CHINA

A retired Chinese army official reportedly said the military will use the airport on Spratly Islands for test flights and to patrol the disputed South China Sea region.

The past year saw deals worth nearly $4.3 trillion — significantly above the previous peak, before the financial crisis, according to a Thursday report.

Despite the continuing turmoil in global markets, hiring in the services sector is expected to have continued at a strong pace in December.

Government intervention is seen to have boosted stocks after Thursday’s sharp falls, and the controversial "circuit breaker" was suspended indefinitely.

The missile was sent to Havana instead of Florida, and authorities fear the incident could have led to loss of sensitive information, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Chinese health officials have advised people to avoid buying freshly slaughtered poultry in local markets.

Indexes climbed early Friday as the country suspended a circuit breaker in an attempt to reassure investors worried by a yuan devaluation.

The Mouse House’s stock price has been sliding over concerns about ESPN. But are those worries unwarranted?

Zhou Chengjian, the founder and chairman of the Metersbonwe fashion brand, was named China’s 65th richest man last year.

China’s central bank let the yuan slide against the dollar Thursday, ratcheting up economic fears and sending world markets tumbling.

The latest installment in the lucrative franchise must perform well in China to break records, industry analysts said.

Officials had earlier told The Economist that the kingdom could list shares in Saudi Aramco, potentially the world's most valuable company.

The government has worrisome problems with its currency and with its equity markets. Can Beijing convince investors it has them both under control?

Chinese regulators said Thursday they halted the circuit-breaker mechanism that suspended trading on China's stock markets twice this week.

Turmoil in China's stock market Thursday stoked fears that the country’s crude demand is falling amid the global oil glut.

The deal for the jets is part of a $7.5 billion defense contract signed with Russia in 2006.

The iPhone maker's shares have not seen the sub-$100 mark since October 2014.

China has continued to urge a de-escalation as more countries take sides in the conflict, sparked by the Saudi execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.

The EHang 184 is a human-sized drone that promises to fly passengers through the air autonomously.

In a gloomy outlook for the new year, the U.K.'s chancellor of the exchequer also warned against “creeping complacency” that might hamper domestic growth.

Chinese experts are uncertain if North Korea has the technology for a hydrogen bomb, but warn that its recent nuclear test could still destabilize the entire region.