CHINA

Chinese shoe mega-exporter Huajian announced Tuesday it will expand a factory in Ethiopia.

The rising cost of luxury in Asia is outpacing overall inflation, reflecting increased demand.

The U.S. held off on signing a landmark U.N. arms treaty on Monday while key players Russia and China remained silent.

President Obama imposed new sanctions on Iran’s national currency and auto industry ahead of Iran's June 14 presidential elections.

China's manufacturing sector is still shrinking, but at a slower pace than last year.

The protests in Turkey are dominating much of the news cycle. Here are some facts to make you sound informed with your colleagues.

Taiwanese site Apple.pro claims to have leaked images of a low-cost iPhone, rumored to be called iPhone 6, set for release later this year.

Ian Somerhalder of "The Vampire Diaries" will be making his way to the big screen with the new flick, "The Anomaly." The actor has been filming scenes in London.

As online payment systems proliferate, the U.S. Federal Reserve has cast a wary eye.

A 19-year-old Chinese model bought 60 million yuan of stock in a company whose shares then jumped 47 percent. Was she a straw buyer?

The death toll from the Jilin poultry factory fire has reached more than 100. Chinese netizens say someone should be held responsible.

Anonymous launched #OpTurkey over the weekend, bringing down government websites.

In a move against content piracy, Universal, Sony and Warner have requested that online music streaming sites begin charging.

Two more Chinese companies drop plans to go public as regulator turns on the screws.

At least 119 people were killed in Jilin province in northeast China when a blaze engulfed a poultry processing plant.

HSBC's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for China, released Monday, showed it fell to 49.2 in May from 50.4 in April, showing a contraction. Official data, released Saturday, say otherwise.

Quality of life for elderly Chinese is abysmally low compared to that of the elderly in the U.S. and U.K.

Small in size and plagued by questionable leadership, Suriname has long been ignored by the West. So why is China determined to invest there?

Hagel accused Beijing of cyber-spying, drawing a quick rejoinder from a Chinese general.

Rising labor costs, reform uncertainty dent investor confidence in China, while studies say outsourcing to China will equal cost of manufacturing in the U.S. by 2015.

Hoarding of copper by warehouses has distorted prices to new highs, despite a global glut.