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China's exports in March returned to growth for the first time in nine months, adding to further signs of stabilization that cheered regional investors.

JPMorgan Chase, the first of the big U.S. banks to report quarterly earnings, posted higher-than-expected revenue and profit Wednesday.

Problems in the U.K.’s steel industry are raising questions about whether an independent Britain would have to dance to China’s tune on trade.

All major stock indexes around the globe gained during Wednesday trade even as crude oil prices slipped again due to oversupply concerns.

The bank’s net income fell to $5.52 billion in the first quarter ended March 31, from $5.91 billion a year earlier.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed anger at the statement, saying the countries should not be taking sides on issues involving territorial disputes.

The possible murder of Hilary Bower across the border in southern China is adding to concerns in a city already shaken by "disappearances" of booksellers critical of Beijing.

The world’s largest privately owned coal producer had warned in March that it may seek bankruptcy protection after failing to make an interest payment.

South Korea and the United States are in talks to install the missile system in the Korean Peninsula to counter threats from North Korea.

The lawsuit was filed by Sun Wenlin and Hu Mingliang after a civil affairs bureau refused to issue the couple a marriage registration certificate.

Seasonal factors may have played a part, but analysts see tentative signs of stabilization in China’s economy, though recovery remains fragile.

China has also deployed a YJ-62 subsonic anti-ship cruise missile on Woody Island in the South China Sea.

With “Civil War” set to follow in the footsteps of “Zootopia,” Disney is making all the right moves at the Chinese box office.

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday trimmed its forecast for 2016 to 3.2 percent, citing a slowdown in China, low oil prices and weakness in advanced economies.

Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said Kenyan police carrying assault rifles threw tear gas to force its citizens onto a China-bound plane.

GPS jamming is illegal in the U.S., the U.K. and most of continental Europe.

India reportedly delayed the agreement over concerns that it could turn into a military alliance with the U.S., undermining its traditional autonomy.

The companies that have signed up to fight terror online include Baidu, Tencent and Alibaba Group, according to the Cyberspace Administration of China.

Stronger commodity prices failed to offset domestic concerns over the stability of improvement of the real economy in China.

The e-commerce platform operates in six countries and could help Jack Ma expand Alibaba’s market outside China.

The number of North Korean defectors rose 17.5 percent in the first quarter compared to the year before as more people sought to flee the Kim Jong Un regime, a report said.