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Asian stocks mixed as Wall Street ends 5-day winning streak

Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street ended a five-day winning streak following disappointing corporate ...

Hong Kong protests expand to oppose China, with no end near

Colin Wong has come to know the sting of pepper spray well. After more than a month of demonstrations in Hong Kong's ...

The Latest: Facebook denies that it's a monopoly

The Latest on congressional hearings on the reach of big tech (all times local): 4:50 p.m. Rep. Joe Neguse, a Democrat from ...

China asks for 'friendly consultation' in Malaysia dispute

China's government expressed hope Tuesday that Malaysia's dispute with a state-owned Chinese company building two ...

US, Russian delegations to discuss arms control in Geneva

Delegations from the U.S. and Russia are expected to meet this week to discuss arms control and the possibility of coaxing ...

China's growth cools further as tariff war pressures mount

China's economic growth sank to its lowest level in at least 26 years in the quarter ending in June, adding to pressure on ...

Taiwan party picks mayor over ex-Foxconn chief for 2020 run

Taiwan's main opposition party picked a pro-China populist mayor Monday as its candidate for the 2020 presidential race ...

Tsai Ing-wen, Splinter

Taiwan defends US arms deal after China sanctions threat

Taiwan on Saturday defended a proposal to purchase $2.2 billion in arms from the U.S., following a Chinese announcement that ...

China imports from US plunge 31% in June amid tariff war

China's trade with the United States plunged last month as a tariff war battered exporters on both sides of the Pacific Ocean

Huawei calls on US to lift export restrictions

The chairman of Huawei said Friday the Chinese tech giant has yet to see any benefit from President Donald Trump's promise ...

Biden promises to end 'forever wars' as president

Joe Biden promised on Thursday his White House would end "forever wars" and reassert American leadership to combat ...

Donald Trump

Trump accuses China of foot-dragging on farm purchases

President Donald Trump on Thursday accused China of "letting us down" by not promptly buying more U.S. farm products.

Tsai Ing-wen

Taiwan president heads to Caribbean with US stops

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen departed Thursday for a four-country state visit to the Caribbean with stops in the United ...

Jerome Powell

Powell's message to Congress: Rate cut is likely coming soon

Pointing to a weaker global economy, rising trade tensions and chronically low inflation, Chairman Jerome Powell signaled ...

US, Chinese trade envoys in 1st contact after Trump-Xi truce

The top U.S. and Chinese trade envoys have spoken by phone in their first known contact since Presidents Donald Trump and Xi ...

Christian family details crackdown on church in China

The Sunday service this week at an unassuming church in Taiwan was especially moving for one man. It was the first time Liao ...

Behrouz Kamalvandi

Iran breaches key uranium enrichment limit in nuclear deal

Iran on Monday began enriching uranium to 4.5%, just breaking the limit set by its nuclear deal with world powers, while it ...

Bible shortage? Publishers say tariffs could cause it

Religious publishers say President Donald Trump's most recent proposed tariffs on Chinese imports could result in a Bible ...

Donald Trump

Trump says US should start manipulating the dollar

President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China and Europe of playing a "big currency manipulation game." He said the ...

China backs Hong Kong chief, slams protesters for violence

China's government strongly backed Hong Kong's embattled administration Tuesday, saying pro-democracy protesters who occupied ...