China

Beijing has become more aggressive in its pursuit of dissidents overseas, as highlighted by the arrest of a Chinese rights…

Years of inattention to building an adequate safety net for seniors, the jobless and others in financial stress have left…

China has apparently told its economists to stop talking — a P.R. tourniquet to keep the bad news from bleeding…

Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Indonesia and Egypt are among the potential candidates to expand the five-nation bloc, many of them seeking…

Beijing has often addressed economic troubles by boosting spending on infrastructure and real estate, but now heavy debt loads make…

Businesses fear that efforts to look tough on Beijing, which have the potential to be more expansive than moves by…

Consumers and business owners say they feel paralyzed by despair, and their reluctance to spend and borrow is feeding what…

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will consider at their summit this week whether to admit more countries to…

Also, the nostalgic craft of miniatures in China.

Beijing wanted to cool its housing market, but created a bigger problem, as the fallout from debt-laden developers and sinking…