CHINA

The “abnormal” equity-price volatility is partly the result of an immature market, an imperfect trading system and inappropriate supervision mechanisms, a top regulator says.

Premier Li Keqiang was speaking at the opening ceremony of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Beijing.

Spawned in the wake of President Xi Jinping’s pledge to crack down on “tigers and flies,” the investigation has now ensnared a regional governor.

U.S. equities got hammered in Friday's session joining a global sell-off as investors worry about China and oil prices. Jeanne Yurman reports.

Attackers stormed the Splendid Hotel in the African nation's capital, leading to an intense exchange of gunfire with security forces.

Relations between Taipei and Beijing have been comparatively cordial in recent years, but that could change if Tsai Ing-wen is elected Saturday.

China's problems are "a huge adjustment," not a mild correction, one analyst says, and that could have repercussions around the world.

The market braced for increased Iranian oil exports, with the lifting of international sanctions possible within days.

Haier, which has plants across the world, sees the acquisition as a chance to expand its business and capture U.S. market share.

A fresh bout of volatility in the world’s second-largest economy dragged stock markets down in the region Friday.

Chinese internet company Xiaomi, which predicted it would sell 100 million smartphones in 2015, says it sold just over 70 million.

Beijing claims almost all of the energy-rich waters of the South China Sea, through which more than $5 trillion of maritime trade passes each year.

Amid worries of a global oil glut, Iran has pledged to begin pumping up to half a million barrels of extra crude per day post-sanctions.

The deal has yet to get approval from shareholders and regulators, and the transaction is targeted to close mid-2016, according to reports.

Earnings will enter a recession, says Wunderlich Securities’ Art Hogan, but drastically lowered estimates will make it easier for companies to beat targets.

A member of the House Armed Services Committee believes Iran may have gained access to information on board the two boats Tehran seized Tuesday.

Japanese aircraft returning from piracy flights around Somalia will also monitor China’s expanding presence in the contested waters.

The eurozone’s biggest economy grew at a marginally faster pace compared to 2014 even as global economic growth slowed, according to a preliminary estimate.

Wang Yu was taken into custody last July and accused the next month of inciting subversion and "causing a disturbance."

European markets took their cues from falling Asian stocks, while Chinese indexes moved into positive territory.

Lotteries funding government projects is a practice that has been employed since ancient civilization.