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How China Can Avoid Middle-Income Trap  Wed, 1 May '13 | 3:00 AM ET

The program's latest segment discusses how China can avoid the 'middle-income trap.'

For Chinese Businessmen, Cash Is Still King Tue, 30 Apr '13 | 8:42 PM ET

For all China’s modern trappings, analysts say this country still prefers to pay for things the old-fashioned way, with ledgers, bill-counting machines and cold, hard cash. The New York Times reports.

One in four U.S. businesses are vulnerable to having their trade secrets stolen, according an cyber expert, who said the ongoing threat could cost the U.S. economy "billions rather than millions".

Golden Week Loses Its Shine for Hong Kong Tue, 30 Apr '13 | 3:34 AM ET

Three times a year, during Lunar New Year, this time of year, and the National Day holidays in October, a wide swath of the country essentially shuts down as people venture around the nation and beyond.

CNBC's Bernie Lo rants on Hollywood's latest attempt to appeal to a Chinese audience.

Wind shear, or the sudden change in wind speed and direction, is the invisible enemy and something all pilots dread as they land at Asia's tropical island resorts.

Kek Lok Si temple in Penang, Malaysia.

The risk of asset bubbles in Southeast Asia's fastest-growing emerging economies is rising, warn economists, pointing to red flags including surging domestic credit growth.

In their latest attempt at cracking down on corruption, Chinese leaders are taking aim at license plates. The New York Times reports.

A 9-year old kid in India was videotaped driving a Ferrari F430 like this one featured, creating an uproar over India's super-rich.

The sight of a third-grader driving a $200,000 sports car in a country with crippling poverty has touched off a new round of controversy in the East over the new class of the super-rich, and the dangers of wealth gone wild.

8 Wacky Business Ideas Mon, 22 Apr '13 | 11:38 AM ET

We look at bizarre "Made in Asia" innovations that have caught the consumer's imagination.

Abenomics Meets Ronald McDonald  Thu, 18 Apr '13 | 7:05 PM ET

As the fast food giant is set to hike prices in Japan, find out why this is a boost to 'Abenomics.'

No other group of consumers has transformed the Bordeaux market quite like China's new rich, a theme explored in a film, "Red Obsession." What now after the bursting of the bubble?

FILE - In this Thursday April 22, 2010 file photo, the Wynn Macau is lit up. The Chinese arm of Wynn Resorts Ltd. said it received approval on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 for a new casino in the Cotai district of Macau, the world's most lucrative gambling market. Wynn Resorts founder, chairman and CEO Steve Wynn said the Cotai development is the "single most important project" in his company's history. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

With little fanfare, China is sending an official with a 'tough cop' reputation to be its top man in Macau, as Beijing puts tackling corruption center stage.

Is China on a ‘German-Style’ Growth Plan? Sun, 28 Apr '13 | 10:52 PM ET

China's reform mantra sounds like a German-style plan that looks to combine growth with discipline, says this economist.

As the first online comedy festival kicks off, one stand-up comedian explains its mass appeal.

This Currency Is Asia's Best Performer Fri, 26 Apr '13 | 12:26 AM ET

The Thai baht - Asia's strongest performing currency this year - has hit a 16-year high against the U.S. dollar this month and one economist says the baht is the region's last one-way bet.

German luxury carmaker Porsche saw record sales in China last year and the recent clampdown on gift-giving and luxury goods in the country won't have a major impact going forward.

Why I Have Taken a Bet on Myanmar Wed, 24 Apr '13 | 10:08 PM ET

The newest market to open in Southeast Asia is Myanmar and this author talks about the challenges he overcame to give the country's image a makeover

Chinese Can't Get Enough of 'Super Cities' Thu, 25 Apr '13 | 8:50 PM ET

Chinese investors can't seem to be getting enough of commercial real estate abroad and could spend a whopping $5 billion this year, according property services firm Jones Lang LaSalle.

Brent Snedeker hits his second shot to the eighth hole of the North Course at Torrey Pines during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in San Diego. Snedeker finished at 13-under-par after two rounds, one shot off the lead of Kyle Stanley.  (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

How do you run the world's largest golf club? Just ask Ken Chu, Chairman of the Mission Hills Group.

The Chinese city of Guangzhou is home to an expanding community of entrepreneurs from economic rival, India, who have migrated there to share the fruits of China's stupendous growth.

Hyundai: We're Sorry About That Car Suicide Ad Thu, 25 Apr '13 | 3:46 PM ET
GLENDALE, CA - JANUARY 05: Hyundai cars are on display in the showroom of the Hyundai dealership on January 5, 2011 in Glendale, California. Hyundai Motor Co. market share in the United States climbed just short of 5% in 2010. United States auto sales rose 11% in December. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Car maker Hyundai apologized Thursday for a U.K. advertisement that depicts a man trying to commit suicide in his garage but failing because of his zero-emission car.

Guo Guangchang, chairman of Fosun International

The chairman of China's largest privately-owned conglomerate Fosun Group, also known as the "Warren Buffett of China," says it's more accurate to call him Buffett's "apprentice".

The high cost of living in the wealthy island state of Singapore may be a major bone of contention among its residents, but moves by the government to cool the auto market is having an impact on rising consumer prices.

Chinese entrepreneurs are taking fewer cues from Silicon valley as they develop their own indigenous businesses.

I Do! Bank of Korea Opens Up for Weddings Tue, 23 Apr '13 | 8:57 PM ET
Wedding couple wearing traditional Korean costumes.

Dealing with monetary policy and interest rates is the Bank of Korea's main role, but in May it will start hosting weddings...again.

Private consumption, the bedrock of India's economy, shows signs of weakening. And that poses a threat to the country's fledgling recovery, economists say.

Shunning the American Dream to Return Home Sun, 21 Apr '13 | 3:48 PM ET

Asia’s economic development and a growing consumer class means the temptation to return home for those Asian entrepreneurs with a Western education is strong, experts say.

Are Hong Kong Kids Too Spoilt?  Tue, 23 Apr '13 | 9:55 PM ET

Are Hong Kong parents raising a generation of "spoiled kids" who are too aggressive?

A new kind of "dirty" business is becoming the latest frontier in the bottom-of-the-pyramid market in India, with a number of start-ups seeing a huge opportunity in building and maintaining toilets