CHINA

A look at how people around Asia geared up to celebrate Friday's Lunar New Year and Spring Festival celebrations.

The Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, will begin on Jan. 31, ushering in the Year of the Horse.

The trial comprised the country’s biggest weapons case ever and conducted under extremely tight security.

During the Chinese New Year travel rush, a hitchhiking plan aims to help everyone go home to their families.

The deal will significantly strengthen the personal technology company's market share in the smartphone business.

The fossils belong to a nearly 60-foot-long medium-sized dinosaur, thought to be a juvenile.

Understated and logo-less are among the keywords for Chinese luxury consumption this year.

Data on GDP and jobless claims, along with earnings from corporate giants across a range of sectors, should influence markets.

Jailbreak users are recommended to stay away from iOS 7.0.5 until further notice from evad3rs.

Google is not permitted to roll out its iconic street-view service in China, allowing Tencent to fill the void.

The Philippines’ annual growth rate places it among Asia's best-performing economies, and second only to China.

The dip to 49.5 in January from the previous month's 50.5 signals a renewed deterioration in business conditions.

A leaked photo may indicate that the Samsung Galaxy S5 has a 16-megapixel camera.

What's more, rebels and extremists in control of key oil and gas fields are now funding the fight to depose Assad.

"Whether financial products in China can default or not is, at the end of the day, a political decision," Societe Generale's Wei said.

What's more, two factors are helping to boost smartphone buys.

Harsh sentences under strict new anti-poaching laws may help stem the illegal ivory trade in Africa.

Besides increasing affluence among the Chinese, there's another big reason they're drinking more of it now than the French do.

The established company leads globally in the toothpaste segment.

The only Q4 GDP report weak spot is likely to be government spending - which was hurt by the government shutdown.

Here are some highlights of the coverage of President Obama’s address by media outlets from around the world.