UK oil giant BP is suing the US government for blocking the company from new federal contracts.

Prosecutors in Brazil begin legal action against Samsung, alleging it forced employees to work in poor conditions at its plant in the Amazon region.

Australia's biggest lender Commonwealth Bank has reported its fourth year of record profits.

The US Commerce Department sets anti-subsidy duties on shrimp coming into the US from five countries.

Officials from North and South Korea are discussing the shuttered Kaesong industrial zone, after Seoul called for "final talks".

Unions representing workers at Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia Motors vote in favour of a strike.

Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific swings back to profit in the first half of the year, helped by a drop in its fuel bill and cost-cutting measures.

The German economy grew strongly in the second quarter, raising expectations that the eurozone has come out of recession.