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U.S. stock indexes rose slightly ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

The government's pay hike is part of a larger stimulus plan designed to lift demand.

New South Wales authorities are set to conduct a trial of the unmanned aerial vehicles amid growing concerns over shark attacks in Australia.

U.S. stocks rose as the incident boosted oil prices, fueling energy stocks.

Apple has reportedly secured the support from the country's four top banks in starting its mobile payment service in the world's No. 1 smartphone market by February.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said sending troops to the region was neither "feasible" nor "practical."

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ordered law enforcement officials to test their readiness for a mass casualty attack in the wake of the Nov. 13 Paris attacks.

Because of a medical emergency, efforts to find the remains of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have been interrupted for the second time this month.

Australian authorities reportedly said that the search for Flight MH370 will now focus on an area identified by a Boeing 777 pilot.

Global stocks are rising as investor uncertainty about a December Federal Reserve rate increase recedes.

The Community declaration was signed by leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur, this year's host of the group's annual summit. 

Led by Australia, the effort to find the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 already has covered about 27,027 square miles of the Indian Ocean.

The effort comes after a series of reported anti-Muslim incidents in the city, including one where two women were verbally harassed on a train.

The South China Sea issue didn't come up in formal APEC meetings, but is likely to be discussed at the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend.

Citizens will choose between five flag options in a postal referendum that is expected to continue until Dec. 11.

Low oil prices and regulatory concerns have taken their toll on the mega deal, as anxious investors await further key approvals.

In China, researchers have discovered a new gene mutation that renders bacteria resistant to a class of last-resort antibiotics known as polymyxins.

Meanwhile, the head of Audi of America said that the emissions scandal had not diminished sales of its vehicles in the United States.

The mobile payment service uses a piece of technology called magnetic secure transmission to enable mobile payments with older credit card terminals.

The Chinese president spoke after Barack Obama at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation event in Manila Wednesday, before Obama was scheduled to meet the leaders of other TPP countries.

The mining company, which is jointly owned by Brazil’s Vale SA and Australia’s BHP Billiton Ltd., is required to pay the first $130 million within 10 days and rest of the sum in a month.