ECONOMY & MARKETS

China's one-child policy, requiring couples from the ethnic Han majority to have only one kid, has been largely unchanged for 35 years. That may soon change.

After Chinese investors suffered losses on record-high priced Bordeaux a few years ago, demand for 'En Primeur' futures contracts has withered on the vine.

One of the suspects was captured on security cameras at the site of the incident where two people were also killed.

Japan's annual export growth slowed sharply in September as shipments to China, its second-biggest market after the U.S., declined.

Russia's assistance follows the end of five-day missions by Malaysia and Australia to help their regional neighbor.

Elite money managers took a hit in the summer, with overall assets under hedge fund management falling nearly $100 billion globally.

Researchers found strong ties between organized labor, a vibrant middle class and intergenerational income mobility.

Baseball teams like the Chicago Cubs are known for embracing data analysis, but more companies in a variety of industries are using the same tactics.

"If we are above $60 by the end of 2016, I will be a little bit surprised."

With increased competition and fewer new subscribers, the world's largest telecom, China Mobile Ltd., posted lower than estimated profits.

The southern African nation held a day of prayer Sunday, seeking spiritual intervention amid economic woes. But many say the country will need more than prayers.

New research has found states prefer granting incentives to big companies even when small businesses are qualified.

Reunions, which North Korea uses for leverage, resume after a confrontation in August.

The weakening storm is now forecast to turn east into the Pacific Ocean in the next few days, sparing Taiwan, the U.S. Navy Joint Typhoon Warning Center predicted.

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Britain as economic activity between the two countries is skyrocketing, with Chinese investment in the U.K. rising to $8.5 billion in 2014.

Several major tech players are reporting earnings this week. And there are multiple factors that could hit revenue numbers.

The declining share of employees covered by union contracts is the latest sign of the Recession's deep impact on labor markets.

Thanks to low pay, tight schedules and no paid sick leave, most restaurant employees go to work when they're sick.

While the U.S. is warning China over its island-building in the South China Sea, Britain plans nuclear deals with Beijing.

Indonesian laws require domestic shipping operators to be locally controlled.

Southeast Asian countries are in a race with Indonesia to build the first high-speed rail network in the region.

Third-quarter GDP, which beat predictions, was still the lowest quarterly number witnessed by China since the global financial crisis of 2009.

A controversy over alleged corruption also could lead to a black eye for Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which had dealings with the government-owned 1Malaysia Development Berhad.

Among other actions, China has to pick up its pace on carrying out 172 hydropower projects, according to a top state adviser.

Many economists expect China to report that its economic growth last quarter dropped below 7 percent for the first time since the global financial crisis.

China's President Xi Jinping says the government wants to lift 70 million people out of poverty by 2020.

Citing seven to nine months of data, Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics says the economy this year was boosted by higher private spending.

The strongest typhoon to strike the main island in five years is expected to linger until midweek.

Xi acknowledged "concerns about the Chinese economy", but sought to allay them in a written interview with Reuters.