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Online peer-to-peer lender Ezubao, the country’s largest online financial business, was accused of running a scam that duped almost 900,000 investors.

Huugjilt, a teenager convicted of raping and murdering a woman in 1996, was exonerated in 2014.

A key gauge to monitor the country's manufacturing sector dropped to a three-year low in its first reading of 2016, underlining concerns of a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.

The French carmaker is about to open its first assembly plant on China, where until now it has been a marginal player.

While the economic woes of China and Russia have captured much of the world’s attention, neighboring Kazakhstan has faced its own growing crisis.

The USS Curtis Wilbur conducted a patrol of the Triton Island, a manned China outpost and part of the Paracel islands chain.

The Hong Kong-based publisher of books critical of China disappeared in late December, two months after four of his business associates separately went missing.

It was the second time in a week that debris was determined not to have been from an airliner that disappeared in March 2014.

Hollywood celebrities, global activists and renowned politicians are set to attend the anti-poaching summit in Kenya.

The women serve as emissary-representatives for the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, a worldwide Jewish community.

Negative interest rates are the strongest ammunition yet that Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has used to spur economic growth.

While there’s hope the new smartphone can restore growth to the company, it will face some big headwinds.

European shipping companies say they’re struggling to get insurance for oil tankers carrying Iranian crude because of U.S. restrictions.

Ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty by the two countries could pave the way for five more to follow, a senior U.N. official said.

Human rights groups have condemned the crackdown on Chinese activists, which began after President Xi Jinping assumed power in March 2013.

Asian stock markets soared in approval of Bank of Japan's move to adopt negative interest rates Friday.

The government's response to a Wall Street Journal report comes amid criticism of China's communication on its economic and financial policy.

Kevin Garratt and his wife were arrested in August 2014 in the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong.

The world’s top restaurant chain reportedly plans to open over 100 new stores in China on the back of a revival in demand in the December quarter.

The Iraq and Syria- based group is thought to have stolen the rifles when it took over Iraqi military bases and stole weapons.

Chargers for Apple’s MacBook, iPhones and iPads have been recalled over fears the pins may break and cause an electric shock.