A HONG Kong businessman, who sent tens of millions of unwanted e-mails to manipulate stock prices, pleaded guilty this week.

How Wai John Hui, 50, a resident of Hong Kong and Vancouver, was one of 11 people indicted early this year for trying to artificially pump up Chinese stock prices. He is the third to confess.

WASHINGTON - THE US Federal Aviation Administration has given the green light for the world's first commercial spaceport, New Mexico authorities said on Thursday.

The FAA granted Spaceport America a license for vertical and horizontal space launches following an environmental impact study, according to the New Mexico Space Authority (NMSA).

TOKYO - THE world's first cargo ship partly propelled by solar power took to the seas on Friday in Japan, aiming to cut fuel costs and carbon emissions when automakers ship off their exports.

Auriga Leader, a freighter developed by shipping line Nippon Yusen K.K. and oil distributor Nippon Oil Corp, took off from a shipyard in the western city of Kobe, officials of the two firms said.