China

Executives continue to be bullish on the North American M&A market, with about 40% of people in a recent poll calling it the 'market of choice' for deals in 2014. 

A Chinese solar-cell manufacturer defaulted on its bond interest payments, marking the Asian country’s first onshore default and raising fears about explosive credit growth.

General Motors booked stronger profit margins in China and record core earnings for the third quarter, and the auto heavyweight expects profitability to continue in the world’s largest car market.

Chinese stock trading has been temporarily suspended for the second time this week after "circuit breakers" kicked in following a steep plunge.

Netflix shares climbed more than 3% in early trading Friday, breaking the $600-per-share barrier for the first time, as investors rallied on a report that the streaming giant is seeking a partner to launch service in China.

China on Wednesday subscribed to the International Monetary Fund's Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS), marking a major step forward for official statistics in the country, the IMF said.

China's manufacturing sector contracted and exports from South Korea tumbled by the most in six years, rattling Asian markets and reinforcing expectations policymakers will need to ease further.

China stocks fell sharply on Monday before recovering much of their losses as regulators cracked down on speculators which Beijing blames for a 40% crash in the country's stock markets since June.

China stocks jumped more than 4% for a second straight day on Friday as signs of fresh support from Beijing prompted more bargain hunting following the earlier plunge that panicked global markets.

A top China official said the country needs to sustain economic growth of 7.2% to ensure a stable job market. 

An influential think tank linked to China's state council has reportedly recommended a slew of reforms for the world's No. 2 economy. 

China will allow selected banks to issue asset-back securities worth $49 billion by the end of June next year.

System outages at several Chinese banks worsened concerns about a credit crunch, after the central bank tightened the fund availability in the banking system.

Asian markets buckled badly on Thursday after the Federal Reserve heralded an eventual end to free money and China turned the screw on credit even as factory activity in the world's second largest economy hit a nine-month low.

Faltering demand pushed the country's factory activity down, heightening the risk of a sharper second quarter slowdown and increasing the heat on the central bank to loosen policy.

Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd has mandated Bank of China for an up to $4 billion global syndicated financing to support its acquisition of Smithfield Foods.

Citing a weak world economy and exports, the International Monetary Fund cut its growth forecast for China this year to 7.75% from 8%.

China's exports numbers blew past expectations, which appeared on the surface to indicate that both China's economy and global demand were on the mend.

South Korean equities slumped for a fifth day in a row amid rising concern about tensions with North Korea.

Oil prices fell after manufacturing data from China, the world's second-biggest crude consumer, missed expectations.