But concerns mount that economy could slow as Beijing seeks to cool property sector

Philippines president touches down in Beijing for state visit aimed at repairing relations as host hopes to lure key US ally

China's economic growth is expected to cool to 6.6 percent this year and slow further to 6.5 percent in 2017, even as the government keeps up policy support to help ward off a sharper slowdown, a Reuters poll showed.

Japan may accelerate around $1 billion of planned spending to upgrade its ballistic missile defenses in the wake of rocket tests suggesting North Korea is close to fielding a more potent medium-range missile, three government sources told Reuters.

In the latest move in its ambitious space program, China launched a manned spacecraft from the Gobi Desert on Monday morning.

China will welcome the participation of foreign investment firms and funds in its debt reduction efforts, an official of the country's powerful state planner said on Friday.

China's inflation stepped up in September, with prices rising more than expected for both consumers and producers in a surprising signal of economic strength.

China's September exports fell 10 percent from a year earlier, far worse than expected, while imports unexpectedly shrank after picking up in August, suggesting signs of steadying in the world's second-largest economy may be short-lived.

The United States reserves the right to punish Chinese companies that violate U.N. sanctions on North Korea if Chinese authorities don't take action, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday.

Tech firms plan to build ultrafast internet cable between Los Angeles and Hong Kong