BEIJING (Reuters) - China has completed a monitoring scheme in restive Tibet that requires all telephone and internet users to register under their real names, state media said on Wednesday, as part of a campaign to crack down on what officials describe as rumors. Full story
General Motors Co. executives broke ground for a new Cadillac factory in China on Wednesday to target luxury buyers in the world's biggest auto market, though they said the segment would grow slower than expected this year. Full story
Chinese property and cinema conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group said Wednesday it is buying British yacht maker Sunseeker and will develop a high-end London hotel, expanding into the luxury market as part of the latest foray abroad by a major Chinese firm. Full story
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average hit a one-week high on Wednesday, with traders citing the launch of a near $780 million investment trust as a driving factor, while SoftBank Corp rose as it looked likely to win the battle for Sprint Nextel. Full story
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose in May at the fastest annual rate in more than two years with the help of a weak yen and a moderate pick-up in global demand, boding well for the government's efforts to steer the economy through market turbulence. Full story
Japan's nuclear watchdog has formally approved new safety requirements for atomic plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster. Full story
A Densuke watermelon sells for $3,000 at auction in Japan as the summer watermelon season kicks off. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.
A man in China is seen throwing more cargo boxes off a conveyor belt than onto it as he tries loading them onto a plane.
China has been going through a construction boom, but many of the properties are too expensive for most Chinese to buy, reports CNBC's Eunice Yoon.
CNBC's Ross Westgate reports on all the market moving events from Europe as talks of possible monetary easing from the central bank of China boosted investor confidence.
Philip Mudd of the New America Foundation talks about the long-term and short-term impacts of Edward Snowden’s leaks and the future of the surveillance programs.
Soldiers salute during a temporary sacrificial ritual after exhuming the remains of three South Korean soldiers who were believed to have been killed by North Korean soldiers during the 1950-53 Korean War, at an excavation site on the summit of Sang, 1,290 m (4,232 ft) above sea level, which was one
An aerial view shows No.1, No.2, No.3 and No.4 reactor buildings at Tokyo Electric Power Co. 's tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, in this March 11, 2013 file photo taken by Kyodo. High levels of a toxic substance called strontium-90 have been found in g
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon writes on a guestbook as he visits the peacekeeping center of China's Naitonal Defense Ministry during his trip in Beijing, June 19, 2013. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon gestures as he visits the peacekeeping center of China's Naitonal Defense Ministry during his trip in Beijing, June 19, 2013. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
