May 21 China considering a bill to crack down on Hong Kong opposition By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press China’s ceremonial parliament will consider a bill that could limit opposition activity in Hong Kong, says spokesperson. Continue reading
May 20 Quest for 'super-duper' missiles pits U.S. against key rivals By Robert Burns, Associated Press For decades the United States has searched for ways to get ultra-fast flight right, but now China and Russia are arguably ahead in this chase,… Continue reading
May 18 Watch 5:45 U.S.-China tensions take center stage at WHO summit The World Health Organization hosted its annual summit Monday. This year, the meeting was intended to enable world leaders to coordinate their responses to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the session was dominated by ongoing tensions between the… Continue watching
May 18 China announces $2 billion in virus help at WHO assembly By Associated Press China will provide $2 billion over two years to fight the coronavirus pandemic and the economic fallout from it, President Xi Jinping said Monday… Continue reading
May 16 India overtakes China in number of reported cases By Associated Press India’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed China’s, with the Health Ministry on Saturday reporting a spike to 85,940 infections and 2,752 deaths. Continue reading
May 14 Privacy groups say TikTok app violates children's privacy By Tali Arbel, Associated Press TikTok uses the data it collects from users, like their location, what's in their messages and what videos they watch, to figure out what new videos to show them and for targeted advertising. Continue reading
May 11 Hong Kong police arrest more than 200 in renewed protests By Associated Press Around 230 people between the ages of 12 and 65 were arrested on a range of charges, including unlawful assembly. Continue reading
May 09 Watch 3:48 How a teacher in China kept students engaged during lockdown By Karla Murthy Schools in some of China’s largest cities are beginning to reopen months after the coronavirus outbreak forced them to shut down and move their classes online. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Karla Murthy spoke to one teacher at an international school… Continue watching
May 07 Watch 4:19 News Wrap: Supreme Court overturns 'Bridgegate' convictions In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned two former New Jersey officials' convictions in the “Bridgegate” scandal, unanimously deciding the scheme did not amount to a federal crime. The officials had helped engineer a huge traffic jam… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 9:48 Blame and counter-charges: the U.S.-China rhetorical war over COVID-19 The rhetorical war between the U.S. and China is growing more aggressive by the day. Now, the Trump White House is boosting a theory that the novel coronavirus was accidentally released from a lab in China’s Wuhan, where the outbreak… Continue watching