Xi Jinping signs deal to build $10bn port project in Tanzania as he underscores China’s longstanding policy not to interfere in domestic politics

While US President Barack Obama delivered on his promise to negotiate a New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia in 2010, disarmament efforts have since stalled. To break the deadlock, the current bilateral framework for negotiation must be tran…

China’s floating pig crisis has spread to another species with reports that 1,000 rotten dead ducks have been found in a river in southwest China

NEW home purchases fell in Shanghai last week but remained above the key threshold of 300,000 square meters.

SHANGHAI stocks dipped for the first time in five trading days amid fears of an oversupply of shares.

SINOPEC Corp, Asia's largest refiner, agreed to form a 50-50 joint venture with its parent company to acquire US$3 billion worth of overseas oil and gas assets held by the parent to strengthen reserves and production.

SHANGHAI stocks snapped a four-day winning streak this morning amid fears of an oversupply of shares. The key Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.16 percent to 2,324.49 points. Turnover was 48.3 billion yuan (US$7.8 billion) by midday.

Linux-focused firm Canonical is working with the Chinese government to promote and develop a version of the company's Ubuntu operating system. The China Software and Integrated Chip Promotions Centre announced a new reference architecture for Chinese o…

Court of Final Appeal sides with the government and bars domestic helpers from settling permanently in the southern Chinese financial hub

Brian Eyler writes: In December of last year I made a statement that startled the students enrolled in my Chinese economic development course: that prices overall in China were high relative to prices of goods in the United States. They…

Though already approved by the South Korean government, the merger and integration of MediaTek and MStar is still pending the approval of the Chinese government, according to reports in Taiwanese local media. The two companies have therefore announced …

American family restaurants operator Denny's Corp announced that with the joint consent of the concerned parties, Denny's has decided to cancel its cooperation with Great China International Group for the opening of franchised restaurants in southern C…

When China’s banks announce their 2012 results this week, they are expected to report another year of big profits and negligible non-performing loans

CLASS actions against the world's largest corporate auditing firms are spreading as governments bolster investor protection laws in countries where the Big Four have not faced substantial legal risks previously.

The US Navy's Blue Angels perform their precision aerobatics over the Florida Keys during the Southernmost Air Spectacular at Naval Air Station Key West yesterday in Key West, Florida. The weekend air show may mark the last Blue Angels performance for …

CHINA Construction Bank reported the slowest growth in net earnings in six years as the country's economic slowdown dented demand for the lender's financial services.

CHINA should try and tap savings from infrastructure construction as the country continues to urbanize, according to McKinsey & Co, adding that the government should use bonds and project financing to fund development.