Mar 17 Biden to speak with Chinese President Xi to discuss Russia, economic issues By Associated Press President Joe Biden will speak Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss ongoing economic competition between the two countries and Russia's war against Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 17 Activist father of U.S. Olympian Alysa Liu targeted by Chinese spy ring By Sally Ho, Associated Press U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father Arthur Liu – a former political refugee – were targeted in a spying operation ahead of the Beijing Olympics that the Justice Department alleges was ordered by the Chinese government, the… Continue reading
Mar 14 U.S., China officials meet amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Biden administration has become increasingly concerned that China is using the Ukraine war to advance Beijing's long-term interest in its competition with the United States. Continue reading
Mar 14 ‘Stealth omicron’ variant drives multiple outbreaks in China By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press The “stealth omicron” variant is fueling China's biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years, with 1,337 local cases tallied across the mainland. Continue reading
Mar 13 Russian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 35 By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Waves of Russian missiles pounded a military training base in western Ukraine on Sunday, killing 35 people in an attack on a facility that has served as a crucial hub for cooperation between Ukraine and the NATO countries supporting it… Continue reading
Mar 02 Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The moon is about to get walloped by a big piece of space junk. The leftover rocket will slam into the far side of the moon Friday. Experts think it is from a China launch from 2014, but China is… Continue reading
Feb 25 Hong Kong’s new COVID cases top 10,000 By News Desk Hong Kong has reported another sharp jump in new COVID-19 cases to more than 10,000 in the latest 24-hour period. Continue reading
Feb 24 China avoids criticism of Russia attack, calls for talks on Ukraine By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China has called for talks to resolve the Ukraine crisis and avoided criticizing President Vladimir Putin's attack. Continue reading
Feb 24 World leaders condemn Russian invasion, take steps to make Moscow pay a high price By Raf Casert, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The West and its allies showed no inclination to send troops into Ukraine — a non-member of NATO — and risk a wider European war. But they began to take steps aimed at isolating Moscow and forcing it to pay… Continue reading
Feb 22 Hong Kong says it will test its entire population as COVID-19 outbreak grows By Zen Soo, Alice Fung, Associated Press Hong Kong's leader says the city will test its entire population for COVID-19 in March as it grapples with its worst outbreak driven by the omicron variant. Continue reading