Hundreds of thousands of illegal vapes smuggled from China in US nationwide crackdown

Attorney General Pam Bondi Federal agents seized hundreds of thousands of illegal vaping products in raids across the country yesterday as the Trump administration moved

Pipeline deal to send Russian gas to China shows Beijing’s dominance in the relationship

The head of Russia’s state-owned gas company Gazprom says it has a deal to build a pipeline to China, but there are many unanswered questions about

Trump’s tariffs seen cutting into China sales of US companies, survey finds

Many U.S. companies operating in China expect their sales to take a hit this year from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the ones that China has

Years of activism resulted in a same-sex partnership bill

Same-sex partners Jaedyn Yu, right and Gloria Tsang cross the road in Hong Kong At her wedding, Jaedyn Yu felt her father’s tears marked a subtle

Judge rules in favor of lesbian couple’s parental recognition

A Hong Kong judge ruled yesterday in favor of a lesbian couple’s parental recognition of their son born through reciprocal in vitro fertilization in a landmark case.

LeBron uses basketball diplomacy to bridge US-China tensions

LeBron James (center) At a time of tensions and tariffs, LeBron James is harnessing basketball diplomacy as a way of finding some common ground for people in

Mahjong nights draw young crowds to San Francisco bars and restaurants

When Ryan Lee first played mahjong two years ago, he got hooked. He dug out sets of the classic Chinese tile game from his parents’ house and

China’s export growth slows in August as US tariffs and trade tensions bite

China’s exports grew last month but at a slower pace than in recent months, the country’s customs agency said yesterday. Exports reached $321.8 billion in

Victory marks a historic turning point for the Chinese nation, Xi says

President Xi Jinping addresses a reception commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War

Proud of peace, progress

Crowds cheer and celebrate during the Victory Day celebration held at Tian’anmen Square in Beijing on Wednesday As doves of peace soared into the sky, a child’s

China holds massive parade to mark 80th anniversary of WWII victory

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech during a grand gathering

Putin meets Kim in Beijing, and praise N. Korean soldiers

Front from left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leaderKim Jong Un arrive the military parade in Beijing Russian President Vladimir

China is showcasing its weaponry, some for first time in military parade

China's missiles, fighter jets and other military hardware — some on public view for the first time — are being displayed in a major parade today in

Xi and Putin reaffirm ‘old friend’ ties in the face of US challenges

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and President Xi Jinping shake hands ahead of their meeting at The Great Hall of the People in Beijing, yesterday Chinese leader

Summit could challenge US dominance and lend weight to China’s vision of a multipolar world

The leaders of Russia, China, India and seven other nations met yesterday in northern China for the latest annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in what

Xi seeks expanded role for organization with a development bank

President Xi Jinping gives a speech during the SCO, in Tianjin, yesterday Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would accelerate the creation of an SCO development bank

Factory activity contracts in August despite extension of trade truce with US

China's factory activity contracted in August, marking five consecutive months of decline, according to an official survey released yesterday, after a trade truce between the U.S.

Xi and India’s Modi vow to resolve border differences at meeting in Tianjin

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hand before their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China

Beijing protests Taiwan’s visit to the Philippines

Taiwan’s foreign minister has flown to the Philippines as head of a high-level delegation of investors, two senior Philippine officials said Saturday, prompting a protest

Final arguments in publisher Jimmy Lai’s trial conclude in Hong Kong

Final arguments concluded yesterday in the landmark national security trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, who could face up to a life sentence

Australia, Canada and Philippines stage air defense drills off disputed shoal

Australia, Canada and the Philippines deployed three warships and aircraft Wednesday for drills against simulated aerial threats off a disputed South China Sea shoal where

Trump saying 600,000 Chinese students could come to the US draws MAGA backlash

President Donald Trump seemingly caught his loyal conservative base off-guard and sparked backlash by saying he would allow 600,000 Chinese students into American universities. That would

What to know about the delisting of Evergrande’s shares in Hong Kong

Shares in China Evergrande were removed from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange earlier this week, marking another step in the retreat of the giant real estate developer whose

US, allies join Indonesia in military drill amid rising concerns over China

  From left, Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Samuel Paparo, Deputy Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces Gen. Tandyo Budi Revita, and Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff Gen.

Typhoon Kajiki drenches Hainan island and heads toward Vietnam

Strong winds and heavy rain whipped southern China’s Hainan island and nearby parts of Guangdong province on Sunday, as Typhoon Kajiki passed over open waters to

Shanghai eases homebuying rules to boost property market

Shanghai yesterday introduced a series of measures aimed at stimulating its property sector, including the removal of purchase restrictions on suburban homes. The new rules, effective today,

Chinese bridge collapse kills at least 12 construction workers

The site of an under construction bridge that collapsed on the Qinghai section of the Sichuan-Qinghai Railway The collapse of an under-construction railway bridge over a

Opposition survives another recall vote, referendum on nuclear power fails

People arrive at a polling station in Taipei Opposition lawmakers easily survived recall votes in Taiwan this weekend, but an opposition-backed referendum to bring back nuclear power

From fighting fascism to building a shared future: China always in the forefront of upholding international fairness and justice

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. The catastrophic war in human history rewrote the geopolitical landscape of the 20th century,

Typhoon Kajiki drenches southern China’s Hainan island and heads toward Vietnam

Strong winds and heavy rain whipped southern China’s Hainan island and nearby parts of Guangdong province yesterday, as Typhoon Kajiki passed over open waters to the south and

Grand ceremony and parade mark 60 years of Communist Party rule in Tibet

President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives at Lhasa, Wednesday With leader Xi Jinping looking on, China marked 60 years of Communist Party rule in Tibet yesterday

China is expanding into digital currencies, hoping to promote use of its ‘people’s money’

China has been expanding use of digital currencies as it promotes wider use of its yuan, or renminbi, to reflect its status as the world’s second-largest

Pakistan, China and Afghanistan hold high-level meeting in Kabul to boost cooperation

Pakistan’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar (right), Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (center) and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Kabul Top diplomats from Pakistan,China

China rushes to build out solar, and emissions edge downward

A herder releases Tibetan sheep to graze at a solar farm in Hainan prefecture of Qinghai province High on the Tibetan plateau, Chinese government officials last

Modi meets Wang as Asian powers rebuild ties

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in New Delhi Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed “steady progress” in improving relations with

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