January 25, 2017 Kyrgyz court confirms life sentence for journalist A court in Kyrgyzstan has upheld a life sentence for an ethnic Uzbek journalist in a case that has drawn international criticism.
January 25, 2017 Hyundai Motor's profit tumbles 39 percent to 7-year low Hyundai Motor Co. says its fourth-quarter income sank 39 percent to the lowest level in seven years.
January 25, 2017 EU asks China to open markets following free trade support The European Union ambassador to China has welcomed its endorsement of free trade in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's promise to restrict imports and appealed to Beijing to lower its own market barriers.
January 25, 2017 Liberal think tank is latest to be silenced in China Authorities in China have shuttered the website and social media accounts of a prominent economics think tank amid a mounting assault on liberal academic voices.
January 25, 2017 What Trump's trade and geopolitical moves mean for China With his rejection of an Asian trade pact, U.S. President Donald Trump has tackled the first in a promised series of far-reaching policy changes that could inadvertently give China room to assert itself as a regional leader and worsen strains over the South China Sea and Taiwan.
January 25, 2017 Japan reports 1st trade surplus in 6 years on cheaper oil Japan posted a trade surplus in 2016, its first in six years, as lower oil prices pulled imports lower, the government reported Wednesday.
January 25, 2017 China faces political conflicts in moves to cut debt burden Drowning in debt, metals trader Sinosteel Corp. got an unprecedented lifeline last month from the Chinese government — a multibillion-dollar debt-for-equity rescue that could be the first of many for struggling state-owned companies.
January 24, 2017 The Latest: Dutch catch more migrants heading for Britain The Latest on the influx of migrants into Europe (all times local): 3:10 p.m.
January 24, 2017 Syria's motley crew of fighters now at negotiating table Regardless of whether the talks in the freezing Kazakh capital provide a path forward for peace in Syria, there was one definite and tangible outcome: The country's ragtag army of rebels has found a place at the negotiating table, literally.
January 24, 2017 The Latest: Turkey, Russia, Iran agree to boost Syria truce The latest on Syria talks underway for a second day in Kazakhstan and developments on the ground in the war-torn country (all times local): 11:35 a.m.
