For a phone? Really?

Stores in Beijing and Shanghai were supposed to release the Apple iPhone 4S today, but crowds swelled to unmanageable levels.

Does the chaos surrounding today's release mean that Apple is underestimating its popularity in China?

A report out links building skyscrapers with economic crashes. China, please take note.

Workers at a Foxconn factory that makes iPhones all threatened to jump from the top of the building if they didn't get a raise. But these aren't the only workers protesting work conditions and pay in the country.

News today that the German economy contracted sent markets down sharply. But was it all just noise?

Chinese exports took a hit in the last year because of the European debt crisis, while the export market suffered as Chinese consumers bought less.

The U.S. treasury secretary wants China to impose sanctions, but may find the Chinese — big buyers of Iranian oil — in no hurry to make up their minds.

Key on the agenda: Getting Japan and China to support Iran oil sanctions.

On the orders of the government, Chinese television has had to replace popular shows similar to "American Idol" with more morally uplifting fare.