CHINA

China's announcement that it will reel in stability-threatening real estate speculation sent related shares plummeting.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Monday as investor sentiment was weighed down by concerns over the U.S. spending cuts.

Asian stock markets declined Monday as sentiment was dampened after the Chinese government tightened measures to control rising property prices.

Tales of China's empty cities continue to fascinate because of the country's headlong rush into the development of real estate.

For the third year in a row, U.S.-based companies in China saw their profits decline. Why now?

Barclays analyst Kirk Yang believes Apple will release two true iPhone 5 successors, the security-laden iPhone 5S and cheaper-built iPhone 6, by September 2013.

The yen's slide is an effort to jump-start Japan, but holders of the dollar, won, Euro, yuan and other currencies see it as an act of aggression.

Naw Kham and three accomplices were executed for the killing of 13 Chinese fishermen. Their last moments were broadcast live on state TV.

The world’s billionaires had a combined fortune of $5.5 trillion -- the equivalent of China’s GDP, according to Hurun.

China's regulators will curb its rapidly expanding shadow banking system, which has for months greatly exceeded formal bank lending.

China's manufacturing activity expanded at a slower rate in February, data released Friday by the National Bureau of Statistics showed.

Four members of a foreign drug trafficking outfit were executed in China Friday for the murder of 13 fishermen on the Mekong River in 2011.

Crude oil prices declined and hovered below $92 a barrel in Asian trading Friday as disappointing Chinese manufacturing growth weighed on sentiment.

A restaurant in Beijing has taken a stand on China's island disputes by refusing to serve people from rival Asian nations.

With everything from natural gas pipelines to railroads at risk, the threat from 'kinetic' cyberwarfare is more than virtual.

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presented the budget for 2013-14 on Thursday as the country's growth has slowed significantly.

Chinese scam artists are doubling profits by getting creative with walnuts.

A cheeky anti-water pollution campaign takes a serious turn, when a villager is roughed up after being vocal about the environment.

Public support for same-sex marriage by some prominent conservatives could potentially affect the outcome of two Supreme Court cases this term.

Beijing is now buying up depressed assets on foreign soil. And their favorite destination is Europe.

During the talks, the six world powers -- France, Germany, the U.S., China, Russia and Britain -- offered to lift some sanctions if Iran curtailed its nuclear activity.