Trump is hosting Central Asian leaders as US seeks to get around China on rare earth metals

By AAMER MADHANI, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump will host leaders of five Central Asian countries at the White House on Thursday as he intensifies his hunt for rare earth..

On eve of UN climate talks in Brazil, a call for less talking and more doing

By SETH BORENSTEIN and MAURICIO SAVARESE, BELEM, Brazil (AP):- For 30 years, world leaders and diplomats have gathered at United Nations negotiating sessions to try to curb climate change,..

Hong Kong court rejects Tiananmen vigil organizer’s bid to quash indictment

By KANIS LEUNG, HONG KONG (AP):- A Hong Kong court on Monday rejected a former Tiananmen vigil organizer’s attempt to quash her indictment, pressing ahead with a landmark case widely seen as..

‘King of K-pop’ Lee Soo Man on his career, a global industry and what’s next

By JUWON PARK, SEOUL, South Korea (AP):- Lee Soo Man resisted the title at first. “King of K-pop” sounded too brash, too nightclub-esque — like something you’d see on a neon sign in..

Trade takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi

By ELAINE KURTENBACH, BANGKOK (AP):- U.S. President Donald Trump said he had an “amazing” meeting Thursday with China’s top leader Xi Jinping that produced very important decisions. The..

White House says deal to put TikTok under US ownership could be finalized in South Korea

By BARBARA ORTUTAY, NEW YORK, (AP):- The Trump administration has been signaling that it may have finally reached a deal with China to keep TikTok running in the U.S., with the two countries..

China pitches itself as alternative to US protectionism after signing expanded ASEAN free trade pact

By EILEEN NG and DAVID RISING, KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP):- China signed an expanded version of a free trade agreement Tuesday with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with Premier Li..

US-China trade tensions appear to cool before upcoming Trump-Xi meeting

By CHRIS MEGERIAN, DAVID RISING and EILEEN NG, KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP):- U.S.-China trade tensions appeared to cool Sunday before an upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and..

China to focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and tech in new economic plan

By KEN MORITSUGU, HUIZHONG WU and CHAN HO-HIM, BEIJING (AP):- China’s ruling Communist Party said Thursday it will focus on speeding up self-reliance in science and technology, a long-running..

To hit back at the United States in their trade war, China borrows from the US playbook

By DIDI TANG, WASHINGTON (AP):- China likes to condemn the United States for extending its arm too far outside of its borders to make demands on non-American companies. But when it sought to hit..

Trump threatens tech export limits, new 100% tariff on Chinese imports starting Nov. 1 or sooner

By JOSH BOAK and DIDI TANG, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place an additional 100% tax on Chinese imports starting on Nov. 1 or sooner, potentially escalating..

Snowstorm traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest during China’s national holiday

BEIJING (AP):- Rescuers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said. About 350 hikers had reached a..

Top diplomats of North Korea and China agree to deepen ties and push back at the United States

By HYUNG-JIN KIM, SEOUL, South Korea (AP):- The foreign ministers of North Korea and China agreed to deepen bilateral ties and resist hegemonism, a likely reference to their pushbacks against the..

TikTok’s algorithm to be licensed to US joint venture led by Oracle and Silver Lake

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and CHRIS MEGERIAN, WASHINGTON (AP):- Tech giant Oracle will spearhead U.S. oversight of the algorithm and security underlying TikTok’s popular video platform under the..

Trump and Xi begin talks in a push to finalize a TikTok deal

By DIDI TANG, WASHINGTON (AP):- U.S. President Donald Trump is talking with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday in a push to finalize a deal to allow the popular social media app TikTok to keep..