CHINA

Chinese health officials have confirmed that a new strain of bird flu has killed a woman in Jiangxi province.

North Korea may hold the title for the world's most reclusive nation, but China's autonomous region of Tibet can be just as impenetrable.

The content sharing website has banned empty freaking-out posts on the virtual currency.

The deal's framework has been approved, but details are still being negotiated.

The expansion represents another win for Amazon’s increasingly important cloud computing business.

China has banned purchasing bitcoins with yuan, which sparked a 50 percent sell-off in the virtual currency.

The move, which was delayed for almost five decades, comes soon after the ruling Congress party suffered a major blow in state elections.

A Chinese newspaper says Western nations cannot afford to help out Myanmar. But the rival may be closer at hand.

The Bank of England said short-term interest rates in the U.K., U.S. and euro zone have diverged more than earlier in the year.

The Reserve Bank of India, in its December policy review, said outlook for global growth continues to remain moderate.

A 73-year-old woman apparently contracted the virus after visiting a live-poultry market in a town 450 miles southwest of Shanghai.

Astronomers can't see what the Milky Way looks like, but they assume its shape by observing its stars and their distances from Earth.

Average new home prices in major cuties are up 9.9 percent, and even more in Beijing and Shanghai.

The $300 million theme park will feature 25 attractions based on films like “Rio,” “Ice Age,” “Planet of the Apes” and “Alien vs. Predator.”

Last month China did away with 350 labor camps. Amnesty International says that they are still around -- they're just not called "labor camps."

Apple's new heartfelt 90-second commercial for the iPhone 5s might just make your eyes rain -- even if you’re a grinch around this time of year.

In the first nine months, Thai tourism receipts grew more than any other country's, but the recent protests could cause that number to plummet.

At the conclusion of an important economic meeting in Beijing, China is targeting six areas that need help.

A new survey found 71 percent of Chinese gauge their success by the things they own.

The tablet's prospects were not great in the Chinese market, but it has outperformed expectations in its first six months.

Foreign investors didn't shy away from U.S. Treasuries during the government shutdown and the threat to default in October.