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South Korean exports have risen for the first time in four months, raising hope that the economy could be starting to recover.

The Environment Agency says a new taskforce has led to a sharp increase in identifying illegal waste sites.

Asia is seeing people living for longer and a large number of them don't have enough money to survive after retirement.

In India, the government spends heavily on subsidies, but will it have to start cutting back as economic growth slows?

Slowing economic growth is making it harder for many Asian countries to solve the wealth gap.

The families who say doctors secretly tried out drugs on them

Russia has adopted a law that aims to protect children from harmful internet content.

New tyre labelling could save both money and lives

Should state subsidies be used to help South Africa's young unemployed find work?

Can Mitt Romney's China attack stack up?

Why doesn't everybody have a robot lawnmower?

Some families may lose as much as £50,000 over the next 18 years due to cuts in child benefit, says the accountancy firm PwC.

Robots and virtual reality have helped rats and humans meet, interact and play a game.

Chinese ratings firms mount challenge to US dominance

After winning a TV quiz show, IBM's artificial intelligence supercomputer Watson is to help students make medical diagnoses.

The auditors looking into the accounts of Birmingham City FC's parent company resign from the job.

Facebook shares fall more than 4% on the day employees became eligible to start selling restricted shares in the social networking giant.

Some 156 staff are to go from London taxi firm Manganese Bronze, just a day after administrators said there was interest from potential investors.

Newsnight's Allegra Stratton investigates what can be done about wages failing to keep up with the cost of living.

Technological advances have again influenced the toy industry's top picks for success this Christmas, according to a new list.

Building supplies firm Tarmac is consulting with employees over how a joint venture with a French company will affect jobs in Wolverhampton.

US carmaker General Motors says it plans $500m in cost cuts at its troubled Europe unit as it reveals a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit.

Portugal's parliament backs a tax-raising budget designed to meet eurozone demands, as Lisbon braces for anti-austerity protests.

Archaeologists in north-east Bulgaria unearth what they believe to be the oldest prehistoric town found to date in Europe.

A baby hedgehog which found itself trapped in a crisp packet is released after a three-and-a-half hour rescue.