Australian mining minister warns boom is 'over' Australia's Resources Minister declared the mining boom "over" following BHP Billiton's decision to delay the massive Olympic Dam project as commodities prices sag.
Anti-Japan protests erupt in China over island row Anti-Japan protests broke out in more than a dozen Chinese cities including Beijing and Hong Kong on Sunday as authorities allowed thousands of people to vent anger over an escalating territorial row.
21 August 2012
Grid failures a 'wake up call' for aspiring India The worst power outage in India's history represents a "wake up call" over the failure of the creaking electricity system to keep pace with the growth of Asia's third-largest economy.
01 August 2012
Author of US fracking study had gas industry ties: watchdog A university study that claimed fracking for gas deep beneath the Earth's surface did not cause water contamination was led by a US professor with financial ties to the gas industry.
Over 5,000 jobs will be created in AlmatyAnother 8 projects worth 303 billion tenge will be implemented before 2014. Over 5,000 jobs will be created in this period: Akim.