CHINA

An Apple Store employee and a customer got into a fight amid the launch of the new iPad2 in China, making for the most intense debut of the iPad in any country.

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani addressed his country's Parliament on the Osama bin Laden operation in Abbottabad.

The Silver Price rallied to $38.00 at Monday's London Fix – rising over 11% from Friday lunchtime's Fix – before also slipping back to trade 26% below late April's 3-decade record.

The Apple iPad 2 frenzy in China took a violent turn when a scuffle broke out between a customer and an Apple Store employee, leaving four people injured.

A hurricane struck the Foshan City in Guangdong Province in southern China for the second time in a month on Friday, killing 4 people and injuring 17 others.

A Chinese man says he saw a fight between an Apple store employee and a customer amid a frenzy to buy the newly launched iPad 2.

Four person were injured in scuffles that broke out at a Beijing Apple store after the iPad 2 went on sale on Friday in the country.

The U.S. federal government has prosecuted nearly 60 individuals since 2008 related to the transfer of U.S.-based information to China, according to report.

Apple iPad 2 mania gripped China as customers and scalpers formed serpentine queues outside at Apple's four stores in Beijing and Shanghai.

On international trade, Vladimir Putin seems to be channeling the autocratic spirit of Catherine the Great. He wants Russia to modernize by joining the World Trade Organization -- but not too much.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Immersion, Sapient, Novatel Wireless, Orthovita, Marchex, Limelight Networks, Rubicon Technology, Mercer International, Hansen Natural, and XOMA.

In Hebei, China, a teenager named Lui Shi Ching, 16 years old, has carried his friend to school daily for the last 8 years. His friend Lu shao has a congenital disorder which makes it difficult for him to walk.

Cisco announced changes to its management structure.

China has officially criticized U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration for the military operation that led to the killing of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.

Commodity prices fell once again, and Silver Bullion sank for the fourth day in succession, losing 22.5% against the Dollar since Thursday last week - the sharpest plunge since April 1987.

Jefferies & Co. initiated coverage of AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASIA) with a buy rating and a price target of $27, implying 41 percent upside.

The top after-market NYSE losers on Wednesday are: Ion Geophysical, Nu Skin Enterprises, McClatchy, Clean Harbors, Solarwinds, F.N.B. Corp, Dole Food Co, Murphy Oil Corp, China Green Agriculture and Calgon Carbon Corp.

Factories manufacturing Apple iPads and iPhones in China are forcing staff to sign pledges not to commit suicide, according to an investigation, the Daily Mail reported.

Donald Trump claims that he has read “hundreds” of books about China and is an expert on the country’s culture, economy and its relationship with the U.S.

China's inflation rate has reached a point where it is sparking social unrest, the American enterprise Institute's (AEI) latest outlook report has noted. Chinese premier Wen Jiabao's recent comment that inflation is a tiger that once set free is very difficult to put back in its cage[1] aptly characterizes the current inflation in his country. The world's second-largest economy faces some fundamental choices if it is to restore stability, says the report, which was au...

Nissan Motors has bagged the contract to provide the next generation of New York's famous yellow taxis, the car-maker said in a statement.