Aug 03 Hong Kong protesters toss Chinese flag, clash with police By Yanan Wang, Associated Press Protesters and authorities clashed in Hong Kong again on Saturday, as demonstrators removed a Chinese national flag from its pole and flung it into the city's iconic Victoria Harbour and police fired tear gas after some protesters vandalized a police… Continue reading
Aug 02 China threatens retaliation for Trump’s planned tariff hike By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Trump rattled financial markets with Thursday's surprise announcement of 10% tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese imports, effective Sept. 1. Continue reading
Aug 01 Trump threatens 10 percent tariffs on China, sending stocks plummeting By Associated Press President Donald Trump announced Thursday the U.S. will apply a new tariff of 10% on about $300 billion worth of products from China beginning Sept. 1, escalating the two countries' festering trade dispute. Continue reading
Jul 30 Reports of riot charges for demonstrators prompts sudden protest in Hong Kong By Katie Tam, Associated Press Several hundred protesters mobilized in the streets outside a police station after Hong Kong media said that 44 people had been arrested on riot charges. Continue reading
Jul 28 Police fire tear gas as Hong Kong protesters block roads By Katie Tam, Chanwoo Bang, Associated Press Police fired tear gas at protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday for the second night in a row in another escalation of weeks-long pro-democracy protests in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Continue reading
Jul 28 Diplomats recommit to saving Iran deal, oppose US sanctions By Kiyoko Metzler, Associated Press Representatives from Europe, China and Russia, which are still committed to the Iran nuclear deal, were meeting Sunday with Iran's representative in Vienna to discuss how to salvage the unraveling accord. Continue reading
Jul 27 Hong Kong police fire tear gas after protesters defy ban By Alice Fung, Katie Tam, Associated Press Hong Kong police on Saturday fired tear gas and swung batons at protesters who defied authorities' warnings not to march in a neighborhood where six days earlier a mob apparently targeting demonstrators brutally attacked people in a train station. Continue reading
Jul 26 U.S. presses WTO to stop lenient trade treatment of China By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press In a memo, Trump directed U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to "use all available means" to get the WTO to prevent countries from claiming developing country status if their economic strength means they don't need beneficial treatment. Continue reading
Jul 26 Hong Kong protesters crowd one of the world’s busiest airports By Alice Fung, Yanan Wang, Associated Press More than 1,000 demonstrators dressed in black filled the arrival hall at Hong Kong International Airport, chanting, "There are no riots, there's only tyranny!"… Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 6:09 News Wrap: China condemns pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong In our news wrap Monday, China condemned pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong on Sunday night. More than 100,000 people marched in the streets, some vandalizing the Chinese government’s office there. Beijing warned they are directly challenging the central government’s authority. Continue watching