The Oman talks, perceived as a prelude to the final round of meetings in Vienna next week, ended without making significant progress.
Products such as medical devices and video-game consoles will no longer be subject to tariffs.
The Chinese government is trying to limit Obama's public exposure during the visit.
A Chinese holiday celebrating bachelorhood became bigger than Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and is ready for the world stage.
A man reportedly bought 99 iPhones to propose to his girlfriend in China and then she rejected him.
China's Singles' Day is set to drive new shopping records as Chinese retailers look to expand the holiday overseas.
The U.S. and China announce extended visas for citizens of both countries, meant to help with economic relations.
The German luxury automaker delivered 16 percent more cars in China in October than same month last year.
Executives working in a number of sensitive areas essentially gave Asian spies access to their digital lives.
Beijing may have cleared its skies for the APEC summit, but data about air quality just got harder to find.
What political history says about the chances that Obama and the GOP can cooperate during the next two years.
The landmark deal will give global investors easier access to China's $3.9 trillion stock market.
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that the Trans-Pacific Partnership has “the potential for being a historic agreement.”
The meeting follows two years of heightened tensions between China and Japan over disputed islands in the East China Sea, and other issues.
The two countries are holding a second day of high-level talks in Oman on Monday as the deadline to sign a lasting nuclear deal looms.
Poor performance in midterm elections and an onslaught of global issues could dim Obama's presence at APEC.
British opposition leader Ed Miliband hopes to appeal to businesses against Prime Minister David Cameron's plan to hold an in/out referendum.
Canadians Kevin and Julia Garratt have been detained since August on charges including suspected theft of intelligence information.
Sure, China's economy is in a slowdown, but it isn't all that "scary," President Xi Jinping says at APEC CEO Summit Sunday.
Tung Chee-hwa told student protesters in the city that Beijing authorities have made up their mind about the city's democracy.
Mexicans are lashing out against an off-the-cuff remark made by the attorney general during a press conference Friday.
The last Americans held by North Korea were released Saturday.