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Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cuts
Read full article: Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cutsPresident Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China and that eventually he hopes all three countries could agree to cut their massive defense budgets in half.
Kash Patel had a roster of foreign clients. Their interests could clash with FBI he hopes to lead
Read full article: Kash Patel had a roster of foreign clients. Their interests could clash with FBI he hopes to leadPresident Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, got rich consulting for a roster of foreign clients whose interests may clash with the law enforcement agency he hopes to lead.
US Postal Service flip-flops on Hong Kong-China packages, lifting a ban imposed a day earlier
Read full article: US Postal Service flip-flops on Hong Kong-China packages, lifting a ban imposed a day earlierThe U.S. Postal Service is reversing course a day after placing a ban on all inbound packages from China and Hong Kong.
Fast fashion, laptops and toys are likely to cost more due to US tariffs on Chinese imports
Read full article: Fast fashion, laptops and toys are likely to cost more due to US tariffs on Chinese importsA sweeping new U.S. tariff on products made in China is expected to increase the prices American consumers pay for a wide array of products.
Virus overseas sparks concern while doctor insists itโs not as mysterious as you think
Read full article: Virus overseas sparks concern while doctor insists itโs not as mysterious as you thinkReports of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) have caused concern as cases rise in China and the UK, evoking fears reminiscent of the early COVID-19 pandemic.
Merck 2025 sales forecast underwhelms as it pauses Gardasil sales in China
Read full article: Merck 2025 sales forecast underwhelms as it pauses Gardasil sales in ChinaShares of Merck are sliding in early trading after the drugmaker surprised Wall Street with a lower-than-expected 2025 sales forecast due partly to a pause in shipments of one of its top-selling products to China.
As hundreds of quakes rattle Greek islands, a few brave tourists have Santorini to themselves
Read full article: As hundreds of quakes rattle Greek islands, a few brave tourists have Santorini to themselvesThe mayor of Santorini says that the hundreds of earthquakes that have rattled Greek islands on the Aegean Sea are a โseismic swarmโ and could continue for weeks before eventually diminishing.
What do Trump's executive orders say on tariffs and how would they work?
Read full article: What do Trump's executive orders say on tariffs and how would they work?President Donald Trump is using a trio of executive orders to throw the world economy and his own goal of cutting inflation into turmoil.
Here are some goods in the crosshairs of Trump's tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
Read full article: Here are some goods in the crosshairs of Trump's tariffs on Mexico, Canada and ChinaPresident Donald Trump signed an order to put tariffs on U.S. neighbors Canada and Mexico, as well as China, starting Tuesday.
US businesses brace for Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China to drive up costs
Read full article: US businesses brace for Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China to drive up costsFrom an ice cream parlor in California to a medical supply business in North Carolina to a T-shirt vendor outside Detroit, U.S. businesses are bracing to take a hit from the taxes President Donald Trump has imposed on imports from Canada, Mexico and China, Americaโs three biggest trading partners.
Trump orders tariffs on Mexico and Canada โ Texasโ biggest trading partners
Read full article: Trump orders tariffs on Mexico and Canada โ Texasโ biggest trading partnersThe tariffs, which also target China, are scheduled to go into effect Tuesday. They prompted immediate efforts to retaliate.
President Trump to meet with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the White House
Read full article: President Trump to meet with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the White HousePresident Donald Trump is meeting Friday with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, whose company designs and supplies the advanced computer chips that play an integral role in developing artificial intelligence.
Apple's iPhone sales during the holiday season slipped despite a highly anticipated AI rollout
Read full article: Apple's iPhone sales during the holiday season slipped despite a highly anticipated AI rolloutApple on Thursday disclosed its iPhone sales dipped slightly during the holiday-season quarter, signaling a sluggish start to the trendsetting companyโs effort to catch up to the rest of Big Tech in the race to bring artificial intelligence to the masses.
Upstart Chinese AI company DeepSeek's founder started out as a low-key hedge fund entrepreneur
Read full article: Upstart Chinese AI company DeepSeek's founder started out as a low-key hedge fund entrepreneurThe 40-year-old founder of China's DeepSeek, an AI startup that has startled markets with its capacity to compete with industry leaders like OpenAI, kept a low profile as he built up a hedge fund that now manages a reported $8 billion in assets.
In the early going, Trump 2.0 approach on foreign policy is to talk loudly and carry a big stick
Read full article: In the early going, Trump 2.0 approach on foreign policy is to talk loudly and carry a big stickDonald Trump in his return to the White House has already previewed his second term foreign policy approach: Talk loudly and wield a big stick.
Tech stocks tank as a Chinese competitor threatens to upend the AI frenzy; Nvidia sinks nearly 17%
Read full article: Tech stocks tank as a Chinese competitor threatens to upend the AI frenzy; Nvidia sinks nearly 17%Wall Streetโs superstars tumbled as a competitor from China threatens to upend the artificial-intelligence frenzy theyโve been feasting on.
The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding
Read full article: The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own findingThe CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory.
Philippines launches comic book to counter Chinaโs 'disinformation' in the disputed South China Sea
Read full article: Philippines launches comic book to counter Chinaโs 'disinformation' in the disputed South China SeaThe Philippines has launched a comic book to counter what the country says is Chinaโs disinformation campaign to push its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea.
China's Lunar New Year travel rush kicks into high gear with 9 billion trips expected
Read full article: China's Lunar New Year travel rush kicks into high gear with 9 billion trips expectedChinaโs Lunar New Year travel rush has kicked into high gear, with billions of trips expected in coming days for the peak of the 40-day annual mass migration.
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
Read full article: How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threatIf it feels like TikTok has been around forever, thatโs probably because it has, at least if youโre measuring via internet time.
TikTok refugees are pouring to Xiaohongshu. Here's what you need to know about the RedNote app
Read full article: TikTok refugees are pouring to Xiaohongshu. Here's what you need to know about the RedNote appA rare wave of U.S.-China camaraderie broke out online in recent days as โrefugeesโ from the popular short video platform TikTok poured onto a Chinese social media platform to protest a now-delayed ban on the service.
Biden in late push to boost Indo-Pacific ties sends three pacts to Congress
Read full article: Biden in late push to boost Indo-Pacific ties sends three pacts to CongressThe Biden administration is seeking to shore up ties with countries in the Indo-Pacific in its waning days in office by sending to Congress three key agreements that would cement relations with critical allies and partners in the region, which is increasingly dominated by China.
The rate of HMPV infections in northern China is declining, Chinese health official says
Read full article: The rate of HMPV infections in northern China is declining, Chinese health official saysThe rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic.
Australian Open: Olympic champ Zheng Qinwen starts her bid for another final on a rainy Day 1
Read full article: Australian Open: Olympic champ Zheng Qinwen starts her bid for another final on a rainy Day 1Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen made the most of the indoor conditions under a roof at Rod Laver Arena to advance to the second round of the Australian Open in straight sets while it poured with rain outside.
Filipino Catholics pray for good health and peace in huge procession venerating Jesus statue
Read full article: Filipino Catholics pray for good health and peace in huge procession venerating Jesus statueAt least 1.8 million mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers are marching in an annual procession in the Philippines that venerates a centuries-old black statue of Jesus.
In freezing temperatures, swimmers in China plunge into a river for health and joy
Read full article: In freezing temperatures, swimmers in China plunge into a river for health and joyEnthusiasm soared among about a dozen hardy swimmers during a daily ritual in northeast Chinaโs โice cityโ of Harbin even as the mercury dropped well below freezing.
Gauff and Fritz put US in United Cup semifinals. Kazakhstan beats Germany to advance
Read full article: Gauff and Fritz put US in United Cup semifinals. Kazakhstan beats Germany to advanceCoco Gauff and Taylor Fritz have powered the U.S. into the semifinals of the United Cup mixed teams tennis event.
Albania to close TikTok for a year blaming it for promoting violence among children
Read full article: Albania to close TikTok for a year blaming it for promoting violence among childrenAlbaniaโs prime minister says the government will shut down video service TikTok for one year, blaming it for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children.
Russia's central bank holds off on interest rate hike amid friction between inflation, war spending
Read full article: Russia's central bank holds off on interest rate hike amid friction between inflation, war spendingRussiaโs central bank has left its benchmark interest rate at a record 21%, holding off on further increases despite high consumer inflation fueled by the Kremlinโs war against Ukraine.
China's getting a big electric car battery swapping boost in 2025. Would that work across the globe?
Read full article: China's getting a big electric car battery swapping boost in 2025. Would that work across the globe?Global battery maker CATL says it will expand its electric vehicle battery swapping in China in 2025.
US effort to curb China's and Russia's access to advanced computer chips 'inadequate,' report finds
Read full article: US effort to curb China's and Russia's access to advanced computer chips 'inadequate,' report findsThe U.S. Commerce Departmentโs efforts to curb Chinaโs and Russiaโs access to American-made advanced computer chips have been โinadequateโ and will need more funding to stymie their ability to manufacture advanced weapons.
China's CATL is planning a major expansion of battery swapping for electric vehicles
Read full article: China's CATL is planning a major expansion of battery swapping for electric vehiclesThe worldโs largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles says it will get into battery swapping in China in a big way starting next year.
A new neutrino detector in China aims to spot mysterious ghost particles lurking around us
Read full article: A new neutrino detector in China aims to spot mysterious ghost particles lurking around usScientists in China have almost finished building a massive underground detector to sniff out mysterious particles called neutrinos.
US updates a science and technology pact with China to reflect growing rivalry and security threats
Read full article: US updates a science and technology pact with China to reflect growing rivalry and security threatsThe U.S. has updated a decades-old science and technology agreement with China to reflect their growing rivalry for technological dominance.
Trump offers support for dockworkers union by saying ports shouldn't install more automated systems
Read full article: Trump offers support for dockworkers union by saying ports shouldn't install more automated systemsPresident-elect Donald Trump is offering his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires next month at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports.
Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China
Read full article: Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing ChinaPapua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australiaโs rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South Pacific.
Supreme Court allows investors' class action to proceed against microchip company Nvidia
Read full article: Supreme Court allows investors' class action to proceed against microchip company NvidiaThe Supreme Court is allowing a class-action lawsuit that accuses Nvidia of misleading investors about its past dependence on selling computer chips for the mining of volatile cryptocurrency to proceed.
Five years since its inception, a US development agency competes with China on global projects
Read full article: Five years since its inception, a US development agency competes with China on global projectsSince its inception in 2019, a U.S. development agency has created a portfolio of more than $50 billion worth of projects in 114 countries, including a trans-Africa railway corridor, a power plant in Sierra Leone, and solar panel manufacturing in India.
US expands list of Chinese technology companies under export controls
Read full article: US expands list of Chinese technology companies under export controlsThe U.S. Commerce Department has expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used to make computer chips.
Biden says the US is 'all in' on Africa during his Angola visit meant to counter China
Read full article: Biden says the US is 'all in' on Africa during his Angola visit meant to counter ChinaPresident Joe Biden on Tuesday toured a slavery museum in Angola and inspected shackles and a whip, and he spoke of โour nationโs original sin."
Trump's threat to impose tariffs could raise prices for consumers, colliding with promise for relief
Read full article: Trump's threat to impose tariffs could raise prices for consumers, colliding with promise for reliefIf Donald Trump makes good on his threat to slap 25% tariffs on everything imported from Mexico and Canada, the price increases that could follow will collide with his campaign promise to give American families a break from inflation.
Best Buy posts another quarterly sales drop and warns shoppers will bear the brunt of new tariffs
Read full article: Best Buy posts another quarterly sales drop and warns shoppers will bear the brunt of new tariffsBest Buy on Tuesday reported another quarterly drop in sales as Americans continued to tighten their purse strings on appliances and gadgets to focus on essentials.
Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regime
Read full article: Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regimeWitnesses say a powerful rebel group has seized a key trading town in northeastern Myanmar on the Chinese border, taking control of a lucrative rare earth mining hub in another setback for the military-led government.
Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission
Read full article: Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping missionRussia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a U.N. peacekeeping mission.
US ahead in AI innovation, easily surpassing China in Stanford's new ranking
Read full article: US ahead in AI innovation, easily surpassing China in Stanford's new rankingThe U.S. leads the world in developing artificial intelligence technology, surpassing China in research and other important measures of AI innovation, according to a newly released Stanford University index.
Amazon launches an online discount storefront to better compete with Shein and Temu
Read full article: Amazon launches an online discount storefront to better compete with Shein and TemuAmazon has launched a low-cost online storefront featuring electronics, apparel and other products priced at under $20.
Chinese e-commerce firms report growth in sales, shoppers for Singles' Day shopping festival
Read full article: Chinese e-commerce firms report growth in sales, shoppers for Singles' Day shopping festivalChinaโs e-commerce firms reported an increase in the number of shoppers and a growth in sales for this yearโs Singlesโ Day shopping festival, although final figures were not publicly revealed.
UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollution
Read full article: UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollutionExperts calculate that curbing and coping with global warming is going to cost trillions of dollars and poor nations just donโt have it.
Tennis Channel takes Jon Wertheim off the air for comment about Wimbledon champ Barbora Krejcikova
Read full article: Tennis Channel takes Jon Wertheim off the air for comment about Wimbledon champ Barbora KrejcikovaTennis Channel has taken analyst Jon Wertheim off the air โindefinitelyโ after Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova called him out on social media for what she called โcoverage that focused on my appearance rather than my performance.โ.
Japanese automaker Honda reports lower profits as China sales decline
Read full article: Japanese automaker Honda reports lower profits as China sales declineHonda said its profits slipped nearly 20% in the first half of the fiscal year from the same period the previous year, as sales suffered in China, the Japanese automaker.
Asia needs to spend much more to adapt to climate change and limit its damage, bank study says
Read full article: Asia needs to spend much more to adapt to climate change and limit its damage, bank study saysA study by the Asian Development Bank shows that countries in Asia will suffer worse damage from the climate crisis than other regions and they are not spending enough to limit the damage and adapt to changing weather patterns and natural disasters.
China says it's ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday
Read full article: China says it's ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early WednesdayChina says all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station on the latest mission to make the country a major space power.
Resistance forces push military regime close to brink in Myanmar
Read full article: Resistance forces push military regime close to brink in MyanmarThree well-armed militias launched a surprise joint offensive in northeastern Myanmar a year ago, breaking a strategic stalemate with the regimeโs military with rapid gains of huge swaths of territory that inspired others to attack around the country.
Zheng Qinwen defeats wild card Sofia Kenin to win in Tokyo and clinch WTA Finals berth
Read full article: Zheng Qinwen defeats wild card Sofia Kenin to win in Tokyo and clinch WTA Finals berthTop-seeded Zheng Qinwen of China claimed the Toray Pan Pacific Open title with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over American wild card Sofia Kenin on Sunday.
State alien land laws drive some China-born US citizens to rethink their politics
Read full article: State alien land laws drive some China-born US citizens to rethink their politicsAt least two dozen states have passed or proposed โalien land lawsโ targeting Chinese nationals and companies from purchasing property or land because of Chinaโs status as a foreign adversary.
Nevada lithium mine wins final approval despite potential harm to endangered wildflower
Read full article: Nevada lithium mine wins final approval despite potential harm to endangered wildflowerFor the first time under President Joe Biden, a federal permit for a new lithium mine in the U.S. has been approved.
Russia is behind viral disinformation targeting Walz, intelligence official says
Read full article: Russia is behind viral disinformation targeting Walz, intelligence official saysA senior U.S. intelligence official says viral online content spreading baseless attacks on Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz was created by Russia.
Djokovic tops Nadal before Sinner beats Alcaraz for the title at the Six Kings Slam exhibition
Read full article: Djokovic tops Nadal before Sinner beats Alcaraz for the title at the Six Kings Slam exhibitionJannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz for the championship in the Six Kings Slam exhibition event after Novak Djokovic topped Rafael Nadal for third place in what might have been the final match in one of tennis' great rivalries.
The world will be fueled by electricity but even more clean energy is needed, report says
Read full article: The world will be fueled by electricity but even more clean energy is needed, report saysThe world is set to make abundant energy by the second half of the decade as the production of batteries and solar panels surges but thereโll also be an excess of planet-warming fossil fuels, a report released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency said.
Cyber criminals are increasingly helping Russia and China target the US and allies, Microsoft says
Read full article: Cyber criminals are increasingly helping Russia and China target the US and allies, Microsoft saysRussia, China and Iran are expanding their partnerships with cyber criminals to conduct cyberespionage and cyberattacks against the U.S. and other nations, according to a new report from Microsoft.
China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advances
Read full article: China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advancesChina has made great strides in exploring space in recent years, rocketing astronauts to its own space station and bringing back rocks from the moon.
Paris Motor Show opens during a brewing EV trade war between the EU and China
Read full article: Paris Motor Show opens during a brewing EV trade war between the EU and ChinaAuto manufacturers competing to persuade drivers to go electric are rolling out cheaper, more tech-rich models at the Paris Motor Show.
Woman pleads guilty to trying to smuggle 29 turtles across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak
Read full article: Woman pleads guilty to trying to smuggle 29 turtles across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayakA woman from China has pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak.
Sei Young Kim cards 10-under 62 to lead LPGA event in China after first round
Read full article: Sei Young Kim cards 10-under 62 to lead LPGA event in China after first roundSei Young Kim, looking for her first victory this season, opened with a 10-under 62 to lead the first round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai tournament.
Cambodian fishermen turn to raising eels as Tonle Sap lake runs out of fish
Read full article: Cambodian fishermen turn to raising eels as Tonle Sap lake runs out of fishFishermen in Southeast Asiaโs largest freshwater fishery, the Tonle Sap lake, hope that raising eels will help them adapt to new realities stemming from climate change and environmental damage.
Frances Tiafoe yells a string of curses at a Shanghai Masters chair umpire after a loss
Read full article: Frances Tiafoe yells a string of curses at a Shanghai Masters chair umpire after a lossU.S. Open semifinalist Frances Tiafoe has aimed a torrent of expletives at the chair umpire after losing a match at the Shanghai Masters.
China puts provisional tariffs on European brandy after EU OKs duties on Chinese EVs
Read full article: China puts provisional tariffs on European brandy after EU OKs duties on Chinese EVsChinese drinkers may pay more for Remy Martin and other European brandies after the government announced provisional tariffs of 30.6% to 39%.
Stock market today: Wall Street rebounds after Hong Kong stocks fall to worst day since 2008
Read full article: Stock market today: Wall Street rebounds after Hong Kong stocks fall to worst day since 2008U.S. stocks rebounded after falling oil prices released some of the pressure that built up on the market.
Fritz and Dimitrov finally advance at rain-soaked Shanghai Masters
Read full article: Fritz and Dimitrov finally advance at rain-soaked Shanghai MastersTwo days after starting out seventh-ranked Taylor Fritz and 10th-ranked Grigor Dimitrov have finally completed their second-round matches at the Shanghai Masters.
Sinner to play Alcaraz in China Open final, Pegula crashes out
Read full article: Sinner to play Alcaraz in China Open final, Pegula crashes outTop-ranked Jannik Sinner will play rival Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the China Open after recording a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory against home favorite Bu Yunchaokete in the semifinals.
Japanese fans bid farewell to beloved panda pair before their return to China
Read full article: Japanese fans bid farewell to beloved panda pair before their return to ChinaThousands of Japanese fans have bid farewell to their beloved panda couple that made their final public appearance at Tokyoโs Ueno Zoo before returning to China for medical treatment.
China redoubles first-aid for its economy with support for banks and workers
Read full article: China redoubles first-aid for its economy with support for banks and workersChina is redoubling its first-aid for the economy, targeting banks, workers and poor families as the ruling Communist Party prepares to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic.
US missile system will remain in the Philippines despite China's alarm
Read full article: US missile system will remain in the Philippines despite China's alarmTwo Philippine officials say that American and Filipino security officials have agreed to keep a U.S. mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines indefinitely to boost deterrance despite Chinaโs expressions of alarm.
Trump listens during a farming event in rural Pennsylvania, then threatens John Deere with tariffs
Read full article: Trump listens during a farming event in rural Pennsylvania, then threatens John Deere with tariffsDonald Trump sat in a large barn in rural Pennsylvania as farmers expressed concerns about losing their way of life, asking questions and offering jokes but mostly just listening.
Biden administration seeks to ban Chinese, Russian tech in US autonomous vehicles
Read full article: Biden administration seeks to ban Chinese, Russian tech in US autonomous vehiclesThe U.S. Commerce Department is seeking a ban on the sale of connected and autonomous vehicles in the U.S. that are equipped with Chinese and Russian software and hardware with the stated goal of protecting national security and U.S. drivers.