Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs approved 3,093 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of $10.634 billion in January-November 2016, respectively decreasing…

Asian currencies have weakened considerably against the surging greenback in the wake of the United States Federal Reserve’s decision last week to raise a key interest rate for the first time in a…

South Korea’s household debt grew faster than disposable income in 2015, a government report showed Tuesday, amid concerns over record-high household debt.

The Bank of Japan upgraded its assessment of the economy on Tuesday while keeping monetary policy unchanged in its first decision since Donald Trump’s election victory.

The central bank…

Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni has announced he will ask parliament to approve a large funding package for the country’s troubled banks. He said the measure was needed to protect clients’…

BP is piling up assets with more than $3 billion of deals in three days as CEO Bob Dudley sees the company emerging from the doldrums after a two-year price slump.

Asia will post its biggest net refining capacity addition in three years in 2017, further boosting demand for crude in the world's biggest and fastest growing oil consuming region.

Greek companies are willing not only to play an active role in Iran's gas industry but also purchase their much-needed natural gas from Iran.

The National Iranian Oil Company is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding with Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Berhad, known as Petronas, in Tehran on Wednesday to study the Azadegan…

Iran is close to signing an agreement with Danish conglomerate Maersk Group to study the development potential of the oil layer of South Pars Gas Field in the Persian Gulf, said Gholamreza…

French oil and gas major Total S.A. is expected to finalize an agreement to develop Phase 11 of the giant South Pars Gas Field within three months, Mohammad Meshkinfam, the chief executive of Pars…

China will replace huge amounts of fossil fuels with renewable energy in the next five years in pursuit of better air quality. By the end of 2020, renewable energy facilities will supply 1.9…

People are not allowed to donate blood for one year after undergoing phlebotomy therapeutic services to avoid developing anemia, said Majid Moslemi, deputy of donation at Tehran’s Blood…

Pregnancy appears to trigger long-term changes in brain structure, researchers have revealed, suggesting that the transformations could boost a mother’s ability to care for her newborn baby.

University education promises the opportunity to increase young people’s knowledge, but in today’s frail labor market it doesn’t guarantee a job or a career of one’s choice after graduation. It is…

Labor laws on hard and hazardous jobs passed in 2001 with the purpose of supporting the workforce, creating jobs and checking unemployment, is facing challenges today partly due to their lax…

Around 17 new infertility treatment centers are currently under construction in disadvantaged areas of the country. “The centers will provide 85% discount on all medical services to infertile…

On the occasion of ‘Shab-e-Yalda’ (Yalda Night), an ancient Persian festivity marking the last day of fall and a celebration of winter solstice, a campaign on social media on Tuesday asked people…

The private sector offers about 93% of all dentistry services, and only 7% of dental care in the country is provided by the public sector, said Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi.

The Science and Technology Exchange Program (STEP) Forum opened on Monday in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, in the presence of prominent Muslim scientists from around the world.

A…

Online booking industry in Iran is becoming increasingly crowded, with several new entrants vying for the money in the pockets of travelers.

Two foreign-backed travel websites, namely WeGo.…

SoftBank Group Corp has agreed to invest $1 billion in US satellite venture OneWeb Ltd, marking the first tranche of a $50 billion US investment the Japanese telecoms and technology company’s…

The world’s largest digital survey of the visible Universe, mapping billions of stars and galaxies, has been publicly released to the general public.

Italy and Iran have agreed to cooperate in the field of biotechnology research, Mehr News Agency reported on Monday. The agreement follows a meeting in Tehran on 'Technological Innovation…

Internet bandwidth in Iran is set to increase from four to 100 terabytes per second in the next five years, said the deputy minister of communications and information, Barat Qanbari, at a recent…