ECONOMY & MARKETS

The statement comes a week after the USS Lassen challenged China's claim to the area for the first time since 2012.

Regional defense ministers are about to meet to discuss freedom of navigation and ways to avoid international incidents.

Opposition on the continent to the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the U.S. has become a worry for the White House.

More than a million American farmers will soon transfer farms to a new generation. The switch won't be easy.

The White House unveils a plan aimed at easing the transition of formerly incarcerated people into the labor market.

Climate change and shifting rain patterns are jeopardizing the country's critical agricultural sectors, an aide to Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.

Iran is a “a very attractive and profitable market” that businesses in Bavaria would like to trade with, said a Bavarian official.

As China's economy stumbles, the outlook for growth in other economies in the region is not very bright, according to a new report.

The C919 will make its maiden flight next year following delays, as the government seeks to promote China's domestic aviation industry.

The Greek state-owned bailout fund will supply at least $11 billion in aid to the country's four largest banks through purchase of convertible bonds and shares.

Nissan raised its profit forecast Monday, citing strong sales in the United States and Europe.

Leaders of three Asian powerhouses -- China, Japan and South Korea -- are meeting for the first time since 2012 as long-running disputes fester.

Premier Li Keqiang spoke of maintaining annual growth "of at least 6.5 percent,” at a conference in Seoul on Sunday.

The deal came as experts feared tourism in the region would suffer from escalating violence.

At their first joint meeting in over three years Sunday, the three countries pledged to work together on economic ties and trade agreements.

Data on China's services sector for the month of October showed an unexpected slowdown even as the manufacturing sector continued to contract.

The proposal would require too-big-to-fail banks to issue long-term bonds to increase the cushion needed should Wall Street face another Great Recession.

El Faro disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle as 155 mph winds from Hurricane Joaquin churned the sea.

The massive comet hurtled by 302,000 miles from Earth.

Doctors who use electronic communication to share test results may not be listening to what their patients want.

Rapidly rising water proved more deadly than tornadoes during a rash of severe storms in Texas.

The bill says the bank-rescue fund called the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) would have full voting rights on any shares it acquires from banks in exchange for providing state aid.

However, Li Keqiang also says China must improve its approach toward macroeconomic control, while aiming to deliver "quality" growth, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

Although the banks are currently being kept afloat by access to money through the eurozone monetary system, there is a rush to get recapitalization completed.

Hoping to placate government leaders in Beijing, U.S. film studios are increasingly willing to alter the political complexion of their movies, a report says.

China's relaxation of its one-child policy is aimed at boosting the economy, but many citizens say having a second child is simply too costly.

Structural economic issues, along with the slowdown in China's economic growth, have taken a toll on Thailand.

With the slump in global oil prices, Chevron announced Friday it plans to cut thousands of jobs.

The world's largest brewer saw its third quarter net profit fall, but with the potential acquisition of SABMiller, shares rose in Europe.