US Expresses ‘Significant Concerns’ Over Dissident Artist’s Conviction in China
The U.S. State Department has raised “significant concerns” over the case of Gao Zhen, a prominent artist and U.S. permanent resident, who was sentenced...
Taiwan Returns to Pacific Islands Forum Events After Being Shut Out in 2025
Taiwan is returning to Pacific Islands Forum-related events after being excluded from last year’s gathering in the Solomon Islands. Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung is...
At Least 14 Newborns Killed in Pakistan Hospital Nursery Fire
A father reacts after the death of his child following a fire incident outside the Mother and Child Health ward at the Pakistan Institute...
Hundreds Missing After Devastating Flood Hits Nepal-Tibet Border, 95 Bodies Recovered
KATHMANDU/BEIJING—A huge wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China’s Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic...
US Military Strike Kills 4 on Suspected Drug-Smuggling Boat in Caribbean
Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in the Caribbean on Aug. 25, 2026. U.S. Southern Command/X The...
US Universities Had Extensive Ties With Chinese Defense Research Labs, Air Force Study Finds
Thirty U.S. academic institutions have until Aug. 31 to examine specified foreign research ties or risk losing eligibility for future federal research funding. Seven...
China’s Formaldehyde-Tainted Cabbage Scandal Triggers Concerns Over Kimchi in South Korea
Formaldehyde contamination in foods has returned to the spotlight in China after a recent video went viral showing heads of napa cabbage being soaked...
Bipartisan Lawmakers Press Commerce to Close Gaps in China Intelligence Controls
American consultants can still legally work for foreign intelligence agencies, while U.S. companies can sell them advanced surveillance, cyber, and artificial intelligence technology, a...
CBP Intercepts Counterfeit Jewelry From China Valued at More Than $3 Million
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Indianapolis have seized what they described as a “smorgasbord” of counterfeit jewelry from Hong Kong, which...