The global clean technology sector is showing signs of recovery, thanks to growing demand in China and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region, according to a...
In a recently published Arctic strategy, Barack Obama’s administration set out its vision for the vulnerable northern region. Nicky Stubbs examines what it might mean for...
Chinese authorities are considering reversing its one child policy, as its ageing population puts pressure on the country’s pension and healthcare systems. The policy was introduced...
Russia has entered the top five of the world’s biggest economies, with its $3.4 trillion GDP leaving fellow European nations behind, according to the World Bank....
The news that Publicis and Omnicom are merging to create an advertising and creative leviathan, valued at just over $35 billion with nearly $23 billion in...
An agreement has been reached over the importing of low-cost solar panels from China to the EU, two months after the European commission imposed a temporary...
Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced that it is replacing its head of its operations in China Mark Reilly, amid allegations of corruption in the country....
A third of global investment into clean energy took place in Europe in 2012, according to Dutch bank Rabobank. But the shockwaves of the financial crisis...
The Duchess of Cambridge will give birth to her first child over the next few hours, after going into labour on Monday morning. The world that...
China has announced a three-year plan to boost the production of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, that would see 10 gigawatts (GW) of power from the sun...
Sir John Stanley, chairman of the House of Commons committee on arms exports control, has raised concerns over licences that were granted by the government in...
Mike Appleby, a sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) analyst at Alliance Trust, explains how the investment house squares pharmaceuticals firm GlaxoSmithKline’s status as a viable sustainable...
British drug company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has come under fire over allegations of bribery in China. But investors still trust the company, which remains a popular choice...
China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth slowed to 7.5% in the second quarter of 2013, according to economic data released on Monday. The trend is a...
The world’s two largest greenhouse gas emitters, the US and China, are to outline joint strategies to tackle climate change, US secretary of state John Kerry...