CHINA

All eyes will be on Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as she testifies to Congress beginning Wednesday over a monetary policy path clouded by financial disquiet.

As the campaign period begins on Tuesday, front-runner Grace Poe defends her life story while her rivals focus on jobs and tax cuts.

Apple could tap into emerging markets and lift its stagnating growth with its upcoming iPhone 5se, but it will face plenty of competition.

Markets across the globe fell on growing concerns about a global slowdown.

The soda maker has been busy reducing costs through job reductions and selling some of its bottling operations and factories.

Following a day of tumultuous trading in Japan — which saw investors fleeing toward safe assets — European stock markets traded in the red Tuesday.

As OPEC members Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia ramp up production in 2016, growth in demand for oil is likely to "ease back considerably."

Protests in the city's Mong Kok district began after police officers arrived to clear out unlicensed street vendors.

While North Korea's rocket launch was criticized internationally, a U.S. defense official said the satellite was incapable of functioning accurately.

Stocks slumped in Japan and Australia early Tuesday while markets elsewhere in the region remained closed for Lunar New Year.

Apart from being a self-inflicted blow, a possible British departure from the European Union is already having ill effects on confidence.

Rising demand for premium coffee could mean supply shortages in the future. Figures from the International Coffee Organization suggest overall coffee production is already lagging demand.

After North Korea claimed to launch a rocket Sunday, Beijing is reportedly concerned over news that the U.S. could deploy a missile system nearby.

Unlike most of Volkswagen’s passenger-car brands, the trucks unit was not hit directly by the fallout from the ongoing diesel-emissions scandal.

Many analysts expressed skepticism about India’s GDP data, saying it may have overestimated growth.

The steep decline in oil prices has investors wondering how the U.S. Federal Reserve will proceed with its next monetary policy move.

The Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year, is a time for reuniting with family and indulging in delicacies such as Buddha’s delight, nian gao and yusheng.

North Korea could face sanctions on its banking system in retaliation. China backed the Security Council resolution.

Council diplomats said they expected the body to issue a unanimous statement of condemnation.

Economists predict growth in the second-largest economy will continue to slow in 2016.

The rocket launch, ostensibly to put a satellite in orbit, has drawn widespread condemnation. China — North Korea’s closest ally — also expressed “regret” over the move.