China

A ban on Chinese financial institutions handling bitcoin sees digital currency value crash 50% in a single week.

211 journalists were jailed for anti-government criticism in 2013.

Users have difficult time telling the mothers apart from the daughters.

Zookeeper who entered cage to clean up mauled to death by rare tiger.

Company will end sales staff bonus payment system, based on number of prescriptions written by doctors

Rising local government debt in China is considered as threat to financial stability.

Major fashion brands join Asos in banning wool product on back of Peta campaign.

Chinese police shoot and kill 14 during riot near the old Silk Road city of Kashgar.

Prices of pork, fertiliser, cotton, vegetable oil and sugar under NDRC scrutiny.

The programme is backed by the Department for UK Trade and Investment.

The US Fed's FOMC will meet on 17-18 December.

US Federal Reserve's FOMC will meet on 17-18 December.

On the eve of Nelson Mandela's funeral, we remember 10 other people whose deaths triggered international outpourings of grief.

Unmanned mission touches down on lunar surface two weeks after launch.

Market players await US Federal Reserve's QE taper decision.

Whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed IBM 'cooperating' with NSA in surveillance programmes.

China's first robotic lunar rover to land on Saturday, with more missions planned in 2017.

Expected supply from Libya, Iraq and Iran will also put pressure on prices.

Last year, over 1,300 people were killed in coal mining accidents in the country

Primary school in Hebei province designs kung fu aerobics that stop the effects of air pollution.

Court in China condemns man who launched attack on same day as Sandy Hook shootings

Indian rupee may come under pressure following downbeat economic data.

Email message read: "To see naked pictures of Carla Bruni click here."

San Francisco-based Coinbase received $25m funding from investors led by led Andreessen Horowitz.

Regulatory agency of European Union warns consumers could lose money.

Tokyo and Seoul ignore Beijing's ADIZ in diplomatic row over disputed territories in East China Sea.

Jose Mourinho wants his Chelsea side to draw Galatasaray in the Champions League to ensure 'King Didier' returns to Stamford Bridge.

Chinese aviation authorities tell Beijing pilots to learn to land in smog to end passenger revolts.

Shanghai Securities News reports China will liberalise M&A regulations and promote usage of preferred shares and M&A funds.

Asian indices slide to 10-week lows on 12 December.