Indiana governor in Taipei following high-profile US visits

Indiana's Republican governor met with Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-wen yesterday morning, following two recent high-profile visits by U.S. politicians that drew China’s ire and Chinese military

Chinese gov’t plans cloud seeding to protect grain crop from drought

China says it will try to protect its grain harvest from record-setting drought by using chemicals to generate rain, while factories in the southwest waited yesterday to

China jails Canadian tycoon for 13 years for finance crimes

A Chinese-born Canadian tycoon who disappeared from Hong Kong in 2017 was sentenced last week to 13 years in prison for a multibillion-dollar string of financial offenses

Chinese farmers struggle as scorching drought wilts crops

Hundreds of persimmon trees that should be loaded with yellow fruit lie wilted in Gan Bingdong's greenhouse in southwestern China, adding to mounting farm losses in a scorching summer that

US to hold trade talks with Taiwan, island drills military

The U.S. government will hold trade talks with Taiwan in a sign of support for the island democracy that China claims as its own territory,

Political activists plead guilty amid crackdown

Authorities in Hong Kong say 29 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” under a tough National Security Law entered guilty pleas

China, Japan officials meet amid Taiwan tensions

Chinese and Japanese officials have met in northern China amid renewed tensions over Beijing’s military threats against Taiwan and after Tokyo protested China’s firing of missiles

16 dead, 18 missing in flash flood in western China

A sudden rainstorm in western China triggered a landslide that diverted a river and caused flash flooding in populated areas, killing at least 16 people and leaving

Hong Kong seeks citizens caught in Southeast Asia scams

Hong Kong officials said yesterday they are seeking the return of citizens who traveled to Southeast Asia for jobs that entrapped them in scams and virtual slavery.

China cuts power to factories, homes as reservoirs fall

Factories in China’s southwest have shut down and a city imposed rolling blackouts after reservoirs to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding

Taiwan, China hold opposing military drills amid tensions

Taiwan is staging military exercises to show its ability to resist Chinese pressure to accept Beijing’s political control over the self-governing island, following new rounds of

China and US spar over climate on Twitter

The world’s two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases are sparring on Twitter over climate policy, with China asking if the U.S. can deliver on the landmark

Germany flying six fighters 8K miles in 24 hours to Singapore island

A group of German air force fighter jets neared Singapore yesterday in a marathon bid to fly them some 12,800 kilometers (8,000 miles) from their home base

Chinese navy ship docks in Sri Lanka, stokes worry in India

A Chinese navy vessel arrived at a Beijing-built port in southern Sri Lanka yesterday, after its port call was earlier delayed due to apparent security concerns raised

Climate change: High temps, drought affect drinking water, crops

Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, reducing crop yields and drinking water supplies. The lack of rain has been especially

China announces new drills as US delegation visits Taiwan

China announced more military drills around Taiwan as the self-governing island’s president met with members of a new U.S. congressional delegation yesterday, threatening to renew tensions

Beijing cuts interest rate to shore up stagnation

China's central bank trimmed a key interest rate yesterday to shore up sagging economic growth at a politically sensitive time when President Xi Jinping is trying

Population shrinks for second year under virus curbs

Hong Kong’s government says its population has shrunk for a second year as anti-virus controls hampered the inflow of new workers and births declined, but it

Three Chinese corporate giants leaving NY stock exchange

Three state-owned Chinese corporate giants announced plans Friday to remove their shares from the New York Stock Exchange, adding to a growing financial separation between the

More US lawmakers visiting Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi trip

A delegation of American lawmakers is visiting Taiwan just 12 days after a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that angered China. The five-member delegation,

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