HK dockworkers refuse to back down in port strike
Striking Hong Kong dockworkers refused to back down Wednesday in a weeklong pay dispute that is slowing cargo shipments at the world's third busiest ...
US moves on NKorea aimed at deterring new leader
The parading of U.S. air and naval power within view of the Korean peninsula — first a few long-range bombers, then stealth fighters, then ships — is ...
Singapore PM draws laughs in US speech
Singapore is well-known for its efficiency and order, but during a visit to Washington the city-state's prime minister displayed a less advertised ...
Hawaii is a spot for sun, surf - and spies
Clandestine agents. Foreign spies. Intelligence. Hawaii is better known for sunbathing on the beach or surfing than high-stakes sleuthing. But the ...
Philippines accuses 16 Taiwanese of retiree scam
Philippine authorities have arrested 16 Taiwanese in connection with an online scam that mostly targeted retirees living in China and Taiwan, an ...
Obama thanks Singapore PM for military cooperation
President Barack Obama on Tuesday thanked Singapore for its military cooperation as the U.S. prepares to rotate ships through the prosperous ...
Hagel cites 'growing threat' from NKorean nukes
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is calling North Korea's development of nuclear weapons a "growing threat" to the U.S. and its allies. In a telephone ...
Feds: Man stole US cancer data to study in China
When three vials of a possible cancer-fighting compound disappeared recently from a professor's desk at the Medical College of Wisconsin, suspicion ...
'Transformers 4' takes shape with help from China
Michael Bay's "Transformers" robots are shaping up again with an assist from China. Paramount Pictures announced a deal Tuesday with China Movie ...
US restraint in Syria could aid Iran nuclear talks
President Barack Obama's reluctance to give military aid to Syrian rebels may be explained, in part, in three words: Iranian nuclear weapons. For the ...
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 ...
Fans mark 10th anniversary of Leslie Cheung death
Almost 2 million origami made by fans in memory of singer-actor Leslie Cheung are being displayed in Hong Kong at an exhibition marking the 10th ...
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 ...
Survey: US manufacturing grew more slowly in March
A survey shows U.S. manufacturing activity expanded more slowly in March than February, held back by weaker growth in production and new orders.
China's manufacturing growth improves in March
Growth in China's manufacturing picked up in March in a potentially positive sign for the recovery in the world's second-largest economy. The China ...
2 in China first known deaths from H7N9 bird flu
Two Shanghai men have died from a lesser-known type of bird flu in the first known human deaths from the strain, and Chinese authorities said it ...
Asia stocks flat in holiday trading; Nikkei down
Japan's benchmark stock index fell Monday after a central bank survey showed a smaller-than-expected improvement in business sentiment. The Tankan ...
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 ...
Asia stocks modestly higher after S&P hits record
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday as momentum carried over from yet another record high on Wall Street. Trading remained thin, however, ...
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
Asia stocks modestly higher; Nikkei, yen slip
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday as momentum carried over from yet another record high on Wall Street. The Standard and Poor's 500 index ...
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 ...
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