CHINA

Having lost favor in the U.S., the Taiwanese company is now hoping to relaunch itself in China.

With the Chinese wealthier than ever, there is now a demand for bodyguards in China.

Latin America watches the federal shutdown with apprehension. And a U.S. default would put the entire region in serious trouble.

The political deadlock in Washington has now entered its third week. Haven't we said this before?

China is looking ahead to the future of its space program as it celebrates 10 years of manned spaceflight.

Ikea, the world's largest furniture retailer, said sales rose 3.1 percent to 27.9 billion euros, or $38 billion, in its fiscal year.

The Chinese are investing more money in global assets, and London and New York are among popular destinations.

The numbers are in and it's clear that Chinese tourists spent extravagantly at Macau’s casino tables during the Golden Week holiday.

China's luxury consumers are clamoring for gold, or at least gold-colored, goods of all kinds.

Improving consumer sentiment worldwide should help Coke recover in sales volume, its most closely watched metric.

China is tired of living in a world led by the U.S., especially when the U.S. may default on the dollar debts China holds.

The markets are becoming increasingly concerned that Congress will not raise the debt ceiling in time to avert a catastrophic default.

Novak Djokovic held off Juan Martin del Potro after winning the China Open.

The country’s consumer price index came in a bit higher than a consensus estimate of 2.9 percent.

BRICS nations made little progress toward setting up a $100 billion currency-reserve pool, as disagreements cropped up over its details.

The Chinese bought 1.59 million autos in September: The Ford Focus was in front last month, but still trails the VW Lavida for the year.

The focus will be on U.S., U.K. and euro-zone inflation, as well as China’s Q3 GDP, industrial production and retail sales.

A 47-year-old man in China hacked off his own leg because he couldn’t afford the hospital bills to treat his diseased limb.

My “fantasy Ted Cruz speech” probably wouldn’t go over as well, and that’s because it would raise tough questions.

Some people willingly travel for fun to the world’s most reclusive nation, a dirt-poor, hostile, family-run dictatorship. I went with them.

Zheng Yangliang was a farm laborer who could not pay for treatment. When his leg pain got worse, he went to extremes.