BEIJING (Reuters) - China's house prices rose at the fastest pace this year in May from a year earlier, though the pace of gains eased from the previous month, highlighting the dilemma facing the central bank as it balances the need to support the economy against holding down housing inflation.Full story
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's coastal Wyong region outside Sydney, a pretty stretch of pristine beaches and wildlife-filled wetlands, isn't high on the travel agenda of most Chinese tourists. Full story
(Reuters) - Starboard Value LP revealed a major stake in Smithfield Foods Inc on Monday and urged the world's largest pork producer to explore a breakup rather than go ahead with a planned $4.7 billion takeover by Chinese meat company Shuanghui International. Full story
NBC News' Andrea Mitchell joins a conversation about former CIA employee Edward Snowden and his leaks on the NSA's phone and internet surveillance programs.
David Riedel, Riedel Research Group president and founder, discusses how China's shadow banking system could create a situation where the country finds it hard to grow its way out of credit excesses.
Starboard's Jeff Smith explains why he believes selling Smithfield Foods piece-by-piece will breakout greater value for the company than a planned sale to a Chinese meat company.
A rare double rainbow was captured on video as it spread over northwest China. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.
The US may be the pot calling the kettle black when it comes to hacks from China. CNBC's Scott Cohn reports that according NSA leaker Edward Snowden, the US government has been hacking Chinese computers since 2009. Also this week, 8 members of an inter...
A Chinese tourist poses for a picture next to "Sky Wheel", a sculpture by Chinese artist Xu Hongfei, in central Sydney June 18, 2013. Australia's coastal Wyong region outside Sydney, a pretty stretch of pristine beaches and wildlife-filled wetlands, isn't high on the travel agenda of most Chinese to
Chinese artist Xu Hongfei poses for a picture next to his work titled "Sky Wheel" in central Sydney June 18, 2013. Xu's exhibtion featuring 18 sculptures will be on display around Sydney Harbour until June 27. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA - Tags: SOCIETY)
Chinese tourists Kelly Yang and Amy Sheng pose for a picture in central Sydney June 17, 2013. Australia's coastal Wyong region outside Sydney, a pretty stretch of pristine beaches and wildlife-filled wetlands, isn't high on the travel agenda of most Chinese tourists. But the local mayor and a Chine
