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The three-month operation was reportedly delayed because police had to deal with the massive Occupy Central protests that shook Hong Kong last year.

Despite his entourage of new media tycoons, the Chinese president's visit is being reported in old-style propaganda ways back home.

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 ended the day 2.8 percent in the red, with shares of car manufactures falling steeply as a delayed reaction to the Volkswagen emissions scandal.

The worth of the vitamin market in China is expected to rise to $20 billion by 2019.

In 2013, just over 1,000 coal mines were operating, as cheap natural gas and weak global demand continued to take a toll on coal production.

The Chinese president said his country would lift restrictions on foreign investment, as Boeing announced plans for an aircraft finishing center in China, its first outside the U.S.

Worries that an eventual tightening in U.S. monetary policy and slower growth in China could knock the global economy have scared off investors, particularly those invested in stocks and commodities.

As China's President Xi Jinping began his U.S. visit, authorities in Beijing released a video showing foreigners, including Americans, heaping praise on him.

China is widely believed to be the source of the hack at the Office of Personnel Management, and the news coincides with President Xi Jinping's visit to the U.S.

Apple has gradually expanded sales of the smartwatch to its stores and retail partners such as Best Buy.

U.S. stocks were trading in the red Wednesday, taking cues from disappointing Chinese economic manufacturing data.

The Chinese military aircraft reportedly performed an "unsafe" maneuver while intercepting an American RC-135 spy plane that was flying above the Yellow Sea.

The Chinese government has cracked down on this spiritual movement since 1999.

The Russia has vetoed four U.N. Security Council resolutions on Syria in four years.

Qatar may have lost over $4 billion in its sovereign wealth fund due to its large stake in the scandal-steeped automaker.

Apple may choose Samsung, TSMC and Intel to build its next smartphone chip.

While European markets appeared on the mend, U.S. stock futures pointed to a strong opening after Tuesday's fall.

In his first speech on his U.S. visit, Xi Jinping defended China's crackdown on graft, the intervention in stock markets to prevent "panic," and pledged a more open economy.

The new service is expected to help the San Francisco company cope with growing competition from local players.

Malaysian police said that four of the eight arrested were locals believed to have helped others illegally enter Thailand.

India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has stepped up its defense purchases -- from Rafale jets to Apache choppers.