China

Some Chinese real-estate developers are lowering their profit expectations on U.S. projects or shelving them entirely as frothy prices and rocky partnerships force them to rethink the American market.

A reversal of President Barack Obama’s outreach to Cuba, as threatened by President-elect Donald Trump this week, would leave a bigger opening off the U.S. coast for another great military power: China.

Wilbur Ross Jr., who could be tasked with bringing home manufacturing jobs as Donald Trump’s commerce secretary, has benefited as an investor from free trade and also from some more protectionist trade policies.

The growth in global smartphone shipments ground to a near halt this year, estimates market research firm International Data Corp., in the latest sign that the mobile-phone boom is petering out.

As global hotel brands get bigger and expand their customer bases through elaborate loyalty programs, smaller players are exploring alliances with their peers to fight back.

China is preparing to roll back some job-security protections for workers to keep companies afloat as growth slows. But weaker laws may exacerbate social unrest that is already swelling as factories close.

MTS Systems Corp. said it is investigating possible corporate violations by its leadership in China, and will delay releasing its full quarterly and annual reports.

What will be the luxury industry’s new China? Today’s standard answer has a familiar ring: new parts of China.

The U.S. dollar’s recent surge against most global currencies ought to be good news for the big manufacturing nations of Asia—but the relationship between currencies, trade and economic health isn’t as simple as it used to be.

A personal, guided tour to the best scoops and stories every day in The Wall Street Journal, from Editor in Chief Gerard Baker.

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday is set to adopt a U.S.-led resolution aimed at slashing North Korea’s coal export revenues by 60% in response to the country’s nuclear test in September, U.S. officials said.

Caution over Italy’s impending referendum and uncertainty over oil weighed on stocks in Asia, with investors booking modest profits to hold cash.

American blue-collar fears tilted the election and recalled 19th-century riots against Chinese workers. Since then, the two countries have intertwined in ways that make a full-on trade war unlikely.

With inflation reviving in China, authorities may have no choice but to stand aside in the face of rising bond yields

The Chicago Stock Exchange, seeking to revitalize its business under new foreign owners, revealed the investors who are backing its bid to become a bridge between U.S. and Chinese equity markets.

Beijing wants to give every citizen a score based on behavior such as spending habits, turnstile violations and filial piety, which can blacklist citizens from loans, jobs, air travel.