CHINA

India, China and Iraq have become the biggest importers of Russian weapons over the past year since Western sanctions were imposed on Moscow.

The surprise move comes amid a deepening crackdown on civil society in China.

Nearly 90,000 North Koreans are working across 40 countries to earn about $2 billion in revenue for Pyongyang, according to a BBC report.

Xie Hui ran the Xinjiang prison system from 2010 until his promotion in 2013 to be a vice head of the Xinjiang public security bureau.

Beijing described Japan 's annual defense review as misleading and malicious.

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) shares slumped nearly 7 percent in after-hours trading as its fourth-quarter revenue forecast fell short of estimates and it missed some targets for iPhone sales.

According to a government source, North Korea could be planning to use to fire a long-range missile in October.

Sales figures for the company's newest product, the Apple Watch, are still a mystery.

Political turmoil between Tokyo and Beijing could lead to profound economic fallout, an op-ed article said.

The candidate's speech seemed to focus on nothing in particular and everything at the same time.

“Detaining anyone incommunicado and in secret leaves them at high risk of torture or ill treatment," said Sophie Richardson, China director of Human Rights Watch.

"China’s military development is of concern to the regional international community, including our country.”

The New Development Bank had a rocky start, with disagreements between its member nations causing several delays since it was first proposed in 2012.

China's regulator says it will continue with measures to "restore investor confidence," as authorities defend massive intervention in the market.

Jingyu Toy Products manufactures toys for big-name toy companies like Hasbro, Mattel and Takara Tomy.

Since 2008, an average of 26.4 million people have been displaced by disasters each year -- and, people in low- and middle-income countries are the most affected.

Hawk Luo Yuan says Beijing can use means “beyond the Philippines’ imagination,” as Manila prepares a record budget to defend its claims in the South China Sea.

The Xinhua report did not mention a reason for the attack.

A National Review reporter was lambasted online Monday night for penning an article in which some are claiming he called presidential candidate Bernie Sanders a Nazi.

Russia's plan to move ISS training to Crimea next year could put the U.S., which has opposed the Russian annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula, in an awkward position.

China's efforts to construct a military base on one of seven artificial islands China has created in the disputed Spratly Islands is a step too far, Japanese defense leaders claim.