CHINA

The rout in China's highly leveraged stock market has become a major worry for international investors, who fear a meltdown could further destabilize the global economy.

China is preparing to launch a new institutional lender, seen as encroaching on the regional clout of Tokyo and ally Washington.

The officer is alleged to have leaked military secrets to a Chinese agent. It follows the jailing of two officials from the same unit for passing classified information to arms dealers.

A furor is swirling after a Chinese state-run company told its women workers they must apply for permission to have children — or else.

The Swiss solar-powered plane is currently on the riskiest leg of its ambitious journey -- from the city of Nagoya in Japan to Hawaii.

A newspaper linked to China's central bank alleges that foreign banks and traders might be to blame for what some have described as “malicious” short-selling of Chinese shares.

Over 20 people were also injured in the quake, which struck the Xinjiang region in northwestern China Friday morning.

Moscow is arming many of its former Soviet allies as it looks to continue moves out of recession while also building up support against NATO.

China, Russia and other powerful countries are also exploring hypersonic flight.

Beijing has promised to drastically reduce its level of carbon emissions within 20 years.

Beijing's hard-line response to pro-democracy groups seems to be working ... at least for now.

India and China will account for almost 40 percent of all smartphones sold in the world by 2017, according to a new research report.

China said Tuesday some of its land reclamation in the Spratlys, where it's building seven islands on top of coral reefs, had been completed, although it gave few details.

The new measure reaches beyond China's borders into international territories, as well as cyberspace and outer space.

The smartphone for the upper midrange market comes with premium appeal and impressive features.

Many commentators accuse China's road operators of exaggerating losses so they can carry on charging fees beyond the 15-year limit.

Opinion was divided about Wednesday's demonstrations with some fearing the march would turn violent while others viewed it as simply "pointless."

China's sweeping new national security law could bring more Internet controls, affect foreign businesses in China, and add to pressure on Hong Kong to pass similar regulations.

A report on an investigation into the February crash, which killed 43 people, is to be released Thursday.

Beijing has rolled out a flurry of stimulus measures since last year but analysts remain wary about the outlook.

China's government-imposed ban on Ramadan in Xinjiang province has made Chinese restaurants in Turkey the target of protest.