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Global stocks are rising as investor uncertainty about a December Federal Reserve rate increase recedes.

The growth will be led largely by China, analysts say.

About 900 candidates are competing for the 431 seats in 18 district councils, where pro-Beijing parties currently hold a majority, at a time when people are divided over the pace of political reform.

China will continue to construct military facilities on artificial islands it is building, Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin told a news conference in Kuala Lumpur.

The Community declaration was signed by leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur, this year's host of the group's annual summit. 

The landslide happened in the early hours in Hpakant, an area that produces some of the world's highest quality jade, but the mines and dump sites for debris are rife with hazards.

President Obama said Saturday that all countries must halt construction in the South China Sea, an area disputed by China and several other countries.

During the process, the Arak heavy-water reactor will be reconfigured so it cannot yield fissile plutonium usable in a nuclear bomb.

Led by Australia, the effort to find the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 already has covered about 27,027 square miles of the Indian Ocean.

Gunmen shouting Islamic slogans attacked the Radisson Blu hotel in the country's capital before security forces stormed the building in an effort to free hostages.

Friday's fire is reportedly the deadliest mine incident since April this year, when 21 people were killed in the northern city of Datong in Shanxi province.

Wage and benefits theft continue with impunity among companies that make products for the likes of Mattel and Disney, says a report released Friday.

Beijing's demand that U.S. tech companies provide access to data on their systems -- and at times share source code -- has some questioning their future in China.

The smartphone's success made Apple the world's most valuable company, but the device's slowing rate of sales growth will force its maker to reinvent itself.

It is not yet known if the weapons deliveries were legal or if the arms were stolen from military operations in eastern Ukraine.

The South China Sea issue didn't come up in formal APEC meetings, but is likely to be discussed at the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend.

Two of the assailants seemed to have Uighur names and were leaders of an unnamed foreign group responsible for September’s fatal coal mine attack, Xinjiang Daily reported.

Chinese authorities have come down hard on underground financial networks used by people to circumvent the country's strict overseas money transfer rules.

A U.S.-based mobile game-streaming app has opened offices in Korea and Japan. Next up? China.

The Iskander missile system has been described as versatile, precise and deadly. An analyst said it "drastically changes the balance of force in conflicts."

China and Russia negotiated for years about the buy, as China allegedly hacked secret designs of the U.S-built F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.