Aug 18 Massive turnout at march in latest Hong Kong protest By Kelvin Chan, Yanan Wang, Associated Press Protesters turned Hong Kong streets into rivers of umbrellas Sunday as they marched from a packed park and filled a major road in the Chinese territory, where mass pro-democracy demonstrations have become a regular weekend activity this summer. Continue reading
Aug 17 Hong Kong’s divide: Protests for democracy, rally for China By Yanan Wang, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Pro-democracy protesters marched on one side of Hong Kong’s famous harbor on Saturday to demand the government heed their demands. Across the water, a pro-government rally called for an end to the often violent protests. Continue reading
Aug 16 Chinese police exercises near Hong Kong build tension By Dake Kang, Yves Dam Van, Associated Press Members of China's paramilitary People's Armed Police marched and practiced crowd control tactics at a sports complex in Shenzhen across from Hong Kong on Friday, in what some interpreted as a threat against pro-democracy protesters in the semiautonomous territory. Continue reading
Aug 15 Trump suggests China trade deal can wait for Hong Kong tensions to ease By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Trump tweeted that he knows China wants to make a deal but added, "Let them work humanely with Hong Kong first!"… Continue reading
Aug 14 Treasury yields invert, stoking fears of possible recession By Associated Press Yields on 2-year and 10-year Treasury notes inverted early Wednesday, a market phenomenon that shows investors want more in return for short-term government bonds than they are for long-term bonds. Continue reading
Aug 14 Flights from Hong Kong restart, protesters apologize By Vincent Thian, Yanan Wang, Associated Press Protesters spread pamphlets and posters across the floor in a section of the terminal on Wednesday but were not impeding travelers. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 6:33 News Wrap: Hong Kong’s airport again crippled by protests In our news wrap Tuesday, chaos gripped Hong Kong again, as demonstrations crippled the city’s busy airport for a second day in a row. Violent clashes broke out when riot police armed with pepper spray confronted pro-democracy protesters. Also, the… Continue watching
Aug 13 U.S. delays tariffs on some Chinese goods, drops others By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The United States is delaying tariffs on Chinese-made cellphones, laptop computers and other items and removing other Chinese imports from its target list altogether. Continue reading
Aug 13 Survey: Trade war dims Americans’ view of China By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Sixty percent of Americans say they have an unfavorable view of China — up from 47 percent last year. Continue reading
Aug 13 Police, protesters clash in Hong Kong airport after flights canceled for 2nd day By Yanan Wang, Katie Tam, Associated Press Hong Kong airport said it did not expect arriving flights to be affected, though dozens of arriving flights were already cancelled. Continue reading