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China's state media published an in-depth profile of Xi Jinping, hoping to humanize the nation's future leader.

From a potential port strike, to the massacre of South African striking miners, 2012 saw tensions rise between workers and companies.

Beijing and a city just two hours north of the capital will jointly bid to co-host the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The FBI filed criminal charges against two Chinese nationals who sought to buy chips from Lattice Semiconductor illegally.

China unveiled the world’s longest high-speed rail line Wednesday, the latest milestone in the nation’s rapid high-speed network.

What did Christmas 2012 look like for you? Here's a look at some of the best photos from around the world.

The African continent is seeing some monumental changes, and is rife with conflict and potential.

China's leaders are reviewing a new Internet policy that will require users to register with real names, among other restrictions.

A military plane carrying senior Kazakh security officials crashed Tuesday, killing everyone on board.

Shinzo Abe was elected as Japan’s prime minister as the nation faces the challenges of deflation.

Where is Santa Claus right now? You can follow St. Nick on his Christmas Eve journey thanks to live streams and trackers from Google and NORAD.

China continued its steady march toward superpower status in 2012 amid a leadership shift, a major scandal and economic uncertainty.

Five top themes were technology highlights of 2012, from low chip demand to online security.

Most Asian markets fell by week's end as investor sentiment turned negative due to Congressional leaders' lack of progress on reaching an agreement to avert the looming fiscal cliff.

Does Mexico mind that doomsday prophets have used the Mayan calendar to foretell the end of the world in 2012? Hardly.

North Korea is holding an American man in custody after he confessed to crimes which have not been identified.

A new Gallup poll claims that the world's happiest countries are almost all in Latin America.

Almost one-third of China's affluent business people want to put their money overseas, possibly hurting China's local economies.

As US-China economic, political and military relations continue to be tested, Taiwanese well-being could suffer the most.

NASA's “Ask an Astrobiologist” feature has been dominated by queries about planet-wide blackouts and mysterious rogue planets in recent weeks.

China's Foxconn decreased its employees' overtime hours, but employees are saying the restricted hours don't let them make enough money.