CHINA

China’s newly designated President Xi Jinping expressed willingness to promote dialogue between the two Koreas.

Europe's luxury goods sales are expected to grow mostly due to purchases from emerging markets.

Genetics research in China may soon allow parents to screen embryos for the smartest possible offspring.

U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Wednesday ahead of the conclusion of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting.

The high rate of genetic anomalies that crop up in the fossil record suggests inbreeding was common among our ancestors, scientists said.

China’s government has implemented some solutions for water shortages, but it may not be enough.

The appearance of Taiwan's president at the Vatican angered Beijing, but there's a clear reason behind it: the Vatican recognizes Taiwan.

A chicken in China laid a monster egg that contained two yolks and a smaller egg inside.

China's Outbound non-financial investment rose to $18.4 billion in the first two months of 2013.

Being elected to a position of power requires a lot of campaign funding in the U.S. In China, there are no elections. But it still takes money.

Beijing media's consumer-rights reporting isn't getting the respect from the public that the government wants.

Volkswagen AG, Europe’s largest automaker, plans to recall vehicles in China after drawing scrutiny over defective gearbox systems.

Journal publisher Dow Jones dismisses allegations it gave Chinese officials travel and entertainment gifts in return for access to information.

For the first time, China has become the world’s fifth biggest arms exporter a Sweden-based research institute said Monday.

Newly released tapes confirm rumors that, in 1968, Richard Nixon worked to sabotage the Vietnam peace talks.

China records 13 million abortions annually, or 1,500 every hour.

The conservative media has been noticeably silent in the days following Scott Prouty's unveiling.

The mogul tells conservatives they are committing suicide on immigration reform and that Mitt Romney lost because he did not flaunt his success enough.

Asian stock markets mostly advanced Friday as sentiment turned positive following better-than-expected U.S. economic data.

Study finds that a mix of new policies and labor negotiations have boosted both worker output and demand.

Prominent Chinese children are treated with special privileges. One of them, accused of rape, may have lied about his age for a more lenient sentence.