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Instant noodle sales top 100 billion units a year Global sales of instant noodles have topped 100 billion units annually, an industry group said Friday -- more than one monthly serving of the portable meal for every person on the planet.

26 April 2013

Samsung releases new smartphone, posts record profit Samsung on Friday released the latest version of its flagship Galaxy smartphone, as it announced record first quarter profits driven by surging sales growth in its mobile division.

26 April 2013

US presses China on Uighur rights after unrest The United States on Wednesday urged China to safeguard the rights of its Uighur minority and carry out a transparent probe of the latest violence in which 21 people died.

26 April 2013

Indonesia investigators in US to quiz Wold Bank director Indonesian investigators have arrived in Washington to quiz a World Bank managing director as a witness over a bank bailout that led her to quit as finance minister.

26 April 2013

S. Korea offers North talks, with warning South Korea on Thursday formally offered North Korea talks on suspended operations at their joint Kaesong industrial zone, and hinted it might pull out entirely if Pyongyang declines.

25 April 2013

Prince Harry to spend 'six months with Australian army' Planning is underway for Britain's Prince Harry to spend six months on secondment to the Australian army.

25 April 2013

Few women opt for frontline combat roles in Australia Fewer than 20 women have applied for frontline combat roles in Australia since new policies allowing all military positions to be filled on merit rather than gender.

25 April 2013

Bangladesh garment trade under fire as disaster toll rises Rescuers in Bangladesh Thursday hunted for survivors in a collapsed building as the death toll rose to 152 and criticism mounted of foreign firms that source cheap clothes from the country.

25 April 2013

S. Korea economy grows at fastest pace for two years South Korea's economy grew at its fastest pace in two years in the first quarter of this year as exports bounced back despite competition from a weak yen.

25 April 2013

China, Romania key sources of hacking: report China and Romania were by far the largest sources of confirmed hacking attempts last year, with China's mostly from state-controlled sources aimed at data theft.

25 April 2013

Original Australians numbered 1,000-3,000: study Australia was first settled by between 1,000 and 3,000 humans around 50,000 years ago, but the population crashed during the Ice Age.

25 April 2013

Japan, France set to win Turkish nuclear plant deal: report A consortium of Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and France's Areva are on track to win a deal to build a $20 billion nuclear power station in Turkey.

24 April 2013

Indian porn star dragged into rape debate Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone has happily reinvented herself as a Bollywood actress. While her past pursuits have been no barrier, being linked to India's rape crisis represents a new challenge.

24 April 2013

China plans second, larger aircraft carrier: state media China is planning a second and larger aircraft carrier, state media Wednesday quoted a senior naval officer as saying, after commissioning its first such ship last year.

24 April 2013

Many feared dead as Bangladesh building collapses At least three people were killed and many more are feared dead after an eight-storey building housing a market collapsed Wednesday on the outskirts of Dhaka.

24 April 2013

Samsung S4 aims to bite fresh chunk of Apple market share Samsung's latest flagship Galaxy smartphone goes on sale this week, as the South Korean giant seeks to cement its lead over faltering rival Apple in an increasingly saturated market.

24 April 2013

Hollande leaves domestic woes behind for sales trip to China French President Francois Hollande, accompanied by a high-powered business delegation, starts a two-day visit to China Thursday, with trade rather than geopolitics at the top of the agenda.

24 April 2013

Greenpeace activists board coal ship off Australia reef Six activists from conservation group Greenpeace boarded a coal carrier on the outskirts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Wednesday calling for an end to exports of the fuel.

24 April 2013

Thai Prime-Minister to visit Kazakhstan in summer Prime-Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra plans to visit Kazakhstan in August.

24 April 2013

OECD backs Japan deflation fight, says must cut debt The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on Tuesday backed Japan's bid to end years of deflation, but called on Tokyo to step up efforts to shrink its huge debt pile.

24 April 2013

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