

Former search-engine wizard Kai-Fu Lee has raised $180 million more in venture capital for his China startup incubator.

India, China Continue to Lead Gold Buying

India and China continue to lead global gold demand even as prices soar to new records.

Forever 21's Jin Chang on Forbes Power List

Forever 21 co-founder Jin Chang placed 39th on the Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women.

Toyota to Boost Domestic Output to 15,000 Units A Day

Toyota Motor plans to raise domestic daily output to 15,000 units by March, up from its current level of 12,000 units.

Lee Chen Named No. 1 Private Computer Hardware Vender

Lee Chen built A10 Networks from a one-man shop to the nation's leading computer hardware vender.

Samsung Surges on Patent, Jobs News, HP Rumors

Samsung Electronics is suddenly looking unbeatable as several pieces of news combined to give its shares a big boost Thursday.

Walmart Seeks China Growth in Small Cities

Walmart plans to maintain rapid China growth by focusing new stores in third-, fourth- and fifth-tier cities.

Japan to Lend $100 Bil. to Weaken Yen

Japan creates an emergency $100 bil. lending facility to combat the highest yen since World War II.

Justin Lin Signs Universal Studios Production Deal

Director Justin Lin has signed a two-year first-look production deal with Universal Pictures for his Barstorm Pictures.

China Consumer Confidence Slips but Still Strong

China's consumer confidence slipped 3 points in the second quarter, the first decline this year.