World Bank sees emerging nations leading growth
Developing countries, led by China, will remain the main engines of global economic growth in 2013 as Europe and the United States plod along.
China bank's 'sexist' promotion sparks outrage
A Chinese bank's offer to automatically transfer most of a husband's income to his wife's account has provoked fury, with some calling it "the most atrocious banking service against men in history".
China pollution anger spills into state media
Anger mounted in China Monday over pollution which reached hazardous levels in recent days, with state media questioning the nation's breakneck development and government transparency over air quality.
Skating: Essamambo and Gentselev taking part in Speed Skating World Cup
The Asian World Speed Skating Cup that was due to take place in Astana was officially cancelled because China, Japan and Korea refused to participate.
Jackie Chan calls US 'most corrupt' country in the world
Hong Kong action hero Jackie Chan has once again provoked criticism, this time from an American blogger, after suggesting on Chinese television that the US is the "most corrupt" country in the world.
Nineteen children among 46 dead in China landslide
A desperate search for three people missing in a landslide in southwestern China ended on Saturday when their bodies were pulled from the mud, taking the final death toll to 46 -- many of them children.
N. Korea tells China planning nuclear test: report
A North Korean official has apparently told Chinese authorities that the communist state is planning to conduct a third nuclear test in the coming week.
KFC parent company sorry over China chicken scare
US fast food giant Yum! Brands has apologised to customers of its Chinese KFC restaurants after a scandal over tainted chicken that dented sales at the popular chain.
End to China media row dims reform hopes
Action by China's leaders to contain a row that saw rare protests against censorship shows there is no consensus for immediate change, analysts say, despite rising calls for press freedom and other reforms.
Apple sees China becoming biggest market: report
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook, on his second visit to China in a year, said he expects the country to surpass the United States as the technology giant's largest market.
Pollution turns Hong Kong harbour from 'fragrant' to foul
Hong Kong's name may mean "fragrant harbour", but cargo ships burning dirty fuel in what is one of the world's busiest ports add to a foul layer of pollution that kills more than 3,000 people a year.
Japan PM criticises targeting of firms in China row
China was "wrong" to deliberately target Japanese business interests as part of a state campaign in a row over disputed territory.
Giant Chinese complex raises eyebrows in Mexico
Construction of the second biggest retail complex for Chinese products outside China will begin in Mexico next month despite environmental and business concerns.
Japan to survey Pacific seabed for rare earth
Japan will launch a survey of its Pacific seabed, an official said Thursday, hoping to find rare earth deposits large enough to supply its high-tech industries and reduce its dependence on China.
China paper: regulation must 'keep pace with the times'
A Chinese newspaper at the centre of a dispute over censorship said Thursday that Communist regulation of the media must "keep pace with the times", in its first edition since the row began.
KazMunaiGas refutes Chinese expansion in Kazakhstan's oil
KazMunaiGas EP denies that the share of Chinese companies in oil and gas industry of Kazakhstan could exceed 40 percent in 2013.
China celebrities back censorship protest
China's blogosphere and celebrities -- many with millions of followers -- Tuesday backed journalists at a newspaper embroiled in a censorship row after hundreds of people held a rare protest demanding greater press freedom.
Japan summons China envoy for first time under PM Abe
Tokyo summoned the Chinese ambassador Tuesday for the first time under the new nationalist government to "strongly protest" against the presence of official ships in waters around disputed islands.
Chinese companies to control over 40% of Kazakhstan’s oil shortly
After a large-scaled protest against alleged plans to lease out some Kazakh lands to the Chinese, the authorities try to downplay the oil issue.
Zinc hungry China asks Canada to back giant mine
With zinc sources drying up and demand forecast to surge, resource hungry China is looking to Canada to approve two giant mines and close the gap -- but environmentalists and roving caribou stand in the way.