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Hong Kong launches panda sculpture tour as the city hopes the bear craze boosts tourism

Dec. 02, 2024 04:46 AM EST

HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears has grown since two cubs were born in a local theme park. The 2,500 exhibits were showcased in a launch ceremony of PANDA GO! FEST...

Taiwan's president visits East-West think tank as China criticizes his 2-day visit to Hawaii

Dec. 02, 2024 01:31 AM EST

HONOLULU (AP) — Taiwan's president visited a U.S. State Department-funded think tank and educational institution Sunday on the second day of a two-day visit to Hawaii that's part of a Pacific island tour that has already triggered criticism from Beijing. Lai Ching-te met and...

Thousands march in Serbia to mark 1 month since a roof collapse killed 15 people

Dec. 01, 2024 08:46 AM EST

NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Thousands joined a protest march on Sunday in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad that marked one month since a concrete canopy ouside of the city's railway station collapsed, killing 15 people and injuring two. Protesters held a huge banner with a red...

Biden's Thanksgiving holiday is part of a longer farewell as Trump's return to White House nears

Nov. 30, 2024 20:24 PM EST

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Joe Biden is wrapping up his final Thanksgiving holiday as president on Nantucket, a family tradition that this year seems to be part of a broader farewell to his time in the White House. The Democrat's four years as president will be bookended by Republican...

Taiwanese president lands in Hawaii for stopover US visit criticized by China

Nov. 30, 2024 13:32 PM EST
HONOLULU (AP) — Taiwanese president lands in Hawaii for stopover US visit criticized by China.

What to know about the plastic pollution crisis as treaty talks conclude in South Korea

Nov. 30, 2024 04:03 AM EST

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global plastic pollution crisis. Their meeting concludes Sunday or early Monday in Busan, South Korea, where many environmental organizations have also flocked to push for...

China sentences journalist detained at meal with Japanese diplomat to 7 years for espionage

Nov. 29, 2024 22:58 PM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Beijing on Friday sentenced a prominent Chinese journalist to seven in years in prison for espionage, his family said. Dong Yuyu, a commentator and editor, was taken away by police while meeting a Japanese diplomat at a restaurant in February 2022. He has...

Mexico raids stores selling counterfeit or contraband Asian goods, pledges a nationwide crackdown

Nov. 29, 2024 14:28 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities raided a massive complex of stores selling counterfeit Chinese and other Asian goods in downtown Mexico City, and vowed Friday to take the crackdown nationwide. Over 200 police, marines and inspectors raided a building known as “Mexico...

Protesters in Serbia hold 15-minute blockade for 15 victims of roof collapse, demanding justice

Nov. 29, 2024 07:24 AM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Protesters in Serbia stood in silence for 15 minutes on Friday for the victims of a roof collapse four weeks ago in a northern city, seeking to keep up pressure on the populist authorities to punish those responsible for the tragedy. Traffic was blocked for...

China criticizes Taiwanese president's plan to stop in Hawaii and Guam during trip to South Pacific

Nov. 29, 2024 04:44 AM EST

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te will stop over in Hawaii and Guam during his trip to the South Pacific, drawing criticism from China. Lai is to leave Taiwan on Saturday on a weeklong trip to visit the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau — three diplomatic...