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Riot police storm Hong Kong malls to nip more protests

HONG KONG — Riot police stormed several malls in Hong Kong on Sunday in a move to thwart more pro-democracy protests, as the city's leader heads to Be...
12:58 3 November 2021

The Latest: Hong Kong protesters vandalize Xinhua office

HONG KONG — The Latest on protests in Hong Kong (all times local):
10:58 2 November 2021

Hong Kong protesters, police in Halloween standoff

HONG KONG — Police and protesters engaged in a standoff in Hong Kong's nightlife district on Thursday after pro-democracy demonstrators urged people t...
15:05 31 October 2021

Global stocks mixed after Wall Street rises on Fed rate cut

BEIJING — Global stock markets were mixed Thursday after the Federal Reserve cut a key U.S. interest rate and Chinese factory activity contracted.
9:55 31 October 2021

Global markets dip as week of earnings, reports heats up

BANGKOK — Shares in Europe turned lower on Tuesday after a mixed session in Asia, where Chinese benchmarks declined after Hong Kong's leader warned po...
12:02 29 October 2021

Asian shares mixed after US gains amid global uncertainties

TOKYO — Asian shares were mixed Friday, after Wall Street indexes posted modest gains, cheered by solid profits and forecasts from U.S. technology com...
3:09 25 October 2021

Pence takes swipe at NBA, Nike in critical speech on China

WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence took a swipe at Nike and the NBA on Thursday in a speech criticizing communist China's record on trade and huma...
1:07 25 October 2021

As China builds up Africa, some in Uganda warn of trouble

KAMPALA, Uganda — China's assertive, large-scale investments in Africa are starting to find pushback in Uganda, where some critics worry the East Afri...
9:15 24 October 2021

Q&A: How a woman’s death got tangled in Hong Kong politics

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Around Valentine's Day last year, the decomposing body of a pregnant Hong Kong woman, 21-year-old Poon Hiu-wing, turned up in the tal...
9:36 23 October 2021

Hong Kong government withdraws bill that sparked protests

HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday withdrew an unpopular extradition bill that sparked months of chaotic protests that have since morphed ...
7:22 23 October 2021