CHINA

The new year is likely to be a continuation of 2015, with further economic restrictions between Russia and Ukraine as Kiev looks toward the EU.

Additional stations could allow Apple to provide a more diverse selection of music genres across its online radio service.

The measure is less intrusive than an earlier version that would have required tech companies to create backdoors that allow authorities to access their data anytime.

Shipments of steel from the world’s largest producer could remain high for years, and this is spurring trade tensions.

The simultaneous launch of different-sized Galaxy handsets would put Samsung in line with Apple's iPhone launch strategy.

At least seven people have been confirmed dead in the landslide while 75 people are missing.

The controversy has centered on part of the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.

The PBOC said it would maintain a prudent monetary policy, keeping its stance "neither too tight nor too loose."

Seven foreign vehicle-shipping companies were fined a total of $63 million after they were found to have colluded to raise shipping costs.

The government has not blamed anyone for the disaster in the southern city of Shenzhen on Dec. 20.

The group reportedly planned to stay on the island until Monday -- a move that could trigger a strong reaction from China.

Ending a decades-old one-child rule, the country will allow couples to have two children beginning in 2016.

The head of China Telecom Corp. has been detained on suspicion of graft, according to media reports.

Disney's "The Force Awakens" set an outer space-shattering pace for global ticket sales.

China previously did not have a special law covering violence in the family.

The U.S. has raised concerns about the law's potential to be misused by China, which has responded by saying the U.S. has similar laws.

Oversupply, combined with lower demand for its products, has pushed Chinese companies' profits down, especially in the mining sector.

Japan is attempting to revive the coral reef that forms the island of Okinotorishima, which it contends is needed for the country's military.

Eight major energy companies are expected to cut their budgets by a combined $21 billion next year.

One of the three Chinese vessels spotted on Saturday was armed with an autocannon, Kyodo News reported.

The incident occurred in northern Myanmar in the same area where over 100 people were killed in a landslide late November.