CHINA

The Obama administration is considering sanctions against Chinese companies and individuals over cybertheft.

To address a big problem with birds getting stuck in aircraft engines during flight, monkeys are responding to a call of duty.

India's GDP rose 7 percent in the April-June period, making it one of the fastest growing major economies in the world. However, it fell short of economists' expectations.

The White House may soon apply sanctions against Chinese companies that have benefited from the Chinese government’s alleged hacking of U.S. trade secrets.

The U.S. economy, now in its weakest post-recession recovery ever, appears vulnerable to some analysts.

Officials said the drone, named "Rainbow 5," was designed to compete with advanced versions like the U.S. Reaper drone.

The line, under construction since 2010, will run 127 miles from Shenyang to the border city of Dandong and will shorten the train journey to just over one hour, Xinhua said.

While markets in Tokyo also fell amid concerns about China's economy, the Shenzhen market saw its worst month in seven years.

The ministry has asked for a 2.2 percent increase in military spending to 5.09 trillion yen ($42.38 billion) for the year starting in April.

Prospects of an interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve in September has made world markets jittery.

TV reports showed a journalist 'confessing' to causing stock market volatility. A regulatory official was accused of taking bribes and insider trading.

Hundreds of residents had protested demanding compensation in the wake of the blasts that killed at least 150 people at a hazardous chemicals warehouse earlier in August.

The security bill, which would allow Japanese forces to fight alongside their allies overseas, has been deeply controversial among the Japanese public.

Concerns about an interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve led Asian markets to open the week lower, with sharp falls in China.

The U.S. Federal Reserve may not let volatility in Chinese markets put off a rate hike, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Investors also brace for economic data coming from China on Tuesday.

China's anti-corruption agency has said it has opened an investigation into the former chairman of major Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang argues that market-stabilization measures taken by the country's government have been effective.

Police probing Thailand's deadliest bombing widened their net in the search for more suspects on Sunday after a foreigner was arrested and stacks of fake passports and bomb-making materials were found.

Some 12,000 soldiers will march through Beijing's central Tiananmen Square on Thursday, mostly Chinese but with Russian and a few other foreign contingents, accompanied by tanks and armored vehicles, as fighter jets scream overhead.

White House National Security Adviser Susan Rice met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss "areas of difference."