Visitors to Thalheim in eastern Germany enter a grey landscape of abandoned industrial buildings, the remnants of the communist-era chemicals industry.

Not so long ago, the idea that Latin American companies

Thailand's new government will override international patents on three cancer drugs, Chaiya Sasomsap, the new health minister said yesterday, after a month of protests against his review of the policy

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation has called on the oil-producing countries of the Middle East to invest more of their oil windfalls in developing agriculture in their region, in or

There were no gasps of surprise when Palaniappan Chidambaram, Indian finance minister, unveiled a populist budget aimed at boosting the chances of the Congress-led governing alliance in the general el

The spectacular growth of vehicle use in India and growing environmental concerns have thrown the spotlight on Suzuki Motor.

As improved hybrid, clean-diesel, electric and other green powertrain technologies proliferate, manufacturers are investing in the next-generation cars we will drive in five, 10 or 15 years' time.

The world's international oil groups are turning to gas for future growth after increasingly being blocked by national companies from pursuing oil opportunities.

Sir, Christopher Caldwell argues in his column of February 23/24 against any benefit from Fidel Castro's regime.

The remote town of Tail

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