China
Analysis: Time to buy India? Some investors say yes
MUMBAI - India has gone from the country set to overtake China to the country that can do nothing right. Now, a few contrarians see signs India is turning a corner.
China's sportswear brands nurse Olympics hangover
HONG KONG - China's Olympic hero Li Ning wasn't just walking on air when his country hosted the 2008 Games. Suspended by wires, he ran a mid-air lap around the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, Olympic torch in hand, to light the cauldron at the opening ceremony.
China June official PMI hits 7-month low
BEIJING - China's factory downturn worsened in June as a key activity index hit a seven-month low, data expected to raise expectations the central bank may seek more policy easing to revive the world's second-largest economy.
China caps car sales in Guangzhou to ease jams
BEIJING - China's booming southern city of Guangzhou is limiting the number of new cars on the streets to ease traffic jams and cut pollution, state media said on Sunday, a move that could weigh on sales in the world's largest car market.
Rare protest in Vietnam over China claims to offshore oil blocks
HANOI - Hundreds of Vietnamese demonstrated in Hanoi on Sunday against China's moves to strengthen its claim to disputed islands in the South China Sea and its invitation to oil firms to bid for blocks in offshore areas that Vietnam claims as its territory.
Strong quake hits remote western China: USGS
BEIJING - A magnitude 6.3 quake struck a remote region of western China, close to the Kazakhstan border early on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, injuring around 10 people. | Video
China paves way to charge cop who sparked Bo drama
BEIJING - A former police whose dash to a U.S. consulate triggered China's biggest political scandal in two decades has resigned as a national lawmaker, state media said on Saturday, possibly paving the way for criminal charges against him.
UK's Hague says Syria talks "very difficult"
GENEVA - British Foreign Minister William Hague urged Russia and China to agree with Western powers on a political transition plan for Syria at a crisis meeting on Saturday but said the talks would be very difficult.
U.N. publishes report on North Korea sanctions violations
UNITED NATIONS - After more than a month's delay due to Chinese objections, the United Nations on Friday published a report on North Korea that says a panel of independent experts is investigating reports of possible North Korean arms deals with Syria and Myanmar.
China to lead talks on nuclear definitions
WASHINGTON - China will lead talks among the five original nuclear-armed states to define arms control terms, the group said on Friday, a first for Beijing and a step that might ultimately bring greater clarity about its nuclear arsenal and strategy.
Reuters Breakingviews
The China Files
Can China keep up the astonishing growth rate it has witnessed in the past three decades? And if not, what strain will this put on the country's political system? Reuters Breakingviews editor Hugo Dixon looks at China's future in this series. Commentary
Are African governments suppressing art?
The dust is finally settling on the storm that was kicked off in South Africa by a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed.
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