Reuters

India Okays Policy to Curb Prices of 348 Drugs

India approved a new drug pricing policy designed to increase the number of drugs deemed essential that are subject to price caps, two ministers told reporters.

Viagra to Be Generic Drug in Canada As Pfizer Loses Patent Case

Canada's Supreme Court rules Pfizer’s original patent application incomplete.

Sony and Olympus to Form Alliance in Medical Equipment Industry

Japanese firms Sony and Olympus aim to start a joint venture later this year to develop medical equipment.

Boots to Acquire 12% Stake in Chinese Pharma Company

Boots, which already has a foothold in China, expects the deal to strengthen its Asian presence.

‘Milkman of India’ Verghese Kurien Passes Away; PM Condoles Demise

Indian engineer and businessman Dr Verghese Kurien, who is better known for creating the Amul dairy-food brand, passed away on Sunday morning at Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, at the age of 90.

Jobs

Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corp has scheduled for December the start-up of its processing plant in Kuantan, Malaysia, executive chairman Nicholas Curtis said at the annual general meeting in Sydney on Tuesday.

Lynas Obtains Temporary License for Malaysia Rare Earths Plant

09:56 PM ET

Scuttled in an emotionally-charged national elections year, yet impinging on the flow of foreign direct investments, Malaysian authorit...

Tech

Muslim pilgrims pray at the Grand mosque in Mecca during the annual haj pilgrimage November 11, 2010.

Thomson Reuters, Crescent Wealth Launch Islamic Index in Australia

02:16 AM ET

Thomson Reuter and Crescent Wealth launched on Wednesday Australia's first research-based Islamic index.

Analysis

German Court Sustains Galaxy Ban, Samsung Faces Antitrust Probe

12:47 AM ET

Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 8.9 will not hit the German market after all following an appeal court decision on T...

Markets

Clinton Denies Snub from Russian FM in Australia

12:49 AM ET

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton blamed the spotty connection in Australia for her failure to get in touch with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.