Publisher, 2 politicians charged over Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG (AP) — Outspoken Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai and two prominent opposition politicians were charged Friday wi...
As luge season winds down, USA’s Emily Sweeney looking ahead
Luge’s World Cup campaign ends this weekend in Germany, where most of the best 100 sliders in the sport will be looking ...
Pompeo blasts China, Iran for response to virus outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday hit out at China and Iran for their response to the outbreak...
China struggles to revive manufacturing amid virus outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Factories that make the world’s smartphones, toys and other goods are struggling to reopen after a virus ...
Amid China virus fears, even a haircut is a major operation
BEIJING (AP) — Need a trim in Beijing? You might have to wait. Even getting a haircut has become a challenge in China no...
China promises companies aid, global virus cases rise
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government promised tax cuts and other aid Monday to help companies recover from its virus outbre...
China’s Xi says epidemic ‘grim,’ calls for action on economy
BEIJING (AP) — Warning that China’s virus epidemic is “still grim and complex,” President Xi Jinping called Sunday for m...
World markets slip on renewed fears over virus outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets slipped on Friday after a spike in new virus cases in South Korea and other countrie...
China’s virus center vows no patient unchecked as cases fall
BEIJING (AP) — Protective suit-clad inspectors in the epicenter of China’s viral outbreak went door-to-door Wednesday to...
Shares take hit as virus outbreak slams profits, events
BANGKOK — Shares slipped in Europe and Asia on Tuesday as the impact from the virus outbreak that began in China deepened, with Apple saying it would ...
China’s ‘War on Terror’ uproots families, leaked data shows
Beijing — For decades, the Uighur imam was a bedrock of his farming community in China’s far west. On Fridays, he preached Islam as a religion of peac...
Leaked data shows China’s Uighurs detained due to religion
BEIJING — When a Chinese government mass detention campaign engulfed Memtimin Emer's native Xinjiang region three years ago, the elderly Uighur imam w...
Cost of China’s anti-virus fight rises with workers idle
BEIJING — Real estate agent Du Xuekun’s sales usually jump after the Lunar New Year holiday. But this year, Du has been at home for a month with no in...
New virus cases fall; WHO says China bought the world time
BEIJING — China reported 143 virus deaths and a dip in new cases Saturday while the head of the World Health Organization praised the country's effort...
With virus, shops in China suffer a star-crossed Valentines
BEIJING — In virus-stricken China, couples can celebrate Valentine's Day with a roast beef salad, hot chocolate, a rose and a note, all delivered to t...
Virus renews safety concerns about slaughtering wild animals
BEIJING — China cracked down on the sale of exotic species after an outbreak of a new virus in 2002 was linked to markets selling live animals. The ge...
Fall in new cases raises hope in virus outbreak in China
BEIJING — The number of new cases of the coronavirus in China dropped for a second straight day, health officials said Wednesday in a possible glimmer...
China still mostly closed down as virus deaths pass 1,000
BEIJING — China remains mostly closed for business, as the daily death toll from a new virus topped 100 for the first time, pushing the total above 1,...
US says Chinese military stole masses of Americans’ data
WASHINGTON — Four members of the Chinese military have been charged with breaking into the computer networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency an...
More businesses reopen in China, but many people stay home
BEIJING — More offices and stores in Beijing and other parts of China finally reopened Monday after the Lunar New Year break was extended to discourag...
The Latest: WHO to send mission to virus-hit China
BEIJING — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local):
China scrambles to keep cities in virus lockdown fed
BEIJING — The manager of the Wushang Mart in Wuhan, the locked-down city at the heart of China’s virus outbreak, says its shelves are loaded with 50% ...
China’s Communist Party faces recriminations over virus
BEIJING — China's ruling Communist Party faced public anger and recrimination Friday over the death of a doctor who was threatened by police after try...
Asian stock markets retreat after surge on China tariff cut
Asian stock markets retreated Friday following a surge after China announced a tariff cut on U.S. imports.
Barr warns against Chinese ‘dominance’ in wireless networks
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr waded into ongoing diplomatic tensions between the United States and China on Thursday, decrying what he sa...
Virus impact: Airlines extend flights suspensions
BEIJING — Airlines are extending their suspension of flights to mainland China, while more retailers are putting an estimate on the economic damage th...
The Latest: WHO seeks $675M to fight new virus
BEIJING — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local):
The Latest: France warns against all travel to China
BEIJING — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all times local):
UN health agency tackles misinformation over virus outbreak
GENEVA — The World Health Organization chief has traveled a dozen times to monitor the Ebola response in violence-marred eastern Congo. But when he pl...
The Latest: UAE suspends flights to China outside Beijing
BEIJING — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all times local):