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China's bling shoppers choose Asia over Europe

Rajeshni Naidu-Ghelani, CNBCApril 3, 2013 12:18
Rich Chinese tourists are now looking to spend their mega bucks closer home, choosing Hong Kong and Singapore over London and New York to get their luxury fix, according to an HSBC report.

Singapore investors fearless despite easing prices

Ansuya Harjani, CNBCApril 2, 2013 14:24
Singapore citizen Theresa Low, 64, purchased her fourth apartment in the island city last month, undeterred by the government's seventh attempt at cooling the red hot property sector, which has priced many buyers out of the market.

For Cuba’s traveling dissidents, an anxious return

April 3, 2013 06:01
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HAVANA — Taking full advantage of their new license to travel abroad, Cuba’s leading dissidents have been on a whirlwind campaign in recent weeks, denouncing the Castro government on three continents and promising new tactics to challenge its 53-year rule. Now the question is: what happens when they return home?

Wading into Syria, BRICS take on political role

March 27, 2013 16:46
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DURBAN — The BRICS group of emerging economies on Wednesday called for “full and unimpeded” access for humanitarian groups in Syria, a sign that what began as an economic bloc to rival Western powers may be embracing an increasingly political role.

BRICS countries to form new development bank

March 27, 2013 13:02
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DURBAN — The bank is intended to fund development and infrastructure projects in BRICS nations and elsewhere. First discussed a year ago, it has been described as an alternative to the IMF and World Bank for developing countries.

Barack and Bibi's new chemical romance

March 27, 2013 10:19
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It was a moment as nerve-racking as any, even in this area of daily high stakes. In late 2007 the Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, had irrefutable intelligence indicating that his neighbor to the north, Syria, was building a nuclear reactor. 

Dirty little smart phones: Ted Smith on the toxins in digital gadgets

March 27, 2013 06:01
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BOSTON — Sure, your phone might be smart. But is it clean? Is it safe to use? And were the workers who built it free from harm? Maybe not, says Ted Smith, a longtime Silicon Valley activist. He contends that smart phones and other digital gadgets are among the most hazardous products known to consumers.  

Myanmar’s '969' crusade breeds anti-Muslim malice

March 27, 2013 06:01
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YANGON and MANDALAY — To untrained eyes, the symbol that has suddenly appeared on shop windows across Myanmar appears benign: a patchwork of pastel hues overlaid with the numerals 969. To Muslims living in overwhelmingly Buddhist Myanmar, however, the emblem can carry a chilling message.

Beer and Africa: A recipe for profit?

Matt Clinch, CNBCMarch 25, 2013 14:38
Africa maybe the world's poorest and most undeveloped continent, but its abundance of natural resources and a surging population makes it an attractive prospect for brewers.
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