Globalisation shakes the world
Globalisation - the increasing economic integration of the world - is having profound effects on rich and poor countries alike.

Multinationals head for India
India leads the IT revolution as multinationals rush to set up business in Bangalore

The decline of Detroit
Globalisation affects all of us - but there have been few more dramatic changes than the decline of the US car makers.

Offshoring the news
Reuters now covers US financial markets from Bangalore. Is this a trend?

The rise of the Bangalore Tigers
India's new hi-tech firms are taking on the world - and they seem to be winning.

India's vision for a digital billion
How India is trying to fulfill the President's ambition for free bandwidth "for anyone, anywhere, anytime".

The global war for talent
Will India run out of hi-tech workers to fuel its boom?

Returning your call... to the UK
A consumer backlash against foreign call centres has led some companies to return operations to the UK. After all the talk of lower costs, why?

The dilemma for US car workers
Once the biggest union in America, the car workers are now facing a choice of slow decline or confrontation that could destroy them.

Toyota, an All American firm?
Toyota's latest pick-up truck is designed, built and marketed in the US.

GM betting on a greener future
Why General Motors is showing off its green credentials at this year's Detroit motor show.

Chasing the baby boomers
Chrysler hopes Americans who are about to retire will snap up its latest people carrier, thus boosting its profits.

Can Bill Gates save Ford?
US car giant unveils a link-up with Microsoft as its tries to fight off strong competition from foreign and local rivals.

Creating a global city
The transformation of Shanghai into a global city has been driven by China's surge into world markets.

China's drive overseas
Chinese firms are moving from domestic production to expansion overseas, holding to build global brands.

The changing face of outsourcing
The Yangtze River Delta, centred on Shanghai, is one of the export centres of China - but cost pressures are forcing firms to move upmarket.

A billion banking customers
Shanghai has become the centre of China's financial services sector - but can Western banks transform banking?

Cracking China's car market
China's fast-growing economy is tempting multinationals to invest - but can they get the market right?

China's new economic frontier
BBC Business Correspondent Nils Blythe reflects on a visit to the extraordinary city of Chongqing in south west China.