CHINA

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.

Precious metals fell again Wednesday on continued concern about China's cash crunch.

Five years and trillions of dollars later, central banks in China and the U.S. are determined to mop up their excessive liquidity.

After a 12-year hiatus, the U.S. is back on top in terms of foreign direct investment sentiment; it was fourth in 2012.

At least 27 people were killed Wednesday in riots in western China’s Xinjiang region beset with tensions between the Uighur and Han communities.

The U.S. is once again, after a dozen years, the preferred destination for foreign investors, overtaking China and other emerging economies.

The "Transformers" franchise has been highly successful in China, and movie producers hope to continue that with the new China-centered installment of the series.