CHINA

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.

China's new visa policy allows citizens from 45 countries to enter for 72 hours without a visa. But Norway remains off the list.

From “superstorms” to mega disasters, 2012 was, by all accounts, an eventful year. More than 1 billion people traveled - led by the ramp-up in Chinese tourists.

Apple's iPad Mini saw its release date in China on Friday, and although measures have been taken to eliminate unruly crowds, scalpers swarmed the company's retail locations.

A man in China has invested the last two years and all his money in building a ship that he believes will save his life when the Apocalypse allegedy predicted by the Mayans happens on December 21.

After a year of false starts, a genuine economic recovery does now seem to be under way.

Crude oil prices advanced slightly and hovered above $86 a barrel during the Asian trading hours Friday.

Malaysia posted a better-than-expected trade surplus in October, indicating that the country’s economic condition continued to strengthen.

The Asian Development Bank slightly lowered the 2012 and 2013 growth forecasts for developing Asia.

The United States is likely to give India, South Korea, Turkey and other nations another six-month reprieve Friday from financial sanctions because they have cut their oil purchases from Iran.

The kidnapping of 7 Sichuan province girls cast a light on a problem government officials were largely ignoring - until social media picked it up.

Bombardier and Boeing are securing big orders as carriers like Delta Air Lines upgrade fleet fuel efficiency.

China's version of Twitter, Weibo, shows that Internet memes can be very local -- and very funny. Here's what the Chinese tweeted about this year.

China has asked Vietnam to stop its unilateral oil exploration in disputed areas in the South China Sea.

The global economy continued to recover in November, helped by a sharp growth in the service industries.

The world's tallest woman, Yao Defen, standing at 7'8", according to Guinness World Records, died in China last month.

Starbucks plans to build 1,500 stores amid booming profits and massive expansion.

China's service activity expanded in November but at a slower pace compared to that in the previous month, according to the HSBC Services Purchasing Managers’ Index released Wednesday.

Tensions are mounting between U.S. and Chinese securities regulators and could mean Chinese companies' shares being delisted from U.S. exchanges.