Europe

14 Oct 2012

Creating a patch of paradise in southern Japan may appear effortless for the Gardening World Cup contenders, but it's not all sunshine and roses. Julian Ryall gets a behind-the-hedges look at what...

3:31PM

Darkest before the dawn

18 Nov 2012

As austerity chokes the Greek economy, a neo-Nazi party is gaining power, terrorising immigrants with the tacit approval of the police and winning voters among an electorate exhausted of hope,...

11:13PM

Germany ekes out growth, France goes backwards

15 May 2013

Germany’s economy crept back into growth in the first quarter of the year, after a sharp contraction at the end of last year, while France slipped into recession, data showed on Wednesday.

3:01PM

China news round-up: Investments in Europe soar, another Tibetan self-immolates

17 Apr 2013

Economy
Global Post
Are anti-corruption campaigns causing China's economy to slow?
Der Spiegel

7:03AM

US mulls dropping missile defence system in Europe; Russia pleased

18 Mar 2013

A plan by the United States to possibly abandon the final phase of its European missile defence system could revive arms-control talks with Russia. As part of plans announced on Friday to deploy...

4:05AM

Toyota to ramp up production in Europe to beat exchange rates

6 Mar 2013

Toyota Motor said it planned to expand production in Europe to reduce currency risk.

The carmaker's goal is to produce 75 per cent of European sales in the region within two years, up from...

5:44AM

Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

4 comments

4:18AM

Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

5 comments

4:27AM

US signals revived interest in economic ties with Europe

Barack Obama, who has billed himself as "America's first Pacific president", seems to have taken a fresh look at the continent during his second term by launching negotiations on a transatlantic...

5:24AM

Dealers see opportunity for Hong Kong in European gold shift

With Germany and other European countries planning to repatriate their gold reserves from the United States, dealers believe this might open up business opportunities for the gold depository at...

4:37AM

Trains, planes and automobiles come to a halt as blizzards blanket Europe

Air, road and rail traffic across much of Europe suffered major disruptions yesterday as heavy snow and freezing weather gripped the continent.

6:49AM

SPACE

US and Europe to embark on joint space mission around the moon

The US and European space agencies have announced a new partnership pairing a European cargo module with Nasa's Orion space capsule, which aims to take astronauts into deep space.

6:29AM

Briefs, November 17, 2012

Two dead in oil rig fire in Gulf of Mexico

2:22AM

BRITAIN

Britain’s former Europe minister quits over expenses fraud

Britain’s former Europe minister Denis MacShane resigned from parliament on Friday after a watchdog found that he had cheated on his expenses, including for travel to the continent.

3:59PM