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The coffee chain will offer its latest growth numbers when it reports its quarterly earnings after markets close on Thursday.

A survey of chief executive officers released on the eve of the World Economic Forum shows increasing pessimism about the fate of the global economy.

Developing economies like China, Brazil and Russia face their toughest test in the new year to restart sustainable growth.

The Chinese president was scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iran.

While analysts debate China’s 6.9 percent GDP figure for 2015, the economic picture from factories to storefronts is mixed.

Several people have been arrested across India over the past few months for suspected links to the Islamic State group.

Gradual economic recovery in big emerging markets like Brazil and Russia could offset the ongoing slowdown in China.

Officials said they received two warnings from the Chinese navy when they flew a Cessna aircraft to Philippines-occupied Thitu Island.

Stocks around the world gained Monday on the expectation of further stimulus from China as the world’s second-largest economy posted its slowest growth in a quarter century.

Five Hong Kong booksellers have so far gone missing, triggering speculation that Chinese agents may have kidnapped them for being critical of Beijing.

Retail and services are bright spots, but analysts say the government faces challenges to tackle ingrained, systemic problems.

Apple, Samsung, Sony and other companies use cobalt, a battery component, unearthed by very young children, according to a new report.

South Korea's capital tested the waters of the Han River after North Korea claimed it had tested a hydrogen bomb earlier this month.

Analysts in one poll had expected a 6 percent hike in China’s industrial output in December.

The world’s second-largest economy expanded by 6.9 percent in 2015, its smallest annual percentage increase since 1990, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

China reported its economy expanded at rates of 6.8 percent in the fourth quarter and 6.9 percent all of last year.

China’s economic-growth rate may be on the downswing, but the country’s policy risks might be on the upswing.

The newly released online-traffic figures came despite claims by the site’s owners that its membership has grown by 4 million.

Four local government officials are being formally investigated for abuse of power and dereliction of duty over the December mudslide that killed up to 75 people.

Crude oil prices, hit afresh by the impending supply from Iran, affected Asian markets, while China's intervention in the yuan apparently helped its markets post gains.

The mobile messaging service will be free for all users as it changes its monetization policy to focus on businesses, founder Jan Koum announced.