China
Baidu buys Uber stake as car-hailing app seeks China breakthrough
Chinese Internet giant Baidu Inc (BIDU.O) agreed to buy a stake in Uber as the online car-hailing service seeks to gain ground on rivals with powerful backers in one of the world's biggest transportation markets.
China industrial activity shrinks in December, calls grow for more stimulus
Activity in China's factory sector contracted in December for the first time in seven months, the latest in a string of weak economic indicators that will intensify calls for more stimulus measures to head off a hard landing.
As Qualcomm decision looms, U.S. presses China on antitrust policy
U.S. President Barack Obama pressed China's Xi Jinping during recent talks on the use of Chinese antitrust policy to limit royalty fees for foreign companies, an issue at the heart of a probe into U.S. mobile chipset maker Qualcomm Inc.
China says U.S. appropriations bill violates rules, sends bad signal
China is unhappy with the U.S. spending bill passed by the House of Representatives last week, saying it contains discriminatory clauses that violate the rules of fair trade and "send the wrong signal".