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Earlier, a senior U.S. defense official said China was lobbying Southeast Asian nations to drop any reference to concerns over the South China Sea in the statement.

The three-company IPO was the world's biggest this year, and Japan's biggest in two decades. The companies' stocks rose between 15 percent and 56 percent on their first trading day.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.4 percent. Australian shares surged 1.3 percent.

The California maker of electric cars said in its latest earnings report that it would sell fewer vehicles this year. Don’t believe it.

Takata, a Japanese supplier to automakers, could pay $70 million or more for airbag problems that have resulted in recalls of millions of vehicles.

In the 18 months since a Malaysia Airlines jet disappeared from radar, the Malaysian government has spent $75 million to find the missing plane.

European and Asian stock markets were mixed while U.S. stock futures traded down pointing to a weak opening after a strong performance Monday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that the country's annual economic growth rate over the next five years will not be less than 6.5 percent.

The North Korean leader's instructions to his military come a day after South Korea and the U.S. announced in Seoul a set of guidelines to offset Pyongyang's missile attacks.

Regional defense ministers are about to meet to discuss freedom of navigation and ways to avoid international incidents.

Despite being previously cleared of issues, a Takata airbag in a Nissan car may have injured another passenger last week.

As China's economy stumbles, the outlook for growth in other economies in the region is not very bright, according to a new report.

Nissan raised its profit forecast Monday, citing strong sales in the United States and Europe.

Leaders of three Asian powerhouses -- China, Japan and South Korea -- are meeting for the first time since 2012 as long-running disputes fester.

China’s factories are slowing production, and this doesn’t bode well for the global economy.

An email obtained by the Wall Street Journal says the cost of free company snacks was headed to $600,000 annually.

Days after a U.S. naval ship sailed by, Chinese officials released photographs of armed aircraft training over disputed territory in the South China Sea.

British scientists say they tweaked lithium-oxygen battery chemistry, and with a little graphene they made a better cell.

At their first joint meeting in over three years Sunday, the three countries pledged to work together on economic ties and trade agreements.

Leaders of Japan, South Korea and China came together at a meeting -- the first such event in over three years -- in Seoul.

Authorities in Beijing are opposed to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to discuss the South China Sea with Premier Li Keqiang this weekend.