CHINA

On Friday, the People’s Bank of China raised the midpoint for yuan’s trading band against the dollar at its sharpest pace in nearly 11 years.

Thousands of delegates are expected in the capital, Pyongyang, from May 6 for the first congress in 36 years.

China’s box office owes a lot to its more than 300 Imax screens. But is there a big-screen bubble forming?

Excluding one-time items, Ford’s earnings per share of 68 cents easily beat Wall Street expectations of 48 cents a share.

Under the deal, DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg would become chairman of a digital-focused arm of the combined company.

Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei's documentary on the migrant crisis will be released next year, he says.

The economy grew at a disappointing 0.5 percent pace, the weakest since the first quarter of 2014, due to slower growth in China and low energy prices.

On Saturday, Kenyan authorities will burn over 100 tons of elephant tusks — constituting nearly 5 percent of the world's ivory. 

Steam, the digital distribution platform developed by Valve, will accept bitcoin as payment, an important option in countries where access to credit cards is limited.

Beijing is engaged in a long-standing territorial dispute in the South China Sea with several countries including the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Stock markets traded broadly lower Thursday as investors reeled under the Bank of Japan’s decision to hold fire on stimulus.

The law is part of a raft of legislation put forward amid a renewed crackdown on dissent by President Xi Jinping’s administration.

The Chinese internet company is looking to double smart home sales in 2016 amid a slowing smartphone market.

Thursday’s apparent missile test comes even as North Korea faces strong sanctions following its fourth nuclear test in January and a rocket launch in February.

The inaugural rocket from the new spaceport came a day after a planned launch Wednesday was aborted due to a technical glitch.

North Korea’s longtime ally has been critical of Pyongyang’s nuclear advancements, even backing harsh Western sanctions against the reclusive country.

In its semiregular update on monetary policy, the Federal Reserve provided subtle hints regarding its openness to a June rate hike.

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest policy statement suggests openness to raising rates at its next meeting in June.

The U.S. automaker has turned around its European operation, and demand for its trucks is offsetting weakness in South America.

The world’s most valuable company was worth $574 billion before its dismal earnings report. Now it's worth $539 billion.

The U.S. Federal Reserve will make its monetary policy announcements Wednesday, while the Bank of Japan will review its policy Thursday.