Foreign firms seek action from China's new leaders
Foreign companies in China say they want the country's new leadership to act on pledges to reduce bureaucracy and remove investment barriers as the ...

China's first lady serenaded Tiananmen troops
A photo of China's new first lady Peng Liyuan in younger days, singing to martial-law troops following the 1989 bloody military crackdown on ...
US swipes at China for hacking allegations
The U.S. has taken its first real swipe at China following accusations that the Beijing government is behind a widespread and systemic hacking ...

BRICS plan development bank to fund infrastructure
Leaders of five of the world's emerging economic powers agreed Wednesday to create a development bank to help fund their $4.5 trillion infrastructure ...

China's first lady sparks homegrown fashion frenzy
New Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan's choice of attire has sparked a flurry of excitement over an independent homegrown label, an unusual phenomenon ...

A diplomatic star is born in Chinese first lady
Glamorous new first lady Peng Liyuan has emerged as a Chinese diplomatic star, charming audiences and cutting a distinct profile from her ...

In lavish reception, Putin greets China president
China's new president received a lavish welcome Friday as he made Moscow his first foreign destination, joining with Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

Lew visit marks US-China re-engagement
The U.S. and China have begun to re-engage on knotty issues ranging from economic frictions to North Korea's nuclear program following a months-long ...

In China's shadow, Gitmo Uighurs languish on Palau
Ahmat Abdulahad can't help but laugh at the irony of his predicament. He and five other Chinese Muslims released from America's Guantanamo military ...

China leaders pledge clean government, less waste
China's new leaders struck a populist tone Sunday as they got down to the painstaking work of governing, promising cleaner government, less red tape ...

China's leaders move to fill top government posts
The Chinese Communist Party's No. 2 leader was confirmed Friday as premier, tasked with addressing a slowing economy and defusing public anger over ...

China's new leadership faces myriad challenges
China named the Communist Party's No. 2 leader, Li Keqiang, premier on Friday as a long-orchestrated leadership transition nears its end, leaving the ...
Lew to meet with new Chinese leaders in Beijing
Jacob Lew will travel to China next week for his first overseas trip as U.S. Treasury secretary, underscoring the importance of the nations' economic ...
Obama offers congrats in call to Chinese president
President Barack Obama made a congratulatory phone call to the new Chinese president and raised thorny issues of North Korea and cybersecurity.
China accuses Coca-Cola of misusing GPS equipment
Chinese authorities are investigating whether Coca-Cola Co. employees improperly used location-finding technology in violation of restrictions on ...

Pentagon forming cyber teams to prevent attacks
The Defense Department is establishing a series of cyber teams charged with carrying out offensive operations to combat the threat of an electronic ...

China wrestles with cost of cleaner environment
Facing public outrage over smog-choked cities and filthy rivers, China's leaders are promising to clean up the country's neglected environment — a ...

China's political advisers pledge fealty to party
China's top political advisers, who represent a broad spectrum of prominent people in business, academia, finance and other areas, closed their annual ...

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba names new CEO
Alibaba Group, one of the world's biggest e-commerce companies, said Monday its executive vice president will succeed founder Jack Ma as chief ...
Examples of past nuclear threats between countries
North Korea's overt threat to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States is unprecedented in its bluntness. But other nuclear ...

Chavez widely mourned, but some hope change on way
Some cried, some cheered. Many Latin Americans mourned the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, leaders in Europe and Asia sent condolences, and ...

Chavez death echoes with leftists worldwide
Reactions to the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez were as mixed, polemical and outsized as the leader was in life, with some saying his ...