China urges rollback of US tariffs, Huawei exec’s release
BEIJING — China’s foreign ministry on Monday urged Canada to free an executive of telecom equipment giant Huawei Technologies held for more than a yea...
China to suspend US Navy visits to Hong Kong over new law
HONG KONG — China said Monday it will suspend U.S. Navy visits to Hong Kong and sanction a range of pro-democracy non-governmental organizations in re...
Asian stocks rise after China factory activity improves
BEIJING — Asian stock markets rose Monday after Chinese factory activity improved ahead of a possible U.S. tariff hike on Chinese imports.
Eurozone unemployment’s falls to lowest rate since July 2008
LONDON — Unemployment across the 19-country eurozone has fallen to its lowest rate since July 2008 even though growth is cooling in the face of headwi...
LGBT activists in China seek to change marriage civil code
BEIJING — It was only after her partner’s death that He Meili realized the full meaning of marriage.
Video app TikTok unblocks teen who posted on China’s Muslims
SAN FRANCISCO — Chinese-owned video app TikTok says it has unblocked a U.S. teenager and restored her viral video condemning China’s treatment of its ...
China furious, Hong Kong celebrates after US move on bills
BEIJING — China reacted furiously Thursday to President Donald Trump’s signing two bills aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong, summoning the ...
Angry China weighs options as Trump backs Hong Kong bills
BEIJING — China’s fury over President Donald Trump’s decision to sign legislation supporting human rights in Hong Kong is evident. What’s less clear i...
Hong Kong activists call for global support after US laws
HONG KONG — Chanting “Stand with Hong Kong,” pro-democracy activists on Thursday urged the world to follow U.S. footsteps by passing laws backing huma...
Asian shares retreat after Trump approval of Hong Kong bill
BEIJING — Asian shares were mostly lower on Thursday after President Donald Trump signed a bill expressing support for human rights in Hong Kong.
Fed survey finds US economy expanding despite trade fallout
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy was expanding at a modest pace in October and early November, supported by growi...
World markets mostly rise on trade optimism
BEIJING — World shares mostly rose Wednesday, spurred by optimism over trade talks between the U.S. and China.
US criticizes China for abuses revealed by leaked cables
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that a cache of leaked documents proves that Chinese authorities are engaged in massive and s...
Taiwanese-Canadian model-actor Godfrey Gao dies on set
HONG KONG — Taiwanese-Canadian model-actor Godfrey Gao has died after suffering an apparent heart attack while on set in China.
California man tells court he served as agent for China
OAKLAND, Calif. — A former San Francisco Bay Area tour operator agreed to plead guilty Monday to serving as an unregistered agent for China in exchang...
Global shares advance amid hopes for US-China trade deal
TOKYO — Global shares rose Monday amid some optimism that the U.S. and China may be edging closer toward a deal on a trade dispute that has been rattl...
Secret documents reveal how China mass detention camps work
The watch towers, double-locked doors and video surveillance in the Chinese camps are there “to prevent escapes.” Uighurs and other minorities held in...
Asian shares higher amid hopes for US-China trade deal
TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly higher Monday amid some optimism that the U.S. and China may edging closer to a trade deal.
The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims
After bloody race riots rocked China’s far west a decade ago, the ruling Communist Party turned to a rare figure in their ranks to restore order: a Ha...
US security adviser says world silent on China camps
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — President Donald Trump's new national security adviser is criticizing what he says is silence from the rest of the world over C...
Self-confessed Chinese spy spills secrets in Australia
PERTH, Australia — A self-confessed Chinese spy has given Australia's counterespionage agency inside intelligence on how Beijing conducts its interfer...
From air, pope greets leaders of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis managed an airborne diplomatic dance by sending telegrams of greetings to the leaders of China, Hong Kong and Ta...
Ex-CIA officer gets 19 years in China spy conspiracy
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former CIA case agent was sentenced Friday to 19 years in prison for an espionage conspiracy with China.
Already a star in China, US fame comes to ‘Farewell’ actress
LOS ANGELES — Actress Zhao Shuzhen, who has captivated audiences with her performance as the grandmother in “The Farewell,” is essentially unknown to ...
Hong Kong court reinstates mask ban ahead of elections
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Friday suspended its decision to strike down a government ban on wearing face masks at protests, allowing police to e...
World shares advance on upbeat comments on US-China trade
BEIJING — World shares were mostly higher on Friday as upbeat comments by Chinese President Xi Jinping helped to quell anxiety over the state of trade...
In reversal, Seoul to keep Japan military intelligence pact
SEOUL, South Korea — In a major policy reversal, South Korea said Friday it has decided to continue a 2016 military intelligence-sharing agreement wit...
China’s Xi says Beijing wants trade deal, can ‘fight back’
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that Beijing wants to work for a trade deal with the United States but is not afraid to “fight back...
China raises estimate of economy’s size following census
BEIJING — China has raised its estimate of the size of its economy by 2.1% following a census, raising its gross domestic product for 2018 to 91.93 tr...
Asian shares mostly higher despite US-China trade anxiety
BEIJING — Stocks logged modest gains Friday in Asia after a lackluster overnight session on Wall Street ended with the market’s third straight drop.