Autodesk is to launch its own 3D printer as part of an effort to drive adoption of software that would allow it to become the industry's equivalent of Android.

Natalie Nougayrede, the first woman editor-in-chief of the French newspaper Le Monde, resigns amid a newsroom rebellion over the paper's future.

Two out of five firms that export goods or services are looking to hire more staff amid improving confidence, according to the British Chambers of Commerce.

At least 15 foreign-owned factories are set on fire amid anti-China protests in southern Vietnam over tensions in the South China Sea.

Ticket scammers defrauded victims out of £3.7m in 2013 with music lovers and holidaymakers the worst hit, police say.

Japan's economy grows at the fastest pace in nearly three years due to increased spending as consumers rush to beat the introduction of a sales tax rise.

Shares in Japanese electronics giant Sony fall as much as 7% after the company forecast its second straight year of losses.

Government attempts to cut fraud by introducing the Universal Credit benefit system could be "seriously undermined" by difficulties with housing benefit, MPs say.