China

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, meets with Vietnam's Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, left, at a hotel during their meeting outside the venue of the 47th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Naypyidaw Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. U.S. Secretary of State Kerry is in Myanmar seeking to calm tensions in the South China Sea between China and its smaller neighbors. (AP Photo/Nicolas Asfouri, Pool)

Kerry aims to calm South China Sea tensions

Matthew Lee · August 9, 2014 5:08 am

FILE - In this Friday, April 20, 2012, file photo, McDonald's sign is displayed at a McDonald's restaurant in East Palo Alto, Calif. McDonald's says a key sales figure fell 2.5 percent in July 2014, dragged down by persistent weakness in the U.S. and the impact of a food safety scandal in China. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

McDonald’s sales hit by China scandal, US weakness

Candice Choi · August 8, 2014 6:00 pm

WTO upholds ‘rare earth’ ruling against China

WTO upholds ‘rare earth’ ruling against China

Washington Examiner · August 8, 2014 4:50 am

FILE - In this file photo taken Jan. 6, 2006 and released by Hu Jia, Gao Zhisheng, a human rights lawyer, second from right, poses for photos with his son Gao Tianyu, right, and his wife Geng He, second from left, and daughter Geng Ge, left, at their home in Beijing, China. An activist said Gao, one of China's best-known rights lawyers and fiery government critic ,has been released from prison but appears to be under close supervision by the authorities. Hu Jia said Gao was freed Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, from a prison in a remote far-western county and is with his brother. (AP Photo/Hu Jia, File)

Fiery Chinese rights lawyer released from prison

Gillian Wong · August 7, 2014 7:10 pm

Pope Francis blesses a child during the weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope to fly over China, rare chance for greetings

Nicole Winfield · August 7, 2014 6:31 pm

China tightens grip on instant messaging services

China tightens grip on instant messaging services

Washington Examiner · August 7, 2014 5:41 pm

China probes automakers, technology firms

Joe McDonald · August 7, 2014 3:14 am

Volunteers deliver bottles of water transported by a helicopter to the earthquake hit Longtoushan town in Ludian county in southwest China's Yunnan province Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. Some 10,000 troops and hundreds of volunteers have rushed to Ludian to clear roads and dig out possible survivors from the debris, but landslides and bouts of heavy rains have complicated rescue efforts. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Volunteers step up in China’s response to quake

Christopher Bodeen · August 7, 2014 2:16 am

Concerns grow over Chinese rights lawyer’s release

Gillian Wong · August 6, 2014 8:52 am

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Pretending to be rivals, U.S. Export-Import Bank subsidizes foreign export agencies

Timothy P. Carney · August 6, 2014 12:16 am

A view of the Luohuang Power Plant on February 21, 2008 in Chongqing Municipality, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

Energy and Environment

China announces move to restrict use of coal

Zack Colman · August 5, 2014 2:41 pm

U.S. businesses to invest $14 billion in Africa

Susan Crabtree · August 5, 2014 12:53 pm