CHINA

At least 27 people were killed Wednesday in riots in western China’s Xinjiang region beset with tensions between the Uighur and Han communities.

The U.S. is once again, after a dozen years, the preferred destination for foreign investors, overtaking China and other emerging economies.

The "Transformers" franchise has been highly successful in China, and movie producers hope to continue that with the new China-centered installment of the series.

Obama's visit to Africa this week could spur American economic partnerships in the region, at long last.

U.S. stock index futures gain on Wednesday as investors await the final estimate of first quarter GDP data.

Strong US data helped boost most Asian stocks and drive down gold futures, while the Shanghai index continued to fall, despite PBoC's assurances.

The Chinese workers who are holding hostage American CEO Chip Starnes say he has not paid in months.

Southeast Asia's third-largest economy is projected to grow at a rate of 5.1 percent for the next two years, pending necessary economic reforms.

Ecuador's asylum talks with Snowden come just weeks ahead of the U.S. Congress' vote to renew a unique trade deal to benefit Ecuador.

LeBron James almost got seriously injured in the Miami Heat championship parade.

Reports show that new media outlets like Weibo have revealed government corruption in China more than traditional outlets.

Etienne Uzac co-founded International Business Times as a global-news website alternative to the “established business media."

The country's powerful military, and Chinese firms, may stand to lose the most from the planned renegotiations.

A Chinese mother is begging doctors for help removing her infant's 3-inch "tail."

Maersk has opened a new transshipping facility in Malaysia offering storage space to commodity traders that will enable shorter shipping times to China.

France is still Carrefour’s main market, and aside from Taiwan, it’s not doing great in Asia.

Sinopec, the world’s third-largest oil company, will expand into Angola, Africa’s second largest oil producing country.

[UPDATE 11:19 a.m. EDT] Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted Tuesday that Edward Snowden is at Moscow's airport.

Cisco risks losing revenue from its China operations, as state-run media urge consumers to switch to domestic products for security reasons.

Asian markets fell again on Tuesday, led by a record fall in the Shanghai stock index, as concerns grew over liquidity in China’s banking sector.

South Korea issued an alert after an apparent hacking attempt on government computer networks on Tuesday -- the anniversary of the Korean War.