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The key CSI300 index fell 7.9 percent while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 7.4 percent.

The president of the city's Legislative Council has faced calls to step down, after leaked WhatsApp messages showed him apparently colluding with pro-Beijing lawmakers.

Human rights have long been a source of tension between the world's two largest economies.

President Obama is now set to complete negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which aims to be a massive trade deal with 11 nations.

Thanks to government incentives, sports are set to become one of China's biggest growth industries.

Is the time now ripe for a Chinese tech takeover?

Experts say the government's cyberdefenses are woefully outdated.

It's the first time in at least four years that Saudi Arabia has lost its spot as the largest crude oil supplier to India.

The practice is "rampant," especially in rural areas, but some Chinese media say changing the law may not be enough.

The Beijing pair say they want to protest family planning rules, which only allow married couples to have children.

The pledges were made at the inaugural session of the International Conference on Nepal's Reconstruction in Kathmandu on Thursday.

A search operation is underway for four people who went missing after heavy rains in Son La province.

Chinese banks at present are prohibited from lending more than 75 percent of their deposits, limiting their ability to offer loans.

Lindane has been found to cause cancer in humans, per a study by the World Health Organization.

A survey by Pew Research shows world public opinion is becoming more favorable toward China.

The apps are available on the Google Play Store and Chinese app stores such as Tencent and Xiaomi.

China's giant e-commerce website is the latest retailer to block sales of Confederate flag merchandise.

A government report says synthetic drug use is growing rapidly, smuggling is "rampant" -- and some officials are users.

A Dutch Court on Wednesday ordered the government to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent -- compared to 1990 levels -- by 2020.

A document reportedly reveals that Western nations are ready to offer nuclear equipment to Iran in exchange for limits on its weapons program.

Chinese customs officials say a recent crackdown on food smuggling has netted more than $480 million worth of illegally imported frozen meat — some of it from the 1970s.