CHINA

When Dell reports fourth-quarter results Tuesday, millions of customers might understand why Michael Dell wants a $24.4 billion buyout.

As international brands try to lure Chinese buyers, high-end spending at home is in decline.

Results from a big international test, expected later this year, will help gauge the state of the gender gap in science education.

Move to Nepal, pay $60 a week, and attract thousands of workers for "crowdsourced" jobs, a model that may help fight poverty worldwide.

China's government is wary of the United States' increasing influence on the nation's citizens, including when it comes to Valentine's Day.

North Korea has informed its most significant ally, China, that it plans up to two more tests this year. Beijing may find this the last straw.

Half of adult men and a third of adult women in Taiwan are overweight or obese.

A woman has died of the H5N1 avian flu in China, but there's a worrying twist: She had not been in contact with birds.

Going to college may not be rock and roll, but musicians who plan on playing in China may be forced to. And that's all because of Elton John.

A new policy may ban musicians without a college degree from performing in China.

The government planned to curb fireworks during Lunar New Year festivities to limit smog, but it didn't quite work as planned.

Now that Cisco Systems posted its first quarter of solid income gains with a new formula, is it paying off?

Asian markets shouldn’t be perceived as high risk, but stock valuations are definitely out of sync with earnings growth, an expert warned.

Central banks are now buying more gold than ETF investors -- a very startling result. Will the trend continue?

Liu Bolin is a Chinese artist that paints himself to blend into his surroundings. Can you find him?

China is probably North Korea's only ally, but people on the Chinese Internet are wondering if that support will end soon.

India has already taken similar steps to erase the influence of British colonialism.

The Kremlin-controlled OAO Rosneft is talking with China National Petroleum Corp. about possibly doubling crude shipments as part of the deal.

China's response to the State of the Union address? "We need to stick together," an official newspaper reported.

The Icelandic government cited the lasting damaging effects of porn on women and children.

Though supplying weapons may exacerbate the armed conflicts in both countries, Russia confirmed its arms shipments.