CHINA

The Chinese president spoke after Barack Obama at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation event in Manila Wednesday, before Obama was scheduled to meet the leaders of other TPP countries.

As competition ratchets up with Uber, India's ride-hailing network leader Ola has moved to consolidate its position.

"We must be more forceful in the battle of ideas," said the Ohio governor, who is seeking the Republican Party's 2016 presidential nomination.

Islamic State group fighters get firearms from fleeing or deceased soldiers and from shipments across borders -- with increased access when conflicts heat up.

India will see a smartphone explosion, but Apple could struggle to repeat the success it's seen in China.

Data closely watched by the Federal Reserve's interest rate-setting committee showed prices increasing and U.S. factory output gaining strength.

The Philippines and some of its neighbors are fighting China's claims to most of the South China Sea.

"Public diplomacy and cooperation in space go together like peanut butter and jelly," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said.

Antibiotic resistance has been described as "one of the biggest threats to global health today."

Samsung and Apple combined accounted for over 100 percent of the industry's profit since other manufacturers took losses in the period.

In the lead-up to a critical climate conference in Paris, the world spent $391 billion on green investments -- a 20 percent increase year over year.

However, the euro plummeted to a six-and-a-half month low against the yen Monday, as the Japanese currency benefited from its traditional safe-haven status.

Financial markets, unpredictable as always, show few clear patterns in the aftermath of incidents like the Nov. 13 terror attacks in Paris.

The country's fast emerging e-commerce market has made retaining talent a priority and companies are finding clever ways to do so.

China says it faces the same threats from the Islamic State group as France. Beijing is also calling for global support against Xinjiang separatists.

Terrorism and geopolitics will color discussions usually centered on economies and trade.

In a sign of the improvement in Sino-Japanese relations, Abe has met Chinese President Xi Jinping twice since last November.

The global economy remains very much a mixed bag for investors, with the United States looking like it may hike interest rates for the first time since 2006 next month.

U.S. President Barack Obama vowed to help hunt down terrorists behind Friday's Paris attacks, at a news conference ahead of the summit in Turkey.

"If our country is threatened or being encroached, we Malaysians should rise to defend our country," Malaysia's deputy prime minister says.

However, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday the ceasefire would not apply to terrorist organizations such as the Islamic State.