CHINA

The ChiNext growth board, home to some of China's giddiest small-cap valuations, fell 5.1 percent.

Despite shifts toward a more accepting society, Chinese government offices are slow to catch on.

Luxury brands in China are courting the young nouveau riche.

Japan and China’s stronghold claims in the East China Sea are related to the significant amounts of gas resources that are estimated to be in the area.

Filipino officials hope to eventually prove that China’s so-called “nine-dash line” territorial claim is illegal during a United Nations-backed tribunal that begins Tuesday.

The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final match between the U.S. and Japan drew an estimated 22 million viewers — trumping the 1999 World Cup final.

Iranian officials say the country's oil exports could reach 2.3 million barrels a day should the West remove sanctions.

Apple's iPhone was too hot to handle for one Hong Kong woman.

The exercise will see Russia ships test missiles defenses against simulated enemy attacks.

Hong Kong shares saw their biggest one-day fall in three years as concerns about the future of the European Union dominated the Hang Seng index.

A student’s decision to come out at her graduation ceremony was unprecedented in a nation where homosexuality is still taboo to many.

Japan’s attempts had initially faced stiff opposition from South Korea, as many of the locations were sites of forced labor.

Xiaomi's Mi 4i is a popular phone that has set a high bar for specs at its price band.

Some analysts said the moves appeared relatively minor, indicating there was no panic and investors remained focused on China's volatile markets.

Carli Lloyd's hat trick in the first 16 minutes set World Cup records and was the catalyst the U.S. women needed to win their first World Cup since 1999.

The French wine-making regions of Champagne and parts of Burgundy were recognized for development of secondary fermentation and agro-industrial enterprise.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the emerging deal is more of a breakdown than breakthrough.

The EU's unity, solidarity and international standing are at risk from Greece's debt, Russia's role in Ukraine, Britain's pursuit of opt-outs and Mediterranean migration.

The man allegedly wrote on social media that "there are people, because of the stock market crash, who have jumped off buildings in Beijing's Financial Street."

China's government, regulators and financial institutions are now waging a concerted campaign to prop up the nation's two main share markets.

An Islamic State group video purportedly depicts teenage militants shooting about 25 Syrian government troops in the ancient city of Palmyra.