Bordering countries in area have long disagreed over control of sea, but new oil and gas exploration efforts are worsening tensions
Exporters trying to cope with cost challenges by moving either inland away from China’s coastal provinces, or overseas
Asian Development Bank applauds China's recent interest hike as effective way to tackle inflation
But some analysts criticize measure is only short- term solution
Government appears nervous about spread of protests that have toppled, threatened Middle Eastern and North African rulers
Central bank says devaluation aimed at increasing liquidity in foreign exchange market, curbing deficit
Many Asians mark start of a new Lunar New Year on February 3
Some say Beijing must carry out more reforms for that to happen
Chinese economic authorities signal fighting rising prices will be their top priority next year
Last year, Chinese companies invested about $43 billion in overseas mergers and acquisitions
Asian unit of troubled US insurance giant AIG, raising money to help pay billions in debt to the US government
Stocks fall in Hong Kong, Japan and U.S. dollar rises a day after China raises interest rates for the first time since December 2007
Eric Holder says Beijing should release Liu Xiaobo from prison and honor its international human rights commitments
British fashion house Burberry says sales in China have contributed 4 percent of company's 20 percent increase in global retail sales
Bill aimed at punishing Beijing for fixing its exchange rate gained ground in US Congress, as lawmakers say diplomacy has failed
Protests erupt in Hong Kong, Guangzhou over plan to ban Cantonese, language of southern China from prime-time television
Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno says government considering pulling back police, civilian defense forces from area, in attempt to save
Plastic waste is swamping landfills, some ending up at sea, harming marine life
Decision comes after strong public clamor for Senator Benigno Aquino III to carry on his mother's democratic legacy
Production in year ending in September estimated to drop 40 percent - farmers over years shifted to better-paying food crops
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