May 15 China lands on Mars in major advance for its space ambitions By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press China landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time on Saturday, a technically challenging feat more difficult than a moon landing, in the latest step forward for its ambitious goals in space. Continue reading
May 11 China adds few babies, loses workers as its 1.4 billion people age By Joe McDonald, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press The number of working-age people in China fell over the past decade while the population barely grew, adding to strains in an aging society. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 9:34 Serbia's winning fight against COVID-19 raises questions about 'vaccine diplomacy' By Jorgen Samso Serbia has had considerable success in its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with the third-highest rate in Europe; supply is mostly from China and Russia. While Serbia's efforts have received high praise, experts are warning about unprecedented, growing Chinese influence in the… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 6:53 Western companies face nationalist backlash in China over criticism from home countries By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran A new report released Friday details a pattern of abuse of Chinese workers along Beijing’s global development initiative, the Belt and Road. The West also accuses Beijing of exploiting ethnic minority Uighurs, using forced labor to produce cotton. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: De Blasio says NYC will 'fully reopen' by July 1 as vaccination rates improve In our news wrap Thursday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city aims to fully reopen on July 1. India continued to set global COVID-19 case records. China launched the main module of its first permanent space… Continue watching
Apr 29 China launches main part of its 1st permanent space station By Sam McNeil, Associated Press China on Thursday launched the main module of its first permanent space station that will host astronauts long term, the latest success for a program that has realized a number of its growing ambitions in recent years. Continue reading
Apr 20 Suspected Chinese hackers spied on U.S., European targets By Alan Suderman, Associated Press A prominent cybersecurity firm says suspected state-backed Chinese hackers exploited widely used networking devices to spy for months on dozens of high-value government, defense industry and financial sector targets in the U.S. and Europe. Continue reading
Apr 19 WATCH: Blinken says U.S. falling behind China on renewable industry exports By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said the U.S. is falling behind China, the largest producer and exporter of solar panels, wind turbines, batteries and electric vehicles. Continue reading
Apr 18 US, China agree to cooperate on climate crisis with urgency By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with urgency, just days before President Joe Biden hosts a virtual summit of world leaders to discuss the issue. Continue reading
Apr 16 WATCH: Biden meets with Japanese prime minister, first guest to White House By Ellen Knickmeyer, Mari Yamaguchi, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House in a bid to underscore the two countries’ alliance as a counter to an autocratic and increasingly assertive China. Continue reading