Tag: China
Nordstrom launches livestream selling, popular in China
NEW YORK — Upscale department store chain Nordstrom is getting into livestream selling, the latest U.S. retailer to jump on the trend that has...
15th century bowl found at yard sale sells for $722,000
HARTFORD, Conn. — An exceptionally rare 15th century porcelain bowl made in China that somehow turned up at a Connecticut yard sale and sold...
In early foreign policy tests, Biden takes on world as it is
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden in his early days in office has vowed a dramatic reordering of U.S. foreign policy from his predecessor. Yet...
EXPLAINER: What drives possible boycott of Beijing Olympics
Some kind of boycott is almost sure to affect next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Japan, US to share China concern as ministers meet in Tokyo
<p>TOKYO — Defense and foreign ministers from the U.S. and Japan are to discuss their concern over China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region...
Flights canceled during China’s worst sandstorm in decades
BEIJING — China’s capital and a wide swath of the country's north were enveloped Monday in the worst sandstorm in a decade, leading to...
UK shifts policy focus toward India and Pacific post Brexit
<p>LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday will unveil plans to shift Britain’s foreign policy focus toward India and the Pacific as the...
Chinese single moms, denied benefits, press for change
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Sarah Gao had a busy job. As the head of a 500 million yuan ($76.8 million) investment fund, she was constantly...
In early foreign policy tests, Biden takes on world as it is
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden in his early days in office has vowed a dramatic reordering of U.S. foreign policy from his predecessor. Yet...
Sharp jump in US Navy transits to counter China under Trump
WASHINGTON — Activity by the U.S. Navy in its campaign to challenge China's efforts to restrict transit in the South China Sea and in...