Sep 08 Hong Kong closes schools, stock exchange as torrential rain flood city By Zen Soo, Associated Press Hong Kong has closed schools and halted trading on the stock exchange as torrential rain lashed the city overnight, flooding streets in parts of the city and an underground subway station. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: At least 18 dead from severe storms and flooding in southeastern Europe In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll has reached 18 from severe storms raging across southeastern Europe, flooding in southern Brazil claimed at least 39 lives, forecasters are warning that Hurricane Lee could become the first Category 5 storm… Continue watching
Sep 06 2 arrested for smashing through the Great Wall of China in search of a shorter route By Associated Press The government says the pair wanted a shorter route for some construction work they were doing in nearby towns. Continue reading
Sep 04 China’s Xi plans to skip G20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy By Associated Press Premier Li Qiang will instead represent China at the Sept. 9-10 gathering, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. Continue reading
Sep 02 Typhoon Saola appears to only lightly damage southern China coast after making landfall By Associated Press Typhoon Saola made landfall in southern China before dawn Saturday after nearly 900,000 people were moved to safety and most of Hong Kong and parts of the coastal mainland suspended business, transport and classes. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 8:27 U.S. Commerce Secretary discusses trip to China amid military and economic tensions By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi This week, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo became the latest high-ranking U.S. official to visit China and engage with top Chinese leadership. She went during a time of security and trade tensions between the two global giants and China's ongoing economic… Continue watching
Aug 30 Japanese ministers eat Fukushima fish to show it’s safe after nuclear wastewater is discharged into ocean By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The release of the treated wastewater into the ocean, which began Thursday and is expected to continue for decades, has been strongly opposed by fishing groups and by neighboring countries. Continue reading
Aug 30 India and Malaysia protest China’s land claim in a newly published map ahead of G20 summit By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press An Indian foreign ministry official said his country has lodged a protest over a new Chinese map that lays claim to India's territory. Continue reading
Aug 30 U.S. approves military aid to Taiwan under program usually reserved for sovereign nations By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The package is modest at only $80 million, but the implications of using the so-called Foreign Military Financing program to provide it will likely infuriate China. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 4:46 News Wrap: Florida prepares as Idalia expected to strike Gulf Coast as major hurricane In our news wrap Monday, dozens of counties in Florida declared emergencies as Tropical Storm Idalia is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane and strike the state, crews are still struggling to contain a record number of wildfires in drought-stricken… Continue watching