Oct 23 Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill that sparked protests By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press There are no signs that the withdrawal of the bill would dampen the protests, now in their fifth month. Continue reading
Oct 21 Hong Kong leaders apologize for spraying mosque with water cannon By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press The city's leader, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, and the police chief visited the Kowloon Mosque to apologize to the chief imam and Muslim community leaders. Continue reading
Oct 19 Why ‘woke’ NBA is struggling to balance its values with Chinese expansion By Mary-Hunter McDonnell, The Conversation The National Basketball Association's difficulty dealing with a tweet in support of Hong Kong protesters shows the challenges of having values and expanding into new markets. Continue reading
Oct 18 Trump says China will buy more U.S. goods, but the devil is in the details By Gretchen Frazee The details of Trump's trade agreements are key to whether they actually benefit U.S. producers and whether they come to fruition at all. Continue reading
Oct 18 China denies asking NBA to fire manager over Hong Kong tweet By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press China and the NBA are giving conflicting accounts of the response to Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's tweet that supported anti-government protests in Hong Kong. Continue reading
Oct 18 China’s economic growth drops again By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China's economic growth slipped to 6% in the three months ending in September, down from the previous quarter's 6.2%. Continue reading
Oct 16 Chaos as Hong Kong lawmakers thwart leader’s annual address By John Leicester, Associated Press Calling her "the mother of the mafia police," yelling pro-democracy lawmakers twice forced Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to stop delivering a speech laying out her policy objectives Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 15 LeBron James angers Hong Kong protesters with ‘free speech’ comments By John Leicester, Associated Press "Yes, we do have freedom of speech," James said. "But at times, there are ramifications for the negative that can happen when you're not thinking about others, when you only think about yourself."… Continue reading
Oct 15 IMF downgrades world’s economic outlook, citing trade wars By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The International Monetary Fund predicts that growth this year will be the weakest since the 2008 financial crisis. Continue reading
Oct 15 Hunter Biden says he did not have an ‘ethical lapse’ By Associated Press In an ABC News interview, Hunter Biden concedes he may have underestimated the political repercussions of his foreign work in Ukraine and China but he did not make an ethical mistake. Continue reading