The free access provided by Facebook to some Internet services hasn't been without controversy. The company has now renamed the mobile app involved.
A bus collided with a truck and caught fire, causing two other vehicles to crash Friday.
In China, however, the Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.6 percent, ending a day of volatile trading on Asian bourses.
Apple's latest phone has gone on sale around the world with people still willing to queue up overnight to buy the much-sought-after smartphone.
Joo Won-moon, a student at New York University, admitted entering North Korea illegally from China five months ago.
A senior official of the country's state-run oil firm told the Wall Street Journal that oil exports are likely to increase by 500,000 barrels a day by late November or early December.
The proposal, in which the U.S. and China would jointly tackle climate change, may be one of the few areas of agreement during the Chinese leader's U.S. visit.
“Xiao Tian had lost all his ideals and faith as a high-ranking leader and cadre of the party,” China's corruption watchdog agency said.
Some carriers will even hand-deliver Apple's smartphone to customers.
The catch is customers would lease the Apple smartphone through the deal instead of purchasing it outright.
The Thai government plans to implement severe restrictions on Internet access in the country, similar to those in China.
Healthcare startup Practo, backed by strong venture funding, is on an acquisition spree to build its ecosystem of services.
The three-month operation was reportedly delayed because police had to deal with the massive Occupy Central protests that shook Hong Kong last year.
Despite his entourage of new media tycoons, the Chinese president's visit is being reported in old-style propaganda ways back home.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 ended the day 2.8 percent in the red, with shares of car manufactures falling steeply as a delayed reaction to the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
The worth of the vitamin market in China is expected to rise to $20 billion by 2019.
In 2013, just over 1,000 coal mines were operating, as cheap natural gas and weak global demand continued to take a toll on coal production.
The Chinese president said his country would lift restrictions on foreign investment, as Boeing announced plans for an aircraft finishing center in China, its first outside the U.S.
Worries that an eventual tightening in U.S. monetary policy and slower growth in China could knock the global economy have scared off investors, particularly those invested in stocks and commodities.
As China's President Xi Jinping began his U.S. visit, authorities in Beijing released a video showing foreigners, including Americans, heaping praise on him.
China is widely believed to be the source of the hack at the Office of Personnel Management, and the news coincides with President Xi Jinping's visit to the U.S.
Apple has gradually expanded sales of the smartwatch to its stores and retail partners such as Best Buy.
