Current nuclear-crisis embattled Japan, along with Ukraine, are set to hurtle into space a satellite that's specifically designed to monitor the amounts of radiation emitted by global nuclear power plants, such as that of the crippled Fukushima of 2011 and Chernobyl of 1986.
Aug 27, 2013
Aussie women were outraged for Target Gok Wan TV ad calling their breast bangers
Athena Yenko Aug 27, 2013
By Greg PeelA speculative buy order which hit the spot uranium market a few weeks back looking for sellers at the right price was withdrawn two weeks ago, leading to some scrambling selling and a US75c fall in spot.
Admin System Aug 27, 2013
Australia is consistently one of the most popular destinations for property on TheMoveChannel.com. The country's sunny weather and relaxed lifestyle has long been a big draw for overseas buyers looking for a new life Down Under.
Jamelle Agbuis Aug 27, 2013
Google Hangouts has become an Internet sensation, on its own it has propelled the Google+ Social Network to number two behind Facebook. What has been amazing has not been the take up of Google+ although this was to be expected, but just how many business were embracing Google+ Hangouts.
Jamelle Agbuis Aug 27, 2013
Well, this week has been all about the 'taper', another annoying Fed-coined phrase that the market has latched onto with full force. Don't worry, we're not going to discuss it at any great length here.
Jamelle Agbuis Aug 27, 2013
First, a quick look at the markets. The Dow rose 66 points yesterday. Gold stayed flat.
Jamelle Agbuis Aug 27, 2013
By Greg PeelThe Dow fell 64 points or 0.4% while the S&P lost 0.4% to 1656 and the Nasdaq was relatively flat.
Admin System Aug 27, 2013
The Australian share market kick-started the trading week on a slightly positive note, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) adding 0.2 per cent.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 26, 2013
A majority of Australia's small business owners have created diverse plans to face the continuing economic uncertainty, a recent survey by Galaxy Research has revealed
Christine Gaylican Aug 26, 2013
iPhone 5C News: Supplier for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Pegatron, had leaked pictures of iPhone 5C while a high definition video leaked of iPhone 5C made it to social media sites
Athena Yenko Aug 26, 2013
New Zealand's Fonterra has suspended its operations temporarily in Sri Lanka after consumers continue to grow angry about food safety and the sale of Fonterra's products. Fonterra's botulism scare has prompted an angry protest outside of the company's local head office.
Reissa Su Aug 26, 2013
German filmmakers made a pun on a Mercedes spoof ad showing Adolf Hitler being killed by C-class car model.
Athena Yenko Aug 26, 2013
The Australian sharemarket has been modestly higher this morning, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) up 0.1 per cent at lunch. The XAO is trading above the 5100.0pt mark once again; something which has only happened a handful of times over the past two months.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 26, 2013
X Factor Australia: Adira-Belle, Ellie Love grove, Omar Dean and Jordan Tolli are in dangers of being sent home but there’s the cheapest way to vote for them.
Athena Yenko Aug 26, 2013
By Stephen Hogan, Senior Private Client Adviser, Equities/DerivativesAustralian MarketThe Australian market (XJO) closed up 12.
Admin System Aug 26, 2013
Another New Zealand export product has hit another hurdle. The British Food Standards Authority (FSA) has issued a nationwide warning, saying that the manuka honey exported by the Kiwis is not what it claims to be.
Anne Lu Aug 25, 2013
Today closed out another busy week for the Australian stock market. The ASX 200 index climbed from the open of trade and by the end was 47.7 points higher after a strong session in the US overnight.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 23, 2013
After all the pent up anxiety, the release last night was anticlimactic. 'We know little now that we didn't know going into the release of the minutes,' said Dave Meger, director of metals a Chicago trading firm quoted at News.com.au.
Jamelle Agbuis Aug 23, 2013
Australia's corporate behemoths are publishing results left right and centre. It's tough to know what to make of the deluge of information, and there's a lot of shuffling going on. But a few clear trends are emerging.
Jamelle Agbuis Aug 23, 2013
Earnings season continues...heavyweights including NAB, Coca-Cola Amatil and QBE all reported first half results today. But we'll leave all that for tomorrow once the dust has settled. There's something more important going on in a different market.
Jamelle Agbuis Aug 23, 2013
Heineken NV (HEIA), the world's third-largest brewer delivered a dismal earnings report on Wednesday, saying its first half profit fell 17 percent because of bad weather, weak "consumer sentiment" in Europe and the United States, and sluggish growth in developing countries.
Jamelle Agbuis Aug 23, 2013
When Apple unveils the iPhone 5S and its budget sibling, the iPhone 5C, the gadgets will share top-billing with one man – company CEO Tim Cook, who is approaching his second year as big boss for the tech giant that preps for its 2013 flagship release date.
Erik Pineda Aug 23, 2013
In a bid to eat a large slice of the tablet pie, particularly the share of Apple's iPad, Amazon kept on discounting their Kindle Fire tablet the past few weeks. On Thursday, Amazon cut anew the price of its refurbished Kindle Fire 8.9-inch model.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 23, 2013
The Australian share market is rebounding in early trade following a positive session on offshore markets overnight. The NASDAQ rose more than one per cent despite a computer glitch which stopped trading for three hours.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 23, 2013
A computer glitch hit on Thursday the Nasdaq Stock Market for three hours. Being the second downtime this week, it raised anew concerns over the fragile state of the bourses.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 23, 2013
Fumes from vehicular traffic and home cooking fires using coal briquettes have been found to be the major culprits of China's burgeoning and worsening air pollution.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Aug 23, 2013
The flight attendants of Delta Airlines will now start using the Nokia Lumia 820 handset for more efficient on-board passenger purchases. The airline company announced that 19,000 units of the Windows Phone 8 device have been issued to simplify the flight attendants’ workload.
Jenalyn Villamarin Aug 23, 2013
Hong Kong may not be directly affected by severe tropical storm Trami, which is currently battering China, but it surely still made its presence felt in the country. Trami's coverage was so wide that it trapped pollutants in Hong Kong's air to reach "very high" levels, prompting the government to issue health warnings.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa Aug 23, 2013
Gold Fields agreed to buy three high-cost gold mines in Australia from Barrick Gold, the world's largest gold producer, for $300 million.
Vittorio Hernandez Aug 23, 2013
