South Korea is looking to transform a culture that penalizes business failure into one that lets startups thrive, and it's starting by encouraging risk-taking entrepreneurs.

Nathan Tinkler, one of Australia's best-known mining entrepreneurs, has sold his biggest investment to lenders at a time when the price of coal is showing ... more

Tata Motors announced the launch of eight upgraded versions of its passenger vehicles, including those of the Nano minicar, Indica hatchback, Sumo sport-utility vehicle.

Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz is expanding its online sales channels to include several new countries in 2014, as second-quarter net profit fell more ... more

Alcatel-Lucent plans to rework its balance sheet and significantly tighten its focus to a handful of core businesses, in an effort to return the telecommunications-equipment ... more

Two-year-old design website Fab is now worth more than $1 billion, thanks to a $150 million venture-capital round led in part by Chinese Internet conglomerate ... more