Also this week, China's policymakers are expected to meet on Dec. 12-14 for the annual Central Economic Work Conference (CEWC) to set the policy framework for 2013.
A failed proposal backed by Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and others at WCIT in Dubai this week might have curtailed Internet freedoms.
China's 2013 economic policy will be determined at the upcoming Central Economic Work Conference. Most observers say it's going to go for one thing above all: stabillity.
Intelligence experts say the U.S. will lose its clout by 2030, but that won't be just bad news for Americans.
The Japanese Army abducted at least 200,000 women of all ages across East Asia to serve as “comfort women.”
China's President-in-waiting Xi Jinping's first official visit was not greeted with the typical pomp that surrounds the arrival of an official. That led Chinese netizens to comment on what could be the new governments' first sign of reform.
China's rebound continues, but it appears to be losing some strength.
Opponents of foreign big-box retail in India claim Wal-Mart's engagement with Capitol Hill amounts to corruption.
Samsung Electronics (KRX:005930) was the clear winner shipping “connected” devices in the third quarter, with a 22 percent share, IDC said.
Russia, the UAE and several other nations have proposed at a U.N. conference in Dubai to restructure the governance of the Internet and place it under state control with authorization for extensive surveillance and censorship.
Chinese authorities arrested a monk and his nephew for their alleged roles in inciting a series of self-immolations, state media reported Sunday.
The U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Monday as investors continue to worry that the looming fiscal cliff will have a marked impact on the economic recovery.
China’s trade surplus dropped in November compared to that in the previous month.
John T. Chambers has decided to base his legacy as CEO of Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) on the cloud, software, and services.
Anti-China rallies in 2 Vietnam cities, amid rising tensions over Beijing’s South China Sea claims, were quickly dispersed by Vietnam security.
One year after the death of Kim Jong Il, does his son envision a more open, tourist-friendly North Korea?
Asian markets are expected to open on a positive note as better-than-expected U.S. non-farm payroll data eased fears.
Friday was an earthshaking day around the Pacific Rim, as the U.S. Geological Survey reported 14 earthquakes of at least magnitude 5.0 hit the Asia-Pacific region.
Asian markets rose in the week as investor sentiment was lifted with China's manufacturing and service activity expanding in November.
A toxic cloud of burning pesticides spread across parts of Argentina's Buenos Aires Thursday after a small fire broke out in a shipping container in the city’s port.
China has moved factories away from big cities where tourists visit. But it hasn't dealt with the pollution they cause.
Average salaries in developed countries are expected to have risen by no more than inflation in 2012.