CHINA

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.

If approved, the agreement will grant Congress a 52-day window to review terms of any final deal on Iran’s nuclear program.

The administrator of the Panama Canal countered suspicions that the Chinese government was quietly backing Nicaragua's project.

President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive is impacting China’s market for private jets, which are hampered by flight restrictions.

The five activists were detained for a month for planning peaceful demonstrations against sexual harassment.

Tatsuya Kato, former Seoul bureau chief of Sankei Shimbun newspaper, is on trial for allegedly defaming South Korean President Park Geun-hye.

Following a series of attacks around the country, the new controls suggest a more systematic approach to keeping tabs on potential wrongdoers.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said the city-state's economy was on track to meet the official forecast of 2-4 percent growth in 2015.

Russia’s missile systems contract with Iran was an $800 million agreement.

The S-400 Triumf can shoot down any aerial target, including stealth aircraft, helicopters, drones and ballistic missiles.

Legal taxi-booking apps are all the rage with Shanghai's young people, but less tech-savvy users are complaining they now have to wait much longer to hail a cab. The city government is stepping in.

Officials say seasonally adjusted figures are not so bad, but the outlook is "still grim."