LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's explicit signal it will stop pumping money into the world economy and data showing China's economy slowing down swept across financial markets on Thursday, sinking bonds, shares and commodities alike. Full story
A Hong Kong aircraft leasing company has agreed to buy 60 Airbus single-aisle jets, which have been selling well at this week at the Paris Air Show. Full story
Astronauts struck floating martial arts poses, twirled gyroscopes and manipulated wobbling globes of water during a lecture Thursday from China's orbiting space station that's part of efforts to popularize the space program among young people. Full story
South Korea's sole nuclear power plant operator said Thursday that investigators raided its offices, a sign that a probe into faulty nuclear plant cables is widening. Full story
MANAGUA/PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - For centuries since the colonization of the New World, entrepreneurs have dreamed of building a canal spanning Nicaragua to make it easier to tap Asia's riches. Full story
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Five of the six most expensive office areas in the world are in Asia, as demand by global companies to locate their outstripped the supply, according to a semiannual report released on Thursday by real estate services company CBRE Inc. Full story
CNBC's Julia Boorstin speaks to DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, about his company's partnership with the Chinese government, and its deal with Netflix.
A new robot developed in South Korea named “Hubo Two” has some serious dance moves, including PSY’s iconic steps.
Japan's damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant reports a toxic substance in groundwater as the country's new guidelines for nuclear reactivation are approved. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
A Densuke watermelon sells for $3,000 at auction in Japan as the summer watermelon season kicks off. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.
A man in China is seen throwing more cargo boxes off a conveyor belt than onto it as he tries loading them onto a plane.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shouts 'banzai' as he raises his hands with members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party during the annual party convention in Tokyo March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
A man holding an umbrella walks past an electronic board displaying Japan's Nikkei average and various countries' stock price index outside a brokerage in Tokyo June 20, 2013. Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday as weak China data further unsettled markets coming to grips with Federal Res
A man walks past a panel outside a bank displaying the closing blue-chip Hang Seng Index and a related chart in Hong Kong June 20, 2013. Hong Kong shares tumbled to their lowest in nine months on Thursday, with interest rate-sensitive counters sliding after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled a taper
A man walks past a stock quotation board displaying Japan's Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo June 20, 2013. Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday as weak China data further unsettled markets coming to grips with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's confirmation that the U
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