HONG KONG (AP) — It’s been years since mass arrests all but silenced pro-democracy activism in Hong Kong. But a crackdown on dissent in the semiautonomous Chinese city is still expanding, hitting restaurants, bookstores and other small businesses. Leticia Wong, former pro-democracy district councillor, arranges books at her bookstore in Hong Kong, Friday, June 20,…
BEIJING (AP) — The prime minister of New Zealand stressed the importance of his country’s trade ties with China in a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday. Christopher Luxon, on his first visit to China since becoming prime minister in late 2023, flew to Beijing after two days of meetings with officials and…
May 22, 2025 — ProWine Hong Kong 2025 concluded successfully at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. Against the backdrop of dynamic changes in the global wines and spirits industry, the show welcomed 12,090 trade visitors and featured nearly 200 exhibitors from over 20 countries and regions – once again serving as a key bridge between international partners and buyers from Greater Bay Area China and Northeast…
HONG KONG (AP) — China will sanction United States officials, lawmakers and leaders of non-governmental organizations who it says have “performed poorly” on Hong Kong issues, the foreign ministry announced. The U.S. in March sanctioned six Chinese and Hong Kong officials who it alleged were involved in “transnational repression” and acts threatening to further erode…
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s post office will stop shipping small parcels to the United States after Washington announced plans to charge tariffs on small-value parcels from the southern Chinese city, the government said Wednesday. The U.S. government earlier announced that it would end a customs exception allowing small-value parcels from Hong Kong to…
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday his government is making last ditch efforts to get U.S. President Donald Trump to exclude his country from an increase in auto tariffs due to take effect from Wednesday. Ishiba told reporters he is willing to fly to Washington to negotiate directly with Trump. The…
TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Japan on Sunday an “indispensable partner” in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the region and announced upgrading the U.S. military command in Japan to a new “war-fighting headquarters.” Hegseth, who is on his first Asia trip with Japan as his second stop, also stressed the need…
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Tuesday the country will respond to the 25% tariffs imposed by the United States with retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, with details to come. Mexico will announce the targeted products and other measures Sunday at an event in Mexico City’s central plaza, a delay that suggests Mexico hopes…
Taylor Williamson, who works for a company doing contract work for the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, holds an American flag as he stands outside the USAID headquarters in Washington, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Agency for International Development has lost almost all ability…
FILE – President-elect Donald Trump talks to reporters after a meeting with Republican leadership at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) FILE – Republican Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake speaks at a campaign rally, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Prescott, Ariz. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) FILE –…