World Dec 15 ‘He has suffered enough,’ Jimmy Lai’s daughter says after his conviction in Hong Kong By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn
World Dec 15 What to know about the trial of Jimmy Lai, former Hong Kong media mogul A Hong Kong court convicted pro-democracy former media mogul Jimmy Lai of conspiracies to commit sedition and collusion with foreign forces in a case that marks how much the semi-autonomous Chinese city has changed since Beijing began a wide-ranging crackdown… By Kanis Leung, Associated Press
World Dec 09 Watch 6:18 U.S. plans to sell advanced AI chips to China amid economic and security concerns In a move with major implications for national security and the race to dominate artificial intelligence, President Trump announced Monday that he will allow Nvidia to sell its H200 computer chip — an advanced chip used for developing A.I. —… By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant
World Dec 08 Trump approves sale of more advanced Nvidia computer chips used in AI to China There have been concerns about allowing advanced computer chips to be sold to China as it could help the country better compete against the U.S. in building out AI capabilities, but there has also been a desire to develop the… By Josh Boak, Associated Press
World Dec 08 WATCH: Rubio and Hegseth speak ahead of Indo-Pacific security discussion with Australian counterparts Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met their Australian counterparts Monday in Washington for annual talks focused on Indo-Pacific security and countering China’s increasing assertiveness in the region, including in the South China Sea and directed… By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
Dec 08 WATCH: Trump proposes $12 billion farm aid package as farmers grapple with tariff pains By Seung Min Kim, Josh Funk, Didi Tang, Associated Press President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package on Monday — a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of… Continue reading
Dec 01 Investigation into Hong Kong building fire that killed at least 151 people reveals unsafe netting By Chan Ho-him, David Rising, Associated Press On Monday, teams recovered another eight bodies, and dozens of people remain unaccounted for. Continue reading
Nov 27 What to know about the deadly apartment fire in Hong Kong By Chan Ho-him, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press The fire has claimed 83 lives, making it one of the deadliest in the city's history. Continue reading
Nov 26 Taiwian budgets $40 billion toward U.S. weapons and building air defense ‘dome’ By Taijing Wu, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press The U.S. State Department on Wednesday said it welcomes Taiwan's budget announcement and "supports Taiwan's acquisition of critical defense capabilities, commensurate with the threat it faces.”… Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 6:29 China ‘cannot peacefully coexist with democracies,’ says Taiwan’s deputy foreign minister By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn President Trump spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week, and the Chinese government said Xi outlined what it called China’s "principled" position on Taiwan. The self-governing democracy of 23 million has never been part of Communist China, but Beijing… Continue watching