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China and US resume cooperation on deportation as Chinese immigrants rush in from southern border

May. 09, 2024 12:19 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Beijing and Washington have quietly resumed cooperation on the deportation of Chinese immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, as the two countries are reestablishing and widening contacts following their leaders' meeting in California late last year. After China...

Top public relations executive at Chinese technology firm Baidu apologizes after sparking backlash

May. 09, 2024 10:44 AM EDT

HONG KONG (AP) — A top public relations executive from Chinese technology firm Baidu apologized Thursday after she made comments in a series of videos that critics said glorified a culture of overwork. Baidu's head of communications Qu Jing sparked a public outcry in China after...

Trump-affiliated group releases new national security book outlining possible second-term approach

May. 09, 2024 09:07 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Making future military aid to Ukraine contingent on the country participating in peace talks with Russia. Banning Chinese nationals from buying property within a 50-mile radius of U.S. government buildings. Filling the national security sector with acolytes of Donald Trump. ...

Japanese automaker Nissan reports 92% jump in profit as sales surge

May. 09, 2024 05:36 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Nissan’s profit for the fiscal year through March jumped 92% to 426.6 billion yen ($2.7 billion) as sales grew in all major global markets except China, the Japanese automaker said Thursday. Annual sales surged nearly 20% to 12.7 trillion yen ($81.5 billion), Nissan...

Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar's civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military

May. 09, 2024 03:58 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — Six months into an offensive against Myanmar ’s military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as regime troops increasingly turn toward scorched-earth tactics in the Southeast Asian country's bitter civil war. ...

Crash between truck and passenger van in China's Ningxia region kills 9 people

May. 09, 2024 02:06 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — A truck crashed into a passenger van on a highway in northwestern China's Ningxia region Thursday morning, killing nine people. Two others were injured in the crash that occurred at 7:40 a.m. outside the city of Qingtongxia, according to the state-owned Ningxia...

US and Philippine forces sink a ship during largescale drills in the disputed South China Sea

May. 09, 2024 01:18 AM EDT

LAOAG, Philippines (AP) — U.S. and Philippine forces, backed by an Australian air force surveillance aircraft, unleashed a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and airstrikes Wednesday and sank a mock enemy ship as part of largescale war drills in and near the disputed South China...

Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after Wall Street's lull stretches to a 2nd day

May. 09, 2024 00:33 AM EDT

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after Wall Street’s lull stretched into a second day, with Chinese benchmarks rising after China reported better than expected trade figures for April. U.S. futures were slightly lower and oil prices rose. In...

Australia and Tuvalu strike new security deal that eases the tiny nation's sovereignty concerns

May. 09, 2024 00:17 AM EDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia struck a new security deal with Tuvalu on Thursday after critics complained that a previous pact created an Australian veto power over any other agreement the tiny South Pacific island nation pursued with a third country, such as China. Tuvalu...

China's Xi arrives in Hungary for talks on expanding Chinese investments

May. 08, 2024 15:54 PM EDT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Hungary late Wednesday, the final stop on his five-day European tour, where he's expected to finalize a number of agreements with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that will deepen China's economic footprint in the region. ...