China

“The Rap of China”’s breakout success demonstrates how internet companies are starting to dictate entertainment and pop-culture trends once defined by television.

Yum China Holdings is turning to its KFC leadership for its next chief executive, tapping the one-time president of KFC China to take the reins next year.

Laying out the most specific plans yet to promote commercial and military space projects, Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday vowed to return U.S. astronauts to the moon while studying ways to streamline federal rules controlling rocket launches.

Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska’s EN+ said it expects to raise about $1.5 billion through an IPO, the biggest listing of a Russian company since the annexation of Crimea.

Wanda founder Wang Jianlin has cut back his Hollywood ambitions, including dropping a key project to produce awards-caliber films in-house, after his company came under fire from Beijing for costly overseas acquisitions.

Air-safety authorities and the aviation industry haven’t done enough to prevent another disappearance like that of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Australian crash investigators said in their final report on the March 2014 tragedy.

Hollywood is being shortchanged by millions of dollars at China’s box office, according to a recent audit for the Motion Picture Association of America.

Nearly half of all plug-in vehicles are sold in China, driven by multiple subsidies and regulations, creating a giant test bed for local design and technology. Global vehicle makers are accelerating their battery-powered efforts to keep up.

Bitcoin more than doubled in price, then plunged by a third in what was a hectic three-month period even by the virtual currency’s Wild West standards.

President Donald Trump will travel to South Korea, Japan and China in a 12-day swing through Asia later this year, his first trip to the continent as president, the White House said Friday.

The S&P; 500 finished September much like it spent the past three months—quietly grinding higher. The index added 0.4% on Friday.

China’s Communist Party expelled senior official Sun Zhengcai over alleged corruption and abuses of power just weeks before the pivotal leadership conclave where President Xi Jinping plans to bolster his authority.

Copper prices fell Friday, as the dollar strengthened.

Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co. is rethinking whether to seek tax-exempt status for a New York foundation that the company said would become its biggest shareholder, raising questions about its plans for the charity.

Investment vehicle associated with Asia’s biggest bond default is back in the market

Two leading Asian nations took contrasting measures related to cryptocurrencies Friday, with Japan giving exchanges the green light to operate just as South Korea added its weight to a recent global regulatory crackdown.

Construction at the top of China Zun Tower, the tallest building in Beijing, has stalled because of government security concerns, according to people involved in its design and construction.

Shares of China’s first online-only insurer rose strongly in its market debut in Hong Kong on Thursday, with ZhongAn Online P&C; Insurance Co. providing a boost to what’s been a muted year for initial public offerings there.