CHINA

Oil fell back below $40 a barrel while China reported that its exports slumped 24 percent in February.

China's warning came as the top U.S. Air Force officer in the Pacific said Tuesday that daily missions would continue over a disputed territory.

The $8.5 billion luxury fashion brand has sought counsel after discovering that a mystery investor had amassed a significant stake in the company.

In China, for example, women in books often seemed "lifeless and dull" compared to male characters.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called the disputed waters, through which about half of the world’s cargo ships pass, one of the safest shipping lanes.

The new data, released Tuesday, showed exports fell to their lowest in nearly seven years, while imports plunged about 14 percent.

The Malaysian prime minister's disclosure of an end date later this year came after relatives of passengers called for a recovery effort to continue.

The day honors women’s achievements and raises awareness about the many challenges left for women to overcome.

Revised data on Japan's gross domestic product show it contracted 1.1 percent in the fourth quarter, not 1.4 percent.

Small-scale companies are thrilled with cosmopolitan Chinese consumers' growing demand for high-end brews, which could help global brewing giants see frothier profits.

Plagued by the rise of fake viewers, or bots, the digital ad business is grappling with ways to restore some accountability.

Ratings company Fitch sees repercussions from slower growth in China and the price collapse in commodities, but not enough to slow global growth.

One of the world’s biggest on-demand audio services plans to make pro basketball games available to its users.

Sales plunged 70 percent last month, compared with the previous year, amid uncertainties wrought by China’s economic slowdown.

Foreign exchange reserves fell for the fourth month in a row to $3.20 trillion in February, the lowest level since December 2011.

The findings of a new study suggest that the Chinese government may have “under-promised and over-delivered” on emissions reduction.

Investors are moving funds into crude futures Monday after reports OPEC producers want a higher price. On the demand side, suppliers also received some positive news.

200,000 party members were given “light punishment,” while 82,000 received “heavy punishment,” a graft watchdog said.

Southeast Asia’s biggest budget airline, which reported its first profit in nine quarters, plans to boost flights to second-tier cities as competition heats up.

The Philippines said it found no traces of weapons of mass destruction on a North Korean vessel it detained under a new U.N. resolution against the country.

China reset its economic growth forecast for 2015 to a range of 6.5 percent to 7 percent.