CHINA

Investors remained cautious ahead of next week’s crucial meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve, when a decision on hiking interest rates is expected.

The construction on Subi reef could form a combat-capable air facility -- China's third in the region.

Opposition parties are contesting all 89 seats in parliament for the first time since independence in 1965.

The possibility of a delay in a U.S. interest rate hike and concerns over China's economy sent markets bobbing in and out of negative territory.

Corruption should be met with the ultimate punishment, labor officials said.

The news comes as oil production has fallen to a nearly one-year low and is likely to continue falling months longer than initially expected.

The U.K.'s currency rose 0.4 percent after Thursday's vote to keep the interest level at a record low.

Slowing GDP growth is no cause for alarm, says veteran analyst Andy Rothman, adding that despite challenges many indicators are positive.

Adem Karadag, who was arrested last month during a police raid, reportedly paid $600 at the Thai border to cross into the country.

The Turla hacking group is exploiting satellites to hide its presence on high-profile targets in government, military and research institutions in the U.S. and China.

The move follows similar ones by other U.S. tech companies, who have made large investments in China, and partnered with Chinese firms to help navigate the local market.

The government earlier this year unveiled an initiative called "Sky Net" to better coordinate its fight to return corrupt officials.

Premier Li Keqiang sought to reassure the world with a speech that paid scant attention to global unease about the implications of a slowing China.

China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own and has never renounced the use of force to bring the democratic island under its rule.

Asian indexes -- hit by disappointing data and falls on Wall Street -- failed to recover Thursday and closed deep in the red.

Gains evaporated in afternoon trading, and the timing of the volatility coincided with Apple's iPhone 6S launch event.

Shares of the world's most valuable company traded lower Wednesday after CEO Tim Cook formally unveiled the new iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus.

The software maker argues that the issue is "a matter of national sovereignty."

Willem Buiter issued a note that put the risk of a global recession in the coming two years at 55 percent, with China to blame.

U.S. stocks traded lower in afternoon trading Wednesday, paring morning gains during Apple's iPhone 6S launch event.

A new report from Societe Generale predicts a 30 percent chance of China's economy facing a hard landing.