Police in Hong Kong have arrested three men from a construction company on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with a blaze that has killed at least 94 people and left hundreds of others missing in the city’s deadliest fire in years.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he has accepted an invitation from Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit Beijing in April and that he reciprocated by inviting Xi for a state visit to the U.S. later next…
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Japan “crossed a red line” with comments by its new leader suggesting a potential military intervention over Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday. Remarks earlier this month by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that…
(Reuters) -The Trump administration is considering greenlighting sales of Nvidia‘s H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, people familiar with the matter said, as a bilateral detente boosts prospects for exports of advanced U.S. technology to China. The Commerce Department, which…
A Starbucks outlet in Hangzhou in east China’s Zhejiang province Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. Long Wei | Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images Starbucks on Monday announced it is forming a joint venture with Boyu Capital to operate…
China will effectively suspend implementation of additional export controls on rare earth metals and terminate investigations targeting US companies in the semiconductor supply chain, the White House announced. The White House issued a fact sheet on Saturday outlining some details…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to stand firm and strengthen their maritime forces to counter China’s increasingly “destabilizing” actions in the South China Sea. Hours later, he struck a…
China will loosen its export restrictions on semiconductors made by Nexperia, its Commerce Ministry said, after the Chinese-owned, Netherlands-based automotive chip maker was caught in the crossfire of the U.S.-China trade war, leading to supply disruptions that hit car production.…
A trader reacts on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., August 22, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks hit fresh records on Tuesday as investors stepped further into the artificial intelligence trade a…
President Trump arrived Monday in Japan, where new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is banking on building a friendly personal relationship with the U.S. leader to ease trade tensions. Mr. Trump’s Asian tour, which kicked off over the weekend, has a…