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The case emphasizes tensions between widespread environmental concerns in China and the official desire for stability.

The Chinese government’s increasing focus on rural development has prompted banks to spread their networks into the country’s villages.

Authorities in China have been targeting the illegal drugs trade for the last six months, with dramatic results.

Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric paid about $193 million for the Wallsend-based Specialist Machine Developments.

Beijing residents, used to high levels of smog, had to contend with high winds and blasting sand particles in the air Wednesday night.

The search area for the missing plane will be doubled if it's not found by May, according to officials.

Xiaomi-funded Ninebot, which was sued by Segway for copyright infringement, has announced it will buy the pioneering scooter maker.

China’s military says it is in a place to fight a modern war against Japan -- as long as the U.S. doesn’t intervene.

Chinese upstarts ZTE, Lenovo and Huawei, which dominate the gadget market, are eyeing commercial systems. Nokia needs to get big enough to compete.

Russia was quick to sell Iran the much-vaunted S-300 after the Geneva deal. But the advanced weapon isn't invincible.

The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that new data on global oil demand and supply provide little clarity on price forecasts.

China's state-run media has begun a campaign to assure netizens that Hillary Clinton's presidential aspirations are no threat to Sino-American relations.

The world’s No. 1 maker of semiconductors posted earnings in line with Wall Street expectations a day earlier, despite sluggish PC sales.

During the 12-month period through March 31, Japanese warplanes scrambled 943 times, just one short of the 1984 record.

The ECB is almost certain to keep rates unchanged at record lows at its meeting later in the day.

Shares in the affiliate, Alibaba Health Information Technology Limited, nearly doubled early on Wednesday after the announcement.

Slowing exports and real estate investment point to challenges as leaders acknowledge "downward pressure."

The IMF has cautioned that the economic recovery remains "moderate and uneven," beset by greater uncertainty and many risks.

China's annual economic growth likely slowed to a six-year low of 7 percent in the first quarter as demand at home and abroad faltered, fanning expectations that authorities will have to roll out more policy stimulus to avert a sharper slowdown.

U.S. President Barack Obama dropped his opposition on Tuesday to a bill giving Congress a voice on a nuclear deal with Iran after members of his Democratic Party negotiated changes to the bill that had won strong support from both parties.

Ford will soon announce $2.5 billion to expand Mexican operations while Toyota eyes a new $1 billion Corolla factory.