CHINA

The Chinese government is trying to slow down lending due to fears it’s causing major asset bubbles.

The debate over "happy endings," the special sexual service performed at certain massage parlors in China, has captivated the public.

Chinese official auditor Liu Jiayi told a top political committee that combined provincial debts have climbed to 3.85 trillion yuan.

China on Friday labelled riots in restive Xinjiang as "a violent terrorist attack."

The outlook for Vietnam is altogether grim: its debt-laden banks are in crisis and Hanoi does not have the money to recapitalize them.

Scenes of smog-choked cities -- a China staple -- could soon be replicated in Indian cities.

China may have begun allowing worship of the Dalai Lama in the open in certain areas, but that doesn't mean an easing of tensions.

The Indian Ocean, sometimes called the maritime Silk Road, represents the profound linkages between the Middle East and a rising Asia.

The time of reckoning may be closer for Peugeot SA, and its savior could be General Motors.

Malaysia's communications and multimedia minister endorsed his country’s capability to develop in the cloud computing industry.

As China slowly strays away from tradition and toward modernity, one unexpected industry is also affected.

Sharp Signs up with Chinese company to make LCDs that use just a tenth of the power of conventional screens.

A two-headed female cooter turtle named "Thelma and Louise" was hatched at the San Antonio Zoo on June 18.

The BBC and CNN are the targets of some Turkish officials' ire.

In China's shadow, India -- the other emerging Asian superpower -- is making moves in Africa.

A Nature paper published Wednesday shows modern horses, donkeys and zebras evolved about 4 million years ago.

Asian markets rallied Thursday after a sharp downward revision of US GDP rekindled hopes that the US Fed might stretch its asset-purchase program.

Chip Starnes, CEO of Specialty Medical Supplies, said that an agreement has been reached with employees who have held him in his Chinese factory.

A riot in the Muslim-majority Xinjiang left 27 dead -- and got censored on the Chinese internet.

The drums of war are beating again in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. The adversaries are Egypt and Ethiopia.

Amateur filmmakers in Hong Kong used the Edward Snowden story as the basis of a short (and fictional) film.