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New Oriental: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 24, 2024 05:35 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — BEIJING (AP) — New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (EDU) on Wednesday reported net income of $87.2 million in its fiscal third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Beijing-based company said it had net income of 52 cents. Earnings, adjusted for...

Blinken begins key China visit as tensions rise over new US foreign aid bill

Apr. 24, 2024 05:08 AM EDT

SHANGHAI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign aid package that will provide billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as force TikTok’s...

US banning TikTok? Your key questions answered

Apr. 24, 2024 00:02 AM EDT

No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it is banned. After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump, a measure to outlaw the popular video-sharing app has won...

As Blinken heads to China, these are the major divides he will try to bridge

Apr. 23, 2024 10:52 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is starting three days of talks with senior Chinese officials in Shanghai and Beijing this week with U.S.-China ties at a critical point over numerous global disputes. The mere fact that Blinken is making the trip — shortly...

Tensions between Beijing and Washington are the biggest worry for US companies in China, report says

Apr. 23, 2024 04:07 AM EDT

Simmering tensions between Beijing and Washington remain the top worry for American companies operating in China, according to a report by the American Chamber of Commerce in China released Tuesday. The survey of U.S. companies said inconsistent and unclear policies and enforcement,...

Today in History: April 23, first YouTube clip is uploaded

Apr. 23, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Tuesday, April 23, the 114th day of 2024. There are 252 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 23, 2005, the recently created video-sharing website YouTube uploaded its first clip, “Me at the...

Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous

Apr. 22, 2024 13:03 PM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the source of the virus that killed millions and paralyzed the world for months. The Chinese government froze...

US and Philippine forces launch combat drills in the disputed South China Sea

Apr. 22, 2024 03:30 AM EDT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — American and Filipino forces launched their largest combat exercises in years Monday in a show of allied firepower near the disputed South China Sea that has alarmed Beijing. The annual exercises by the longtime treaty allies will run until May 10 and...

AP PHOTOS: Glimpses of Beijing through windows and doorways

Apr. 22, 2024 00:22 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — China's sprawling capital city was new territory for Associated Press photographer Tatan Syuflana. Between covering high-ranking officials and capturing the pulse of daily life, the Jakarta-based photographer sought out glimpses of Beijing through windows, doorways and other...

Chinese foreign minister arrives in Cambodia, Beijing's closest Southeast Asian ally

Apr. 21, 2024 09:22 AM EDT

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Cambodia on Sunday for a three-day official visit to reaffirm ties with Beijing’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. His visit is the last stop on a three-nation regional swing that also took him to Indonesia and Papua New...