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The local court said the move, which reflects growing tensions over unpaid wages, would be a lesson, but Chinese media criticized the decision.

Crude oil prices touched a 2016 high and the dollar weakened further, providing a fillip to most Asian markets Friday.

Jia Jia told former colleagues that something could happen to him, and also warned them of the dangers of re-publishing an open letter that asked for Chinese President Xi Jinping to resign.

Concern about the spiritual leader's health has reinforced the importance of the vote to keeping the issue of Tibet alive.

The officials will meet in Beijing Friday to confer on ways to implement new U.N. sanctions against North Korea for its missile and nuclear activities.

Comments by Li Ka-shing, one of Asia's wealthiest people, came days after Moody’s downgraded its outlook on the Chinese territory’s long-term debt.

The grants announced Thursday would develop the workforce in coal-reliant communities as mines shutter and coal plants close, leaving thousands of workers jobless.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday imposed sweeping new sanctions on the isolated East Asian country.

Germany, Japan and France are believed to be the front-runners for a contract to build 12 conventional submarines for Australia, at an estimated cost of at least $43 billion.

Gory warnings on cigarette packets are “not consistent with Chinese cultural values,” the country’s tobacco regulator said.

The smartphone maker was slapped with export restrictions over allegations of selling phone monitoring equipment to Iran.

Global growth concerns, particularly regarding China, have rattled markets through much of this year.

The U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at the conclusion of a two-day meeting Wednesday, but adjusted its plans for further rate hikes this year.

With growing threats in the region and a shrinking population, Japan is expanding positions for women in the defense forces.

In his annual news conference at the close of China’s legislative session, Premier Li Keqiang said the economy had passed the “stress test.”

The Florida senator's campaign, now ended, suffered from a lackluster strategy, his "Robot Rubio" image and his previous support for immigration reform.

As a ceasefire takes hold, citizens in Aleppo consider the toll — in deaths and lives forever altered — of five years of fighting.

Investors see the Federal Reserve holding steady on interest rates as monetary policymakers meet to survey the health of the U.S. economy.

The success of “Kung Fu Panda 3” and especially “Zootopia” has Chinese studios paying closer attention to animated films. One just started a division.

Housing Minister Chen Zhenggao told reporters that despite soaring prices in big cities, China does not risk a Japan-style property bubble.

The country’s central bank has drafted rules that are meant to serve as a check on capital outflows, a report said.