The United States welcomed the meeting in Beijing between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a chance to lower their simmering tensions.
Leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests abruptly postponed a vote on their next steps due to differing opinions about how to move the month-long campaign forward.
Peugeot Citroen said sales in China surged by almost half in the third quarter, keeping the French auto group on the road to meet annual targets under its turnaround plan.