Nov 23, 2015

With its economy slowing down, China is re-inventing itself as the next Startup Nation. A new report by UHY International, an accounting and consultancy firm based in London, unveiled data showing China is in pole position when it comes to entrepreneurship, spawning 4,000 new businesses a day.

Nov 18, 2015

Bold steps need to be taken to lower tensions in the South China Sea, U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday in Manila, affirming his support for the Philippines’ effort to settle its territorial dispute with China through international arbitration.

Nov 17, 2015

Officials gathered in Manila won’t let issues like the disputed South China Sea “spoil” discussions on economic matters, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat Executive Director Alan Bollard said.

Nov 16, 2015

It’s been a busy year for both the U.S. and China as one sought to preserve influence in Asia and the other to expand it. U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will be maneuvering for position this week to sell their respective Asian strategies to the 21 nations of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Manila.

Nov 11, 2015

Jack Ma took Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. on the road to Beijing in search of a new Singles’ Day sales record, and it worked. Transactions on this year’s event passed 57.1 billion yuan ($9 billion) before midday, eclipsing the 2014 mark with another 12 hours still to go.

Nov 10, 2015

China’s consumer inflation waned in October while factory-gate deflation extended a record streak of negative readings, signaling policy makers may need to hit the gas again to ease deflationary pressures.

Nov 07, 2015

The leaders of China and Taiwan held a carefully managed meeting that marks the first summit since the two sides clashed in a civil war seven decades ago, pledging warmer ties to go alongside their increasingly intertwined economies

Nov 05, 2015

Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan urged his Japanese counterpart not to take any actions that might complicate the situation in the South China Sea, saying the waters were not an issue between the two countries.

Oct 29, 2015

China abandoned the one-child policy that has shaped society since the late-1970s as the ruling Communist Party tries to boost a shrinking workforce and manage the country’s transition to an era of slower economic growth.

Jun 19, 2015

House Democrats who’ve been interfering with President Barack Obama’s ability to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership are missing something very important: