US-born Bei Bei settles into new home at Chinese panda base
BEIJING — After an intercontinental flight on the “Panda Express,” a furry American darling arrived early Thursday in his new Chinese home.
Chinese state media deny torture of ex-UK consulate staff
BEIJING — China’s ruling Communist Party’s newspaper published surveillance videos Thursday which it said prove the guilt and voluntary confession of ...
China demands Trump veto bills on Hong Kong
BEIJING — China is demanding President Donald Trump veto legislation aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong and has renewed a threat to take “s...
USA Hockey snub leads Alex Carpenter on Chinese adventure
Once Bobby Carpenter's flight from Beijing touched down in Boston, he raced to the Lawrence Larsen Rink in nearby Winthrop, Massachusetts, to catch hi...
Away from Washington, Trump praises Apple’s Texas expansion
AUSTIN, Texas — President Donald Trump got away from the impeachment inquiry in Washington on Wednesday and celebrated tech behemoth Apple keeping its...
AP key findings about Mundipharma’s OxyContin sales in China
SHANGHAI — The Sackler family’s opioid empire in the United States is collapsing under an avalanche of litigation over marketing tactics. Their Purdue...
Asian shares retreat on poor Japan trade data, China news
BEIJING — Shares retreated in Asia on Wednesday after Japan reported its worst monthly decline in exports in three years, putting pressure on the econ...
Criticism of Hong Kong mask ruling seen as hint from China
BEIJING — Criticism from China’s rubber-stamp parliament of a Hong Kong court decision is raising concerns that Beijing may move to flex its legal mus...
Global shares mostly rise while investors await trade news
TOKYO — Global shares rose Tuesday as investors appeared hopeful for positive news from the trade talks between the United States and China.
Asian shares mixed amid caution on US-China trade talks
TOKYO — Asian shares were mixed Tuesday as investor sentiment remained cautious amid worries about the next development in trade talks between the Uni...
Stocks subdued after US record highs, eyes on trade talks
TOKYO — Global markets were subdued Monday as investors look for developments in the U.S.-China trade war and the outlook for stocks after Wall Street...
The Latest: China editor says HK police should use live ammo
HONG KONG — The Latest on Hong Kong protests (all times local):
China urges US to “stop flexing muscles” in South China Sea
BANGKOK — China has urged the U.S. military to “stop flexing muscles” in the disputed South China Sea.
Asian shares mixed amid cautious mood, eyes on trade talks
TOKYO — Asian shares are mixed Monday in a cautious mode after Wall Street closed out the week with milestones as the Dow Jones Industrial Average cro...
Real estate heiress who posted $35M bail acquitted of murder
SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco Bay Area real estate heiress who was under house arrest on $35 million bail for more than two years plans to reconnect...
Chinese swimming star defends failure to take doping test
MONTREUX, Switzerland — Chinese Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang defended his failure to take a doping test by testifying at a rare public hearing Fr...
US retail sales rose a modest 0.3% in October
WASHINGTON — Americans stepped up their shopping last month, spending more online and buying more cars, evidence that consumers can still drive the ec...
EU rebuffs American pitch of quick deal for more lobsters
PORTLAND, Maine — The United States trade representative is hoping to broker a deal with the European Union to send more lobsters to Europe, but has r...
US chickens headed to China after Beijing lifts 5-year ban
WASHINGTON — China is lifting a five-year ban on U.S. poultry, a goodwill gesture at a time when the world’s two biggest economies are trying to final...
Asian markets mixed after Wall Street high
BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday amid doubts about the status of a U.S.-Chinese trade deal after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s chairman ...
Sour grapes: Trade war puts cork in US wine sales to China
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Caught in the crossfire of President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, U.S. vineyards are struggling to sell Syrah in Shanghai ...
Economy in mind, Bolsonaro changes tack and cozies up to Xi
BRASILIA, Brazil — What a difference a year makes.
Chinese, other students flee Hong Kong as violence worsens
HONG KONG — University students from mainland China and Taiwan are fleeing Hong Kong, while those from three Scandinavian countries have been moved or...
Global stocks sink after Trump threatens more China tariffs
BEIJING — Global stocks sank Wednesday after President Donald Trump threatened more tariff hikes on Chinese imports if talks aimed at ending a trade w...
As Hong Kong descends into chaos, China mulls its options
BEIJING — A sharp escalation of violence in Hong Kong is once again raising the question of how China's central government will respond: Will it inter...
Pentagon chief tries to keep Asia in focus with second trip
WASHINGTON — Barely four months into his tenure, Defense Secretary Mark Esper is making his second trek across the Pacific. And yet it is the Middle E...
Asian stocks sink after Trump threatens more China tariffs
BEIJING — Asian stocks sank Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened more tariff hikes on Chinese imports if talks aimed at ending a tra...
Senate Democrats assail Trump’s $16B bailout for farmers
MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump's $16 billion bailout package for farmers hurt by the trade war with China unfairly benefits the South at the exp...
AP Photos: Portraits of Hong Kong’s masked protesters
HONG KONG — For many protesters in Hong Kong, identity is entwined with surveillance.
Stocks mixed as uncertainty reigns in US-China trade talks
BANGKOK — Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday as investors awaited cues on trade talks between China and the U.S.