CHINA

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said his government will write a letter expressing concern over booksellers' case to China's central authorities.

In China, mass flooding has claimed nearly 800 houses and damaged roughly 3,000 buildings as more than a dozen people have been reported missing. 

Polls over the weekend showed an increased possibility of Britain remaining in the European Union.

The U.S. State Department warned Americans in May to avoid traveling to North Korea because of the risk of “unduly harsh sentences.”

Starting July 1, the telecast of unapproved TV shows based on foreign formats will be banned in the world’s second-largest economy, according to China’s media regulator.

Ahead of the opening of China’s controversial dog meat festival, shops and restaurants are concealing their trade in the face of growing public protests.

Exports are likely to expand in coming months, but Prime Minister Abe remains under pressure to support growth as further gains in the yen threaten corporate earnings.

Forecaster ZenithOptimedia said it expected companies around the world to spend $99.3 billion on mobile internet advertising next year.

A weaker dollar also helped buy back the commodity after six straight days of declines.

Falling oil prices, rising security threats, lower economic growth in China and higher volatility in exchange rates that have curbed tourism have all put the brakes on spending.

New York could see millions of dollars pour into real estate from foreign sources — no matter how Britons vote on the U.K.’s membership in the European Union.

An Egyptian court handed down its final ruling on 11 people who were accused of leaking national security documents to Al Jazeera and Qatar.

Ahead of a July deadline for the multimillion-dollar search operation, a two-day meeting with Australia and China will begin Monday to decide its future course.

The Hang Seng Bank plan marks the latest step toward linking the financial hub of Hong Kong with rapid development in the Chinese mainland.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi communicated Beijing's position in a phone call Saturday to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.

Amid rumors of a hostile takeover, the mainland’s largest property developer by sales said it will acquire a unit of the state-owned subway operator.

For the week, the three major U.S. indexes each posted declines of at least 1 percent, with the Nasdaq falling nearly 2 percent.

J.K. Rowling is expected to announce a surprise at this year’s Shanghai Film Festival, which will introduce the ubiquitous franchise to a new generation.

The tech giant said it has won a stay, temporarily blocking an order to halt iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sales in China because of a patent dispute.

The automaker was one of the worst-affected companies in the fallout from faulty Takata airbags that could see as many as 100 million vehicles recalled globally.

Lam Wing-kee, detained for eight months in mainland China, accused Beijing of violating Hong Kong’s freedoms and coercing him into confessing crimes.