China
U.S. indicts Iranian, Chinese for nuclear export plot
WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury has indicted two men, one from Iran and the other from China, on charges of conspiring to send materials from the United States to Iran for the purpose of enriching uranium, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.
China's economy cools, shows need for policy action
BEIJING - China's growth rate slowed for a sixth successive quarter to its slackest pace in more than three years, highlighting the need for more policy vigilance from Beijing even as signs emerge that action taken so far is beginning to stabilize the economy.
SE Asia meeting in disarray over sea dispute with China
PHNOM PENH - A Southeast Asian regional summit ended in acrimony on Friday over China's assertive role in the strategic South China Sea, failing to agree on a concluding joint statement for the first time in its 45-year history.
Romney and Republican House leader far apart on China currency
WASHINGTON - The top Republican in the U.S. Congress highlighted a policy rift Thursday with his party's presidential hopeful when he reiterated his opposition to using legislation to press China to revalue its currency.
China Q2 GDP growth 7.6 percent, slowest in 3 years
BEIJING - China's economy grew 7.6 percent in the second quarter of 2012 from a year earlier, its slowest pace in three years, confirming expectations of a downward trajectory that leaves full-year growth on course for its softest showing since 1999.
U.S. urges China to open talks on South China Sea
PHNOM PENH - The United States urged China to open talks with Southeast Asian nations on Thursday to calm tensions over their rival claims to the potentially oil-rich and increasingly militarized South China Sea. | Video
China growth path at risk as second-quarter GDP eyes three-year low
BEIJING - China's economy likely grew at its slowest pace in three years in the second quarter of 2012, with data due later on Friday set to confirm expectations of a downward trajectory that leaves full year growth on course for its softest showing since 1999.
China preempts Apple on iPhone 5 launch
SHANGHAI - Apple Inc's next-generation iPhone has not even been released yet, but opportunistic sellers on China's largest e-commerce platform, Taobao, are already accepting pre-orders, complete with mock-up pictures and purported technical specifications.
China's luxury buyers pull back as economy slows
HONG KONG - Shares of the world's largest jewelry retailer, Chow Tai Fook, tumbled nearly 8 percent to a two-week low on Thursday on weaker-than-expected sales, deepening a sector-wide stock slump as China's slowing economy saps luxury demand. | Video
China second quarter economic growth around 7.5 percent: government think-tank
BEIJING - China's economy may have grown around 7.5 percent in the second quarter and nearly 8 percent in the first half, and will recover steadily in the second half as policy stimulus gains traction, a senior economist at the cabinet's think-tank said on Thursday.
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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