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'Filled with arrogance': China lashes out at G7 over statements on maritime security
Read full article: 'Filled with arrogance': China lashes out at G7 over statements on maritime securityChina has lashed out at accusations it is endangering maritime safety made by top diplomats from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies.
Republican legislation seeks to ban Chinese nationals from studying in the US
Read full article: Republican legislation seeks to ban Chinese nationals from studying in the USA group of House Republicans has put forward legislation seeking to prevent Chinese students from studying in American schools, citing national security concerns.
Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant
Read full article: Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitantVaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $5 a dozen.
China's shipbuilding dominance poses economic and national security risks for the US, a report says
Read full article: China's shipbuilding dominance poses economic and national security risks for the US, a report saysA report details how China in two decades has grown to be the dominant global player in shipbuilding, dwarfing the U.S., which now has only 0.1% of the global market.
Consumer prices fell in China in February and remain flat in a sluggish economy
Read full article: Consumer prices fell in China in February and remain flat in a sluggish economyConsumer prices fell in China in February for the first time in 13 months, as persistent weak demand was compounded by the early timing of the Lunar New Year holiday.
China's foreign minister blasts the US over tariffs at his annual meeting with journalists
Read full article: China's foreign minister blasts the US over tariffs at his annual meeting with journalistsAlong with fulminating against the United States, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi reasserted China’s South China Sea claims, blasted Japan for its past aggression and covered a wide range of other issues during his annual meeting with journalists.
Toys are expected to cost more by fall due to new US tariffs on Chinese imports
Read full article: Toys are expected to cost more by fall due to new US tariffs on Chinese importsAs toy inventors, toy manufacturers and buyers for stores that sell toys met for an annual trade show in New York last weekend, a topic besides which items were destined for holiday wish lists permeated the displays.
Top Hong Kong court overturns convictions of 3 former organizers of Tiananmen vigils
Read full article: Top Hong Kong court overturns convictions of 3 former organizers of Tiananmen vigilsHong Kong’s top court has overturned the convictions of three former organizers of an annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown over their refusal to provide information to police, marking a rare victory for the city’s pro-democracy activists.
What to know about Trump's tariffs and their impact on businesses and shoppers
Read full article: What to know about Trump's tariffs and their impact on businesses and shoppersU.S. President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs are here — plunging America into an escalating trade war with China, Canada and Mexico.
Wall Street falls again as losses wipe out all post-election gains for the S&P 500
Read full article: Wall Street falls again as losses wipe out all post-election gains for the S&P 500Stocks racked up more losses on Wall Street Tuesday as a trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners escalated, wiping out all the gains since Election Day for the S&P 500.
Tariff threats and uncertainty could weigh on consumers, drag down US economy, gov't report suggests
Read full article: Tariff threats and uncertainty could weigh on consumers, drag down US economy, gov't report suggestsOngoing tariff threats from Washington and potentially sweeping government job cuts have darkened consumers’ mood and may be weighing on an otherwise mostly healthy economy.
Over 7,000 workers from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after a regional crackdown
Read full article: Over 7,000 workers from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after a regional crackdownA new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriation.
Trump directs government to consider possible tariffs on copper
Read full article: Trump directs government to consider possible tariffs on copperPresident Donald Trump is directing the government to consider potential tariffs on copper, the latest move by the White House to tax a wide array of imports and reshape global trade.
Shaun White's new snowboard league to head to Aspen and mountain in China where he ended his career
Read full article: Shaun White's new snowboard league to head to Aspen and mountain in China where he ended his careerAfter opening in Aspen, Colorado, next week, Shaun White’s new halfpipe league will travel to the mountain in China where he closed out his career at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
US displaced China as Germany's biggest single trading partner last year
Read full article: US displaced China as Germany's biggest single trading partner last yearThe United States was Germany’s biggest single trading partner last year for the first time since 2015, displacing China from the top spot as exports to the Asian power declined.
A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
Read full article: A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centersEfforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appear to gain momentum with a visit by a top Chinese official to the border zone ahead of expected large-scale repatriations of workers in the illicit industry.
Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cuts
Read full article: Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cutsPresident Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China and that eventually he hopes all three countries could agree to cut their massive defense budgets in half.
Kash Patel had a roster of foreign clients. Their interests could clash with FBI he hopes to lead
Read full article: Kash Patel had a roster of foreign clients. Their interests could clash with FBI he hopes to leadPresident Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, got rich consulting for a roster of foreign clients whose interests may clash with the law enforcement agency he hopes to lead.
US Postal Service flip-flops on Hong Kong-China packages, lifting a ban imposed a day earlier
Read full article: US Postal Service flip-flops on Hong Kong-China packages, lifting a ban imposed a day earlierThe U.S. Postal Service is reversing course a day after placing a ban on all inbound packages from China and Hong Kong.
Fast fashion, laptops and toys are likely to cost more due to US tariffs on Chinese imports
Read full article: Fast fashion, laptops and toys are likely to cost more due to US tariffs on Chinese importsA sweeping new U.S. tariff on products made in China is expected to increase the prices American consumers pay for a wide array of products.
Merck 2025 sales forecast underwhelms as it pauses Gardasil sales in China
Read full article: Merck 2025 sales forecast underwhelms as it pauses Gardasil sales in ChinaShares of Merck are sliding in early trading after the drugmaker surprised Wall Street with a lower-than-expected 2025 sales forecast due partly to a pause in shipments of one of its top-selling products to China.
Market strategist explains fallout from tariffs Trump is leveling against Mexico, Canada and China
Read full article: Market strategist explains fallout from tariffs Trump is leveling against Mexico, Canada and ChinaKarl Schamotta, Chief Market Strategist for Corpay Cross Border, joined us on The Morning Show to explain the fallout of President Donald Trump's tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China.
What do Trump's executive orders say on tariffs and how would they work?
Read full article: What do Trump's executive orders say on tariffs and how would they work?President Donald Trump is using a trio of executive orders to throw the world economy and his own goal of cutting inflation into turmoil.
US businesses brace for Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China to drive up costs
Read full article: US businesses brace for Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China to drive up costsFrom an ice cream parlor in California to a medical supply business in North Carolina to a T-shirt vendor outside Detroit, U.S. businesses are bracing to take a hit from the taxes President Donald Trump has imposed on imports from Canada, Mexico and China, America’s three biggest trading partners.
President Trump to meet with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the White House
Read full article: President Trump to meet with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the White HousePresident Donald Trump is meeting Friday with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, whose company designs and supplies the advanced computer chips that play an integral role in developing artificial intelligence.
Apple's iPhone sales during the holiday season slipped despite a highly anticipated AI rollout
Read full article: Apple's iPhone sales during the holiday season slipped despite a highly anticipated AI rolloutApple on Thursday disclosed its iPhone sales dipped slightly during the holiday-season quarter, signaling a sluggish start to the trendsetting company’s effort to catch up to the rest of Big Tech in the race to bring artificial intelligence to the masses.
Upstart Chinese AI company DeepSeek's founder started out as a low-key hedge fund entrepreneur
Read full article: Upstart Chinese AI company DeepSeek's founder started out as a low-key hedge fund entrepreneurThe 40-year-old founder of China's DeepSeek, an AI startup that has startled markets with its capacity to compete with industry leaders like OpenAI, kept a low profile as he built up a hedge fund that now manages a reported $8 billion in assets.
In the early going, Trump 2.0 approach on foreign policy is to talk loudly and carry a big stick
Read full article: In the early going, Trump 2.0 approach on foreign policy is to talk loudly and carry a big stickDonald Trump in his return to the White House has already previewed his second term foreign policy approach: Talk loudly and wield a big stick.
Tech stocks tank as a Chinese competitor threatens to upend the AI frenzy; Nvidia sinks nearly 17%
Read full article: Tech stocks tank as a Chinese competitor threatens to upend the AI frenzy; Nvidia sinks nearly 17%Wall Street’s superstars tumbled as a competitor from China threatens to upend the artificial-intelligence frenzy they’ve been feasting on.
The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding
Read full article: The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own findingThe CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory.
Philippines launches comic book to counter China’s 'disinformation' in the disputed South China Sea
Read full article: Philippines launches comic book to counter China’s 'disinformation' in the disputed South China SeaThe Philippines has launched a comic book to counter what the country says is China’s disinformation campaign to push its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea.
China's Lunar New Year travel rush kicks into high gear with 9 billion trips expected
Read full article: China's Lunar New Year travel rush kicks into high gear with 9 billion trips expectedChina’s Lunar New Year travel rush has kicked into high gear, with billions of trips expected in coming days for the peak of the 40-day annual mass migration.
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
Read full article: How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threatIf it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time.
TikTok refugees are pouring to Xiaohongshu. Here's what you need to know about the RedNote app
Read full article: TikTok refugees are pouring to Xiaohongshu. Here's what you need to know about the RedNote appA rare wave of U.S.-China camaraderie broke out online in recent days as “refugees” from the popular short video platform TikTok poured onto a Chinese social media platform to protest a now-delayed ban on the service.
Biden in late push to boost Indo-Pacific ties sends three pacts to Congress
Read full article: Biden in late push to boost Indo-Pacific ties sends three pacts to CongressThe Biden administration is seeking to shore up ties with countries in the Indo-Pacific in its waning days in office by sending to Congress three key agreements that would cement relations with critical allies and partners in the region, which is increasingly dominated by China.
Politics & Power: President-elect Trump’s politically charged Day One agenda
Read full article: Politics & Power: President-elect Trump’s politically charged Day One agendaPolitical analyst Daniel Cronrath joins News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton for this week’s Politics and Power to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s politically charged Day One agenda.
The rate of HMPV infections in northern China is declining, Chinese health official says
Read full article: The rate of HMPV infections in northern China is declining, Chinese health official saysThe rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic.
Australian Open: Olympic champ Zheng Qinwen starts her bid for another final on a rainy Day 1
Read full article: Australian Open: Olympic champ Zheng Qinwen starts her bid for another final on a rainy Day 1Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen made the most of the indoor conditions under a roof at Rod Laver Arena to advance to the second round of the Australian Open in straight sets while it poured with rain outside.
Filipino Catholics pray for good health and peace in huge procession venerating Jesus statue
Read full article: Filipino Catholics pray for good health and peace in huge procession venerating Jesus statueAt least 1.8 million mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers are marching in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a centuries-old black statue of Jesus.
In freezing temperatures, swimmers in China plunge into a river for health and joy
Read full article: In freezing temperatures, swimmers in China plunge into a river for health and joyEnthusiasm soared among about a dozen hardy swimmers during a daily ritual in northeast China’s “ice city” of Harbin even as the mercury dropped well below freezing.
Gauff and Fritz put US in United Cup semifinals. Kazakhstan beats Germany to advance
Read full article: Gauff and Fritz put US in United Cup semifinals. Kazakhstan beats Germany to advanceCoco Gauff and Taylor Fritz have powered the U.S. into the semifinals of the United Cup mixed teams tennis event.
Russia's central bank holds off on interest rate hike amid friction between inflation, war spending
Read full article: Russia's central bank holds off on interest rate hike amid friction between inflation, war spendingRussia’s central bank has left its benchmark interest rate at a record 21%, holding off on further increases despite high consumer inflation fueled by the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine.
China's getting a big electric car battery swapping boost in 2025. Would that work across the globe?
Read full article: China's getting a big electric car battery swapping boost in 2025. Would that work across the globe?Global battery maker CATL says it will expand its electric vehicle battery swapping in China in 2025.
US effort to curb China's and Russia's access to advanced computer chips 'inadequate,' report finds
Read full article: US effort to curb China's and Russia's access to advanced computer chips 'inadequate,' report findsThe U.S. Commerce Department’s efforts to curb China’s and Russia’s access to American-made advanced computer chips have been “inadequate” and will need more funding to stymie their ability to manufacture advanced weapons.
China's CATL is planning a major expansion of battery swapping for electric vehicles
Read full article: China's CATL is planning a major expansion of battery swapping for electric vehiclesThe world’s largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles says it will get into battery swapping in China in a big way starting next year.
A new neutrino detector in China aims to spot mysterious ghost particles lurking around us
Read full article: A new neutrino detector in China aims to spot mysterious ghost particles lurking around usScientists in China have almost finished building a massive underground detector to sniff out mysterious particles called neutrinos.
Trump offers support for dockworkers union by saying ports shouldn't install more automated systems
Read full article: Trump offers support for dockworkers union by saying ports shouldn't install more automated systemsPresident-elect Donald Trump is offering his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires next month at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports.
Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China
Read full article: Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing ChinaPapua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific.
Supreme Court allows investors' class action to proceed against microchip company Nvidia
Read full article: Supreme Court allows investors' class action to proceed against microchip company NvidiaThe Supreme Court is allowing a class-action lawsuit that accuses Nvidia of misleading investors about its past dependence on selling computer chips for the mining of volatile cryptocurrency to proceed.
Five years since its inception, a US development agency competes with China on global projects
Read full article: Five years since its inception, a US development agency competes with China on global projectsSince its inception in 2019, a U.S. development agency has created a portfolio of more than $50 billion worth of projects in 114 countries, including a trans-Africa railway corridor, a power plant in Sierra Leone, and solar panel manufacturing in India.
US expands list of Chinese technology companies under export controls
Read full article: US expands list of Chinese technology companies under export controlsThe U.S. Commerce Department has expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used to make computer chips.
Biden says the US is 'all in' on Africa during his Angola visit meant to counter China
Read full article: Biden says the US is 'all in' on Africa during his Angola visit meant to counter ChinaPresident Joe Biden on Tuesday toured a slavery museum in Angola and inspected shackles and a whip, and he spoke of “our nation’s original sin."
Experts say Trump’s new tariffs would have immediate effect on price of Chinese, Canadian, and Mexican-made goods
Read full article: Experts say Trump’s new tariffs would have immediate effect on price of Chinese, Canadian, and Mexican-made goodsIf you’re planning to buy a big-ticket item like a refrigerator, smartphone, or car, now might be the perfect time to act as experts warn that President-elect Trump’s proposed tariffs could soon lead to higher prices on imported goods.
Trump's threat to impose tariffs could raise prices for consumers, colliding with promise for relief
Read full article: Trump's threat to impose tariffs could raise prices for consumers, colliding with promise for reliefIf Donald Trump makes good on his threat to slap 25% tariffs on everything imported from Mexico and Canada, the price increases that could follow will collide with his campaign promise to give American families a break from inflation.
Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regime
Read full article: Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regimeWitnesses say a powerful rebel group has seized a key trading town in northeastern Myanmar on the Chinese border, taking control of a lucrative rare earth mining hub in another setback for the military-led government.
Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission
Read full article: Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping missionRussia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a U.N. peacekeeping mission.
US ahead in AI innovation, easily surpassing China in Stanford's new ranking
Read full article: US ahead in AI innovation, easily surpassing China in Stanford's new rankingThe U.S. leads the world in developing artificial intelligence technology, surpassing China in research and other important measures of AI innovation, according to a newly released Stanford University index.
Amazon launches an online discount storefront to better compete with Shein and Temu
Read full article: Amazon launches an online discount storefront to better compete with Shein and TemuAmazon has launched a low-cost online storefront featuring electronics, apparel and other products priced at under $20.
Chinese e-commerce firms report growth in sales, shoppers for Singles' Day shopping festival
Read full article: Chinese e-commerce firms report growth in sales, shoppers for Singles' Day shopping festivalChina’s e-commerce firms reported an increase in the number of shoppers and a growth in sales for this year’s Singles’ Day shopping festival, although final figures were not publicly revealed.
UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollution
Read full article: UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollutionExperts calculate that curbing and coping with global warming is going to cost trillions of dollars and poor nations just don’t have it.
Singles' Day shopping festival loses its shine under China's lagging economy
Read full article: Singles' Day shopping festival loses its shine under China's lagging economyThe Singles’ Day shopping festival looks less attractive this year amid a sluggish economy, forcing e-commerce firms to look abroad for growth.
Tennis Channel takes Jon Wertheim off the air for comment about Wimbledon champ Barbora Krejcikova
Read full article: Tennis Channel takes Jon Wertheim off the air for comment about Wimbledon champ Barbora KrejcikovaTennis Channel has taken analyst Jon Wertheim off the air “indefinitely” after Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova called him out on social media for what she called “coverage that focused on my appearance rather than my performance.”.
Japanese automaker Honda reports lower profits as China sales decline
Read full article: Japanese automaker Honda reports lower profits as China sales declineHonda said its profits slipped nearly 20% in the first half of the fiscal year from the same period the previous year, as sales suffered in China, the Japanese automaker.
Asia needs to spend much more to adapt to climate change and limit its damage, bank study says
Read full article: Asia needs to spend much more to adapt to climate change and limit its damage, bank study saysA study by the Asian Development Bank shows that countries in Asia will suffer worse damage from the climate crisis than other regions and they are not spending enough to limit the damage and adapt to changing weather patterns and natural disasters.
China says it's ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday
Read full article: China says it's ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early WednesdayChina says all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station on the latest mission to make the country a major space power.
Resistance forces push military regime close to brink in Myanmar
Read full article: Resistance forces push military regime close to brink in MyanmarThree well-armed militias launched a surprise joint offensive in northeastern Myanmar a year ago, breaking a strategic stalemate with the regime’s military with rapid gains of huge swaths of territory that inspired others to attack around the country.
Yin Ruoning shoots 65 to win in Malaysia. She holds off Jeeno Thitikul, who finishes runner-up again
Read full article: Yin Ruoning shoots 65 to win in Malaysia. She holds off Jeeno Thitikul, who finishes runner-up againStarting her final round in a three-way tie for the lead, Yin Ruoning shot a 7-under 65 to win the LPGA Tour’s Maybank Championship in Malaysia by one stroke for her second title this month.
Zheng Qinwen defeats wild card Sofia Kenin to win in Tokyo and clinch WTA Finals berth
Read full article: Zheng Qinwen defeats wild card Sofia Kenin to win in Tokyo and clinch WTA Finals berthTop-seeded Zheng Qinwen of China claimed the Toray Pan Pacific Open title with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over American wild card Sofia Kenin on Sunday.
State alien land laws drive some China-born US citizens to rethink their politics
Read full article: State alien land laws drive some China-born US citizens to rethink their politicsAt least two dozen states have passed or proposed “alien land laws” targeting Chinese nationals and companies from purchasing property or land because of China’s status as a foreign adversary.
Nevada lithium mine wins final approval despite potential harm to endangered wildflower
Read full article: Nevada lithium mine wins final approval despite potential harm to endangered wildflowerFor the first time under President Joe Biden, a federal permit for a new lithium mine in the U.S. has been approved.
Russia is behind viral disinformation targeting Walz, intelligence official says
Read full article: Russia is behind viral disinformation targeting Walz, intelligence official saysA senior U.S. intelligence official says viral online content spreading baseless attacks on Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz was created by Russia.
Djokovic tops Nadal before Sinner beats Alcaraz for the title at the Six Kings Slam exhibition
Read full article: Djokovic tops Nadal before Sinner beats Alcaraz for the title at the Six Kings Slam exhibitionJannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz for the championship in the Six Kings Slam exhibition event after Novak Djokovic topped Rafael Nadal for third place in what might have been the final match in one of tennis' great rivalries.
The world will be fueled by electricity but even more clean energy is needed, report says
Read full article: The world will be fueled by electricity but even more clean energy is needed, report saysThe world is set to make abundant energy by the second half of the decade as the production of batteries and solar panels surges but there’ll also be an excess of planet-warming fossil fuels, a report released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency said.
Cyber criminals are increasingly helping Russia and China target the US and allies, Microsoft says
Read full article: Cyber criminals are increasingly helping Russia and China target the US and allies, Microsoft saysRussia, China and Iran are expanding their partnerships with cyber criminals to conduct cyberespionage and cyberattacks against the U.S. and other nations, according to a new report from Microsoft.
China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advances
Read full article: China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advancesChina has made great strides in exploring space in recent years, rocketing astronauts to its own space station and bringing back rocks from the moon.
Paris Motor Show opens during a brewing EV trade war between the EU and China
Read full article: Paris Motor Show opens during a brewing EV trade war between the EU and ChinaAuto manufacturers competing to persuade drivers to go electric are rolling out cheaper, more tech-rich models at the Paris Motor Show.