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After the launch of the Surface tablet, Microsoft (MSFT) is reportedly is busy testing a smartphone with Asian suppliers.

Asian stock markets surged Friday as investor sentiment turned positive overnight following better-than-expected economic reports from the U.S.

Crude oil prices declined slightly and hovered below $87 a barrel during Asian trading hours Friday as investors awaited a key U.S. monthly non-farm payrolls and unemployment data from the government.

The Bank of Japan has assured that it will continue to ease the monetary policy to help the country overcome deflation and return to a sustainable growth path.

China has launched the first test flight of a new stealth fighter prototype. The J-31 stealth fighter flew for approximately 11 minutes on Wednesday morning.

The Chinese government's financial investment arm has bought a ten percent stake in Heathrow Airport Holdings. It's a big step, and China isn't nearly done buying in Europe.

Obama pushes back on discredited claims that the bailed-out, profitable automaker would send production to China.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data, Institute of Supply Management’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index data and Automatic Data Processing’s National Employment Report.

Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after the official data showed that Chinese manufacturing activity expanded for the first time in three months.

Asian shares fell Thursday as China's official and private sector manufacturing PMIs confirmed a recovering growth trend, but that failed to convince investors the slowdown was bottoming out.

China's manufacturing activity in October expanded after last two months of contraction giving indication that the country’s economy is reviving the growth momentum.

Cultivation of opium poppy (used to produce heroin) is steadily increasing in Myanmar, the world's second-largest producer of the plant.

Beijing initially imposed the rule to curb a population explosion, but the rule is broadly unpopular among the public.

Many railways officials have been detained in connection with a comprehensive series of corruption probes.

The wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reappeared in public, after being absent from the public eye for almost two months, according to the state media.

Japan’s manufacturing activity contracted in October to an 18-month low, increasing concerns about the slowdown in the economic growth of the world's third largest economy.

A new Romney ad claims Chrysler might move Jeep production to China, but is that true? Chrysler and Democrats disagree.

Japan’s industrial output dropped in September compared to the previous month in an indication of the faltering economy of the country and soft global demand.

Meteor Entertainment raised $18 million in a second round of funding, a strong endorsement of the potential for freemium video games.

In another chapter of the spy war with Beijing, Taiwan has arrested at least three retired military officials for allegedly passing military defense secrets to mainland China.

Violence continued on the fourth day of the so-called cease-fire between the Syrian military and opposition forces.