China

Reality star, who suffers from dwarfism, diagnosed with stage 3 choriocarcinoma.

US budget agreement now needs House and Senate approval.

Chinese stocks pulled down by interest rate liberalisation pressure.

Bank's planned "virtual cash" would allow users to make payments anonymously just like Bitcoin.

Sunglasses senator replaced image of Muhammad Ali with himself to claim kinship with anti-apartheid hero.

HSBC's head of global trade and receivables finance discusses China's new economic development phase.

FireEye monitors hackers' spear fishing attack on employees at foreign ministries.

UK's financial district has submitted plans to build 3,100 homes alongside skyscrapers

Tao Hsiao kills himself after girlfriend suggests going in one more shop at end of five-hour trip.

Peta releases horrific footage of process in Chinese workshops of skiing live rabbits for luxury sweaters.

China's oil imports jump 19% to 5.73 million barrels a day in November.

Scientists discover freshwater reserves 100 times greater than extracted over last century.

Ousted North Korean official becomes '1984 non-person' after removal from top post.

Chinese authorities crackdown on extravagance by banning luxury dishes from state dinners

Greece will release third-quarter GDP data at 10:00GMT.

Violence breaks out after Bangladeshi worker hit by bus, 27 South Asians held.

Mumbai's BSE Sensex strikes record high after main opposition party BJP wins state polls.

Chinese firms are due to repay record 2.6tn yuan of bonds in 2014.

Certificate of deposits are savings instruments entitling bearer to receive interest.

CPI inflation declines to 3.0% in November, compared to analysts' expectations of 3.2%.

Territorial dispute with China heightens tensions in region.

New study suggests that some of the world's largest, most deadly earthquakes are caused by man.

Seoul's new zone includes disputed submerged rock also claimed by Beijing.

World Trade Organisation Bali agreement could boost markets.

Chinese entrepreneur Sherry Li and a consortium of investors have dreamt up a scheme to build a China City in New York State.

There is no substitute for metals used in devices such as smartphones and tablet computers, scientists say.

Stimulus cut by Fed could boost dollar, resulting in downward pressure on gold prices.

Yuanyuan, 18-month-old baby beaten up in elevator and allegedly thrown off balcony, believed to have survived.

Major defection follows removal of uncle of North Korea's Supreme Leader.

Monetary Authority of Singapore mulls regulatory action against Standard Chartered.