SINGAPORE/NEW YORK: Asia shares rose on Thursday, helped by a jump in their Chinese counterparts on Beijing's latest measures ...

A man who taped a sinister note to a Chinese ex-official’s door in New Jersey was sentenced Wednesday to 16 months in prison.

The Chinese government plans to ensure that share prices will rise by ordering pensions and mutual funds to invest more in domestic stocks, to help jolt the markets out of the doldrums.

The order will deploy 1,500 troops to build physical barriers, but they will not be used for law enforcement, a military official says.