CHINA

Data on manufacturing in Europe and the UK showed the region is well on track for a modest recovery, with some exceptions.

Growth in Chinese manufacturing activity slowed in December, according to two separate surveys.

Zhang Shuxia, an obstetrician at Shaanxi’s Fuping Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital, is facing charges of selling seven infants.

The Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, will fall on Jan. 31, 2014.

Chen Guangbiao, an unconventional Chinese tycoon, has announced he wants to buy the legendary media giant.

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.

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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?

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