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China and the UK restart economic and financial talks after a 6-year hiatus
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China and Britain restarted economic and financial talks on Saturday after a six-year hiatus during a visit by Britain’s Treasury chief to Beijing, as the U.K.’s Labour government seeks to reset strained ties with the world’s second-largest economy. ...
Britain's Treasury chief is heading to China to revive suspended economic and financial talks
LONDON (AP) — Britain's Treasury chief is travelling to China this weekend in a bid to boost economic and financial cooperation between the countries, as the U.K.'s Labour government seeks to reset strained ties with Beijing. Rachel Reeves will seek stability in the United...
Trump, the 'America First' candidate, has a new preoccupation: Imperialism
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump ran on a return to his "America First” foreign policy platform. The U.S., he said, could no longer afford to be the world's policeman. On his watch, he pledged, there would be no new wars. But since winning a second term, the president-elect has been...
Here are some of China's New Year resolutions to boost its economy
BANGKOK (AP) — China’s leaders are bracing for shocks to the economy from higher tariffs threatened by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump once he takes office. To help rev up an economy bogged down by a property crisis and disruptions during the pandemic, the ruling Communist...
Tibet earthquake kills at least 126 people and leaves many trapped
BEIJING (AP) — A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 126 people in Tibet. Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the remote region. ...
Self-exiled Chinese businessman's chief of staff gets 10 years in prison in $1B fraud
NEW YORK (AP) — The chief of staff for a Chinese businessman sought by the government of China was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for her role in the $1 billion fraud case. Yvette Wang, 45, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court less than two years after her arrest in...
Taiwan says China is redoubling efforts to undermine democracy with disinformation
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan ’s government says China is redoubling efforts to undermine confidence in the self-governing island’s democracy and close ties with the United States through the spread of disinformation, especially online. The National Security Bureau said the...
Trump to rally in DC ahead of inauguration
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump is expected to hold a big Washington rally the day before he's sworn in as the nation's 47th president. The victory rally, as it's being billed, will be held at the Capitol One Arena in the District of Columbia on Jan. 19. Trump has always...
The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges
NEW YORK (AP) — From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. The New Year’s Eve ball dropped in soggy Times Square, where thousands of revelers stuck it out in heavy rain to...
China probes personal disputes after mass killings. Many fear further infringement on freedoms
BANGKOK (AP) — The order came from the top. China's leader Xi Jinping wants the recent spree of mass killings that shocked the country not to happen again. He ordered local governments to prevent future “extreme cases." The attacks, where drivers mow down people...
