As demand from China and Brazil slumps, the WTO projects global trade will underwhelm in the latter half of 2015.
Uncertainty regarding a possible U.S. Federal Reserve interest-rate hike exacerbated volatility in what's typically the worst month of the year for equities.
Chinese military expansion in the South China Sea has been ongoing for several years.
Apple is offering free three-month trials for the service in its second-biggest market.
Leading law professor Johannes Chan was barred from a top university post in a decision critics say was motivated by his support of student civil disobedience.
Media accusations of a lack of patriotism for selling Chinese assets have alarmed investors, but Li Ka-shing says he is just restructuring his business.
CIA officials told the Washington Post that the identity of agents in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing was compromised after the theft of over 22 million federal personnel records.
Japan's chief cabinet secretary said Wednesday that his country "is certainly not doing such things."
Despite dour pronouncements from some politicians, the U.S. remained the third most competitive economy in the world, the World Economic Forum said.
As the possibility of a government shutdown lingers, investors are questioning whether financial markets would take a major hit.
"The aim of holding these people accountable is to promote work and manage the issue of laziness in government."
China's Communist Party has launched a new push to increase the number of party members and has targeted nongovernmental organizations and trade unions.
NATO and Russia have restored their Cold War military postures throughout its territory and abroad over the last two years.
In addition to China’s economic slowdown, Goldman Sachs also cited declining global oil prices for the downward projection in its revised prediction.
Japan's Nikkei 225 index led the market rout in Asia, dropping to an eight-month low and closing down 4.1 percent.
India's e-commerce leaders are beginning to invest in smaller competitors or specialist services to consolidate their market position.
Shares in commodity trading firms, such as Glencore and Noble Group, were hit hard and a Japanese shipper filed for bankruptcy.
The typhoon killed two people and injured over 300 in Taiwan, which battled the storm for three hours Monday night.
The Reserve Bank of India cut the repo rate to 6.75 percent from 7.25 percent -- a higher-than-expected cut that brought the key interest rate to its lowest level in four years.
The news of Xi's Oct. 20-23 visit comes a week after British finance minister George Osborne visited China to strengthen economic and financial ties.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will make history as the first Nigerian leader in 16 years to address the U.N. General Assembly on the opening day of General Debate.
The Chinese president also talked about global peace, development and international order during his speech Monday at the U.N. General Assembly.
