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CES Asia Opens in Shanghai

Judging by the size of the crowd and the number of exhibitors at the fourth annual Consumer Electronics Show Asia, which opened Wednesday in Shanghai, China is well on its way...

Beijing Ready to Retaliate Against US Tariffs on Chinese Goods

WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump is going ahead with 25-percent tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese technology imports, intensifying a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies. Trump on...

Reports: Japan Seeking Direct Talks Between PM Abe, N. Korea’s Kim

Japanese news outlets say officials are seeking to arrange a summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. According to government sources, expectations were raised after Kim...

Pompeo: No sanctions relief for North Korea before complete denuclearization

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Thursday pushed back against a North Korean state media report that U.S. President Donald Trump agreed during this week’s Singapore summit with...

Efforts underway to revive dormant Syrian political process

GENEVA — The U.N. special envoy for Syria says work has begun on establishing a committee that will aim to produce a new constitution for Syria when it finally emerges from war. The...

China Urges US to Make ‘Wise Decision’ Ahead of Tariff Deadline

BEIJING — China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged the United States to make a "wise decision" on trade as a deadline for the administration of President Donald Trump to release a...

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