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Tentative economic reforms in North Korea may languish as its next leader focuses on consolidating support in the wake of Kim Jong Il's death, experts said.
Authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion over the weekend that injured dozens of people at the Shanghai factory of a supplier to Apple Inc.
Foreign direct investment in China fell for the first time since 2009 in November, by nearly 10 percent, as weakness in the U.S. and crisis-stricken Europe takes a growing toll on the country's growth.
China has imposed duties on imports of some U.S.-made vehicles, claiming damage from foreign automakers due to dumping and subsidies in the latest round of trade friction between the two countries.
China's state-owned refiner China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. is pushing ahead with acquisitions of key natural gas assets, despite the dim economic outlook and weak profits in the sector.
China is reporting discoveries of major shale gas reserves in its western Sichuan region, a development that could drastically boost its domestic supplies of natural gas and temper demand for imports.
China's attempts to deflate its property bubble come at a perilous time.
China is seeing a fresh upsurge in labor unrest as slowing demand for its exports in Europe and the U.S. hits manufacturers already juggling tight credit and weakening growth at home.
China's manufacturing contracted in November for the first time since early 2009, as weak export orders and a slowing economy at home sapped demand for most products, a government survey shows.
U.S. battery maker Johnson Controls is at odds with Shanghai's environmental regulator over tests the company says show it was not responsible for severe lead poisoning cases in children discovered earlier this year.
Chinese automaker Chery Automobile Co. and partner Israel Corp. are launching a new brand, seeking fresh appeal both overseas and in the slowing local market.
China has ordered fines for eight coal-fired power plants accused of violating pollution limits and in some cases, falsifying emissions data.
The investigation into a bullet train crash in China last summer that killed 40 people has come and gone with no public report on what led to the disaster.
Opening markets to freer trade is crucial to a lasting global economic recovery, Asia-Pacific leaders agreed Sunday as they wrapped up a summit that produced tangible progress toward a U.S.-backed regional trade bloc.
PepsiCo Inc. has agreed to swap its holdings in its mainland China bottling operations for a stake in the beverage business of Tingyi Holding Corp., aiming to beef up its distribution in the fast-growing Chinese market.
Lenovo Group, one of the world's leading personal computer manufacturers, reported Wednesday that its profit in the first half of the year nearly doubled on strong emerging market sales.
China's manufacturing remained sluggish in October, with a government industry group reporting the slowest growth in nearly three years, partly due to weak export orders.
Weaker than expected sales are sapping the earnings of China's automakers, with BYD Co. reporting a sharp drop in profit so far this year, while state-owned FAW recorded a net loss in the third quarter.
China's chronic fuel shortages are worsening with the onset of winter, as output lags behind surging demand following price cuts that are worsening refiners' losses.
Property owners in Shanghai and other big Chinese cities are protesting as measures to cool the once-overheated real estate market prompt developers to slash prices.
China has given the go-ahead for several local authorities to sell bonds as it moves to bridge financing shortfalls and prevent debt defaults by overextended provincial governments.
China is moving to support its state-run banks and financial markets, with a government investment arm purchasing shares in the four biggest lenders as worries mount over debt and slowing growth.
China must do more to support the small businesses that provide the bulk of new jobs but are struggling due to tight controls on credit, Premier Wen Jiabao says.
China's Ministry of Land and Resources has ordered a further tightening of controls on strategically vital rare earths used in advanced manufacturing, for the sake of what it says is "sustainable and healthy development."
A solar panel maker targeted by violent protests over pollution from one of its factories in eastern China has apologized and says it will do what's necessary to clean it up.
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