CHINA

China may buy more Iranian oil next year, and that would not please the U.S.

Gold has had a terrible year, but analysts expect a slightly better outlook for 2014.

China's state-owned enterprises have enjoyed easy access to cheap loans and subsidies, but reform is coming.

Schools have to make up for lost time when classes are called off due to extreme pollution.

Apollo blamed Cooper for not resolving complications at its China unit, while Cooper held the Indian company responsible for the breakup.

China's presence in Latin America is growing -- but to what degree?

As China struggles to feed a growing and increasingly urban population, pollution threatens its ability to expand agricultural production.

The president of China visited a branch of a Chinese restaurant chain -- and an unrelated restaurant group saw its fortunes rise as a result.

Some gold-selling startups have leaned toward accepting bitcoins in payment for gold.

Mars One has selected 1,058 astronaut candidates out of a pool of 200,000 applicants.

China's total government debt amounted to approximately 53 percent of GDP. By comparison, the U.S. has a debt-to-GDP ratio of 73 percent.

Today on 60 Sec Tech: Apple ruled Christmas traffic but gets slapped on the wrist in Taiwan, and a video game charity has raised ten million dollars.

From the newsmakers to the movers and shakers, these 14 destinations will all bask in the spotlight in 2014.

Toyota was the biggest recaller of the year, while Volkswagen and General Motors faced problems in China.

After a terrible year amid a slowing mining sector, what will Caterpillar do in 2014 to rebound?

Space - the final frontier - is more than ready for its close-up.

The poorest countries in the world, especially in Africa, lose the most to corruption as a percentage of GDP.

While the U.S. eventually will lose its position as the world’s largest economy, this day is now expected to come later than previously forecast.

General Motors is in danger of losing its leadership position to Volkswagen in the Chinese market for the first time in nearly a decade.

The scarcity of this resource could make all other problems/disagreements between the two seem quite irrelevant.

China Mobile makes iPhones available via preorder Dec. 25.