Tokyo, Jan 31 (IANS) Japanese videogaming giant Nintendo on Tuesday said it made a net profit of 102.96 billion yen ($900 million) from April to December 2016 mainly due to the augmented reality game "Pokemon GO". ...

​Beijing, Jan 27 (IANS) In a bid to expand online payment business in the US after a successful run in India with Paytm, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's digital payments arm Ant Financial has bought global money-transfer service MoneyGram for nearly $880 million. ...

​Tokyo, Jan 27 (IANS) Japan's consumer prices dropped for the first time in four years in 2016 by 0.3 per cent from a year earlier, the government said on Friday. It shows the country is still grappling with deflationary pressure despite the Bank of Japan (BOJ)'s numerous monetary easing measures, Xinhua news agency cited the Ministry...

​Tokyo, Jan 24 (IANS) Shares of Japanese automobile firms fell at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday after the US exited from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal, the media reported. ...

​Beijing, Jan 24 (IANS) China's central bank on Tuesday announced that it had lent 245.5 billion yuan ($36 billion) to 22 financial institutions through medium-term lending facility (MLF) to keep liquidity basically stable. ...

​Seoul, Jan 24 (IANS) Samsung Electronics on Tuesday posted an operating profit of 29.2 trillion won ($25 billion) in 2016, up 10.7 per cent from the previous year, despite losses suffered by its mobile division due to the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco. ...

​Seoul, Jan 19 (IANS) South Korean currency's volatility to the US dollar hit the highest in six years in 2016 on external uncertainties including the presidential election and the expected rate hike in the US, central bank data showed on Thursday. ...

Beijing , Jan 17 (IANS) China on Tuesday announced more measures to attract foreign investment, promising easier access and better environment. Foreign firms will face fewer restrictions when entering service, manufacturing and mining sectors, said a State Council document, according to Xinhua news agency. ...

​London, Jan 17 (IANS) The Bank of England is keeping a close watch on Britain's consumer spending amid signs of households dipping into their savings and amassing debts to keep spending in the face of rising inflation, media reports said. ...

Beijing, Jan 14 (IANS) Chinese internet and technology conglomerate LeEco has secured over $2 billion in investment from real estate developer Sunac China Holdings, media reports said. ...