CHINA

Amid the prayers and condolences for those in the accident are words of praise for the government.

Stocks to watch Tuesday include tech giant Apple Inc. and Japanese auto parts manufacturer Takata Corp.

State-run Chinese media aired footage Tuesday of feverish rescue operations along the Yangtze River Tuesday, one day after the Eastern Star cruise ship capsized.

Customers will also be able to test Apple Watches paired to a demo iPhone.

The reduction showed policy makers recognized the need to put the economy on a more solid footing.

China has launched a massive rescue operation to locate about 440 missing passengers of a cruise ship that capsized in rough weather in the Yangtze River.

The two cases are the first MERS-related deaths reported in the country.

Some jihadist groups in West Africa are putting their hands on heavy weapons, including anti-aircraft missiles.

China has long banned online pornography. Weibo, often referred to as China's Twitter, is taking that further by also banning photos of models in swimsuits and lace.

As China continues its battle against pollution, regulators are turning to drones to hold the country’s biggest polluters accountable.

The ridesharing company has big plans for the subcontinent, but they’ll go nowhere unless it can ensure passenger safety.

To combat ever-more-inventive thieves and hackers, Chinese researchers have developed facial recognition-equipped ATMs.

As part of an ongoing cyber crackdown, China's Internet police have deleted 758,000 pieces of information in the past five months and investigated 70,000 "cybercrimes."

The Solar Impulse 2 has so far traveled from Abu Dhabi to China powered only by the sun, but Monday's delay raises concerns that the Atlantic storm season could jeopardize the mission.

By Monday, 682 of the 715 people who have been in close contact with MERS patients were put in isolation.

China has cut import duties on certain products to encourage domestic consumption and spur growth. Luxury brands have followed with price cuts.

Myanmar has been involved in a protracted conflict with ethnic rebels from the Kokang region, which has frequently spilled over the border into China.

China's economy has sputtered this year and growth slowed to a six-year low of 7 percent in the first three months of the year.

The removal of Russian and Iranian advisers points to the possibility the battle is turning against the regime.

The Chinese capital will, starting Monday, ban tobacco smoking in public places.

China has signaled it is not considering the declaration of an air defense identification zone in the area, at least in the short term.