South China Sea: Lots of oil, lots of uncertainty

The South China Sea is expected to hold billions of barrels of oil and trillions of cubic feet of gas, but some energy firms are tentative about exploring the region. And for now at least, they seem likely to stay that way.

More than 53,000 Artists Apply for 89 Affordable Harlem Apartments

EAST HARLEM - More than 53,000 artists have applied for one of just 89 new units of subsidized living and working space in a former public school on E. 99th Street, organizers announced. Developers for the space, known as El Barrio's Artspace PS 109 and located between Second and Third avenues, fielded 51,313 online applications via a city website by the July 14 deadline, officials said.

More Japanese firms invest - Arangkada Philippines

MORE JAPANESE firms are entering the country due to the inexpensive labor and high level of joblessness in the country, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines, Inc. said in an interview with reporters last week. Many of these Japanese firms are setting up manufacturing facilities, the chamber added.