Bangladesh hopes a new, high yielding tea will mean more tea sold abroad and boost the nation's export earnings.

A minister who said the parents of a suspected criminal should be beheaded joins a long list of Japanese politicians who have made impolitic remarks.

Britain's reputation as a nation of boozers means the Wine & Spirits Fair is the place to make big bucks if you're a wine producer.

What associations does the name "Botham" have? To millions, it means uncomplicated grit, bloody-mindedness, determination under fire. To very few will it mean "herbaceous, minty, Cabernet complemented by cedary oak". So how did Ian Botham become the latest unlikely celebrity to launch his own wine?

China's leaders will have to satisfy increasingly high material expectations among the one-child generation.

In a high-minded attempt to improve the nation's manners, the Polite Society has declared today to be a national day of courtesy.

A series of stunning gaffes has ensured Yoshiro Mori's place as one of Japan's most unpopular prime ministers in history.

After Manchester United's exit from the FA Cup BBC Sport Online looks at examples where overconfidence got the better of sides.