CHINA

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.

Celebrating something in Asia? Forget the fluke of bubbly; whip out the tumbler of Scotch instead.

India has relaxed its cumbersome 60-day gap rule, making it easier for foreigners on tourist visas to travel in and out of the country.

Smartphones may be the global rage, but sales of all mobile phones will rise a mere 1.4 percent this year, IDC forecast.

Sharp Corp. (TYO:6753) said Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) agreed to invest as much as 9.9 billion yen (US $121 million), in it.

Report: the world pumped an estimated 35.6 billion tons of carbon air pollution in 2012; China and the U.S. lead in pollution.