Ex-diplomat says North Korean leader won't give up nukes
Feb 19, 2019
A former North Korean diplomat says leader Kim Jong Un has no intention of giving up his nuclear weapons and sees his upcoming second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump as a chance to cement his country's status as a nuclear weapons state
China, Iran meet amid efforts to preserve nuclear deal
Feb 19, 2019
The foreign ministers of China and Iran are meeting amid efforts to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran
Lord Mayor of London: Brexit a 'short-term' issue
Feb 19, 2019
London Lord Mayor Peter Estlin is touting the city's attractiveness for business even with the looming threat of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal
Asian shares gain on hopes for progress on China-US trade
Feb 19, 2019
Asian shares gain ahead of China-U.S. trade talks in Washington
China accuses US of trying to block its tech development
Feb 19, 2019
China accuses the United States of trying to block its industrial development by alleging Chinese mobile network equipment poses a cybersecurity threat
China's leaders want more babies, but local officials resist
Feb 19, 2019
China needs more children to counter the aging of the population, but local bureaucrats following the law and couples following the small-family norm make a baby boom unlikely
Philippines says 136 people have died in measles outbreak
Feb 18, 2019
The Philippine health secretary says 136 people, mostly children, have died of measles and 8,400 others have been sickened in an outbreak blamed partly on recent vaccination fears
Abe mum on Trump's claim of nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Feb 18, 2019
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe mum on reports he nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
China seizes $1.5 billion in online lending crackdown
Feb 18, 2019
China seizes $1.5 billion, investigates 380 online lenders in crackdown on misconduct in the huge but lightly regulated industry
For sake of pupils' pupils, China to ban homework on apps
Feb 18, 2019
An eastern Chinese province plans to ban teachers from assigning homework to be completed on cellphone apps as part of efforts to preserve students' eyesight