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WHO talks with China on sending bird flu team
The World Health Organization is talking with the Chinese government about sending international experts to China to help investigate a new bird flu ...
Foreign investors to China's Xi: Cut the red tape
Major multinational companies appealed gingerly to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday to reduce barriers to doing business in China's heavily ...
China's Xi offers to reduce friction over hotspots
With pressure growing on Beijing to get North Korea to step back from its war-like footing, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that no one country ...
Despite threats, risks temper Korea war tensions
As tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula, one thing remains certain: All sides have good reason to avoid an all-out war. The last one, six decades ...
Calif. governor looks to China for investments
California Gov. Jerry Brown has designs on building some of the most expensive public works projects in the nation and wants to keep the state moving ...
Robert Downey Jr. promotes 'Iron Man 3' in Beijing
Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr. has traveled to Beijing to promote "Iron Man 3," which was filmed partly in China and features well-known Chinese ...
US trade deficit narrows to $43B in February
The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in February as exports climbed close to an all-time high and the volume of imported crude oil fell to the ...
NKorea aggression could strengthen US-China bond
North Korea's latest outburst of nuclear and military threats has given the U.S. a rare opportunity to build bridges with China — a potential silver ...
Casino king testifies in Vegas in contract suit
Casino mogul and GOP super-donor Sheldon Adelson spent a rare afternoon in the public eye Thursday defending his decision to turn his back on a Hong ...
Personal relationships at focus in Sands trial
Attorneys told conflicting stories about the role that personal relationships and favors play in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau during opening ...
China: 4 more rare bird flu cases, new steps taken
China reported Tuesday that four more people in one province have been seriously sickened by a bird flu virus new to humans, as cities along the ...
Apple apologizes in China after service criticism
Apple apologized to Chinese consumers after government media attacked its repair policies for two weeks in a campaign that reeked of economic ...
Questions in China on how H7N9 flu strain killed 2
Health officials say they still don't understand how a lesser-known bird flu virus was able to kill two men and seriously sicken a woman in China, but ...
China: Landslide buries 83 in Tibet gold mine area
No signs of life have been detected at a gold mining site in a mountainous area of Tibet more than 24 hours after a massive landslide buried 83 ...
AP NewsBreak: China jails Nobel winner's relative
Police have arrested the brother-in-law of China's jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo on fraud charges in what the family said is the latest ...
Foreign firms seek action from China's new leaders
Foreign companies in China say they want the country's new leadership to act on pledges to reduce bureaucracy and remove investment barriers as the ...
Asian giants tiptoe toward free trade deal
China, Japan and South Korea are inching ahead with talks for a free trade zone that would rival the European Union and North America in economic heft
China's first lady serenaded Tiananmen troops
A photo of China's new first lady Peng Liyuan in younger days, singing to martial-law troops following the 1989 bloody military crackdown on ...
US swipes at China for hacking allegations
The U.S. has taken its first real swipe at China following accusations that the Beijing government is behind a widespread and systemic hacking ...
A diplomatic star is born in Chinese first lady
Glamorous new first lady Peng Liyuan has emerged as a Chinese diplomatic star, charming audiences and cutting a distinct profile from her ...
China punishes North Korea as US asks for more
China is trying to punish ally North Korea for its nuclear and missile tests, stepping up inspections of North Korean-bound cargo in a calibrated ...
In lavish reception, Putin greets China president
China's new president received a lavish welcome Friday as he made Moscow his first foreign destination, joining with Russian President Vladimir Putin ...
OECD urges China to free markets, ease migration
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development urged China to make good on pledges to force state companies to compete in more open markets ...
SKorea ready for more cyberattacks; banks recover
South Korea said Friday it was preparing for the possibility of more cyberattacks as a new team of investigators tried to determine if North Korea was ...
Chinese company looking for missing tycoon
A Chinese tycoon with ties to mining companies in the United States, Australia and Africa is missing and a newspaper says he has been detained by ...