A Pakistani astronaut will board China’s Shenzhou 24 spacecraft as the first foreign national on Beijing’s space station.

China is exporting a record amount of clean energy technology and that is making a dent in global emissions.

Real Madrid has apologized to the Chinese people following Kylian Mbappé’s remarks that were considered to be disrespectful of Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China.

Beijing has expressed strong opposition to U.S. sanctions on five Chinese companies linked to a former Google engineer accused of intellectual property theft.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has rallied from a set and a break down to beat Rafael Jodar 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 and win the Shanghai Masters, securing his third title of the year and biggest yet of his career.

China plans to restrict or ban exports of 40 technologies, including AI, chips, and solar power, as its tech race with countries like the U.S. intensifies.

Rafael Jodar has become the youngest semifinalist in Shanghai Masters history after advancing with victory against Casper Ruud.

The new White House press secretary is facing mounting questions about her background and resume as she transitions into her role as the public face of the Trump administration.

Visa has received approval to prepare for a bank card clearing business in China, allowing it to compete in the country's payments market.

Kyrie Irving waited nearly 600 days for his return to the NBA.

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen has won her first title in two years by beating French Open champion Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-4 in the China Open final.

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether the decision of the White House television press pool to halt coverage of President Donald Trump last month violated antitrust law.

Coco Gauff says she received an “insane” amount of racist comments on social media following a controversial point in her China Open match against Sun Xinran.

Authorities in Chengdu, China, have granted a rare exemption to singer Na Ying after she performed an unapproved song at a weekend concert.

Taiwan's defense minister says U.S. arms sales to Taiwan remain unchanged, despite a stalled $14 billion package.

Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova have teamed together to win the Billie Jean King Cup for Czechia.

Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova won their singles matches to lead Czechia to a 2-0 win over Spain and a shot at the Billie Jean King Cup title.

Major Chinese auto group Geely has unveiled new ultrafast EV charging technology that can recharge a battery from 10% to 70% in just 4.5 minutes.

China’s Wudang Mountains have long been considered sacred in Taoism, with temples and palaces reflecting centuries of religious and imperial history.

Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi won her third gold medal in the Asian Games on Wednesday, taking the women’s 400-meter individual medley in 4 minutes 28.56 seconds.

Taiwan is expressing confidence that U.S. arms sales to the island will continue despite China's pressure as China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova and Marie Bouzkova have won their singles matches to lead Czechia to a 2-0 win over Britain and a spot in the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals.

Yu Zidi, the 13-year-old Chinese swimmer, has won her second gold medal at the Asian Games.

China dominated the first day of swimming at the Asian Games with Yu Zidi and defending Olympic champion Pan Zhanle taking gold.

The opening ceremony of the Asian Games has marked the official start of the 16-day event.

China has introduced new border control rules that could ban citizens from leaving the country if they engage in illegal activities threatening national or industrial security.

Authorities have fined two companies after a well-known Chinese comedian altered the lyrics of a patriotic song during a performance.

Italy has given the United States a huge scare in the women’s FIBA World Cup.

Feeling better than he expected after a four-month absence, Carlos Alcaraz is planning to take more breaks during the tennis season.

Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers made the most of their World Cup debuts to help the United States rout China in the opener of the tournament.

Caitlin Clark had 14 points and 11 assists to help the United States beat China, which was led by 7-foot-3 Zhang Ziyu, 94-61 in its women’s basketball World Cup opener.

It’s been more than a week since deadly flash floods killed hundreds and left thousands missing along the China-Nepal border — and while Nepali authorities have been releasing the names of victims and those rescued, practically nothing is known about who the victims on the Chinese side are.

The women's FIBA World Cup begins with the U.S. in search of a fifth consecutive championship.

The U.S. women’s national basketball team is short on practice time heading into a major competition where anything less than winning a gold medal is considered a failure.

Nepal’s disaster management authority said the number of people reported missing after a flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China has doubled to 1,924.

Earth scientists are searching satellite imagery following catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border for clues to the cause.

Mount Kailash, a Himalayan peak in Tibet, is sacred to several religious traditions and draws pilgrims from across the region.

A robot sprinter has broken another 100-meter record at China's World Humanoid Robot Games.

Taiwanese prosecutors have charged nine people, including one from Nvidia and two from Super Micro, for illegally exporting high-end AI servers to China.

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" continues to dominate the box office, holding the top spot for the fourth weekend.

China has postponed its planned ambitious Chang’e-7 lunar mission.

China's Alibaba reports a 75% drop in profit for the latest quarter from the year before to roughly $1.6 billion as it invests heavily in AI infrastructure.

CK Hutchison is seeking over $1.5 billion from Panama for damages to its investments after the country seized two ports at the ends of the Panama Canal.

China has kicked off the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing, showcasing its expanding robotics industry.

China has successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket on land for the first time, state media reports, as the country seeks to advance its space program.

Tropical Storm Dolphin has dumped heavy rain in eastern China, causing flooding after making landfall as a typhoon.

Authorities in eastern China are shutting schools and tourist sites as Typhoon Dolphin heads for the coast.

Malaysian durian farmers face challenges as climate change impacts their crops.

Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, aligning with its national language.

The European Union plans to invest 10 billion euros to build seven AI gigafactories, aiming to catch up with the U.S. and China.

Shares of Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT have soared as the company began trading in Shanghai in mainland China’s biggest IPO in recent years.

China says it's adding 14 European entities to an export control list in retaliation for the European Union penalizing 14 Chinese enterprises as part of its latest round of sanctions against Russia.

Rescue crews are using excavators on Sunday to search the rubble for survivors of a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing that killed at least eight people and left another 34 missing.

A study shows major artificial intelligence models are likely to refuse to criticize restrictive leaders worldwide.

For half a century, workers in northern China have been using a technique called "straw checkerboards" to combat desertification.

Typhoon Bavi has weakened to a tropical storm but it's still bringing strong winds and heavy rain to parts of China.

Major German carmakers are experiencing sharp quarterly sales declines in China, the world's biggest auto market.

Global oil demand is set to decline this year for the first time since 2020.

Volkswagen has reported weak sales numbers, with a significant drop in China.

China has successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket after a launch, marking a breakthrough for its space program.

A powerful typhoon is heading toward China's east coast.

Authorities in southern China say 39 people have died in flooding after days of heavy rainfall from a tropical storm.

China has allocated millions in relief funding for disaster-hit areas after severe storms and a deadly landslide.

The death toll from a landslide in northwestern China rose to 21, state media have reported Wednesday, following the conclusion of rescue operations at the scene.

A film about the late disability rights activist Judith Heumann will open the 51st Toronto International Film Festival.

A debate over use of traditional Chinese symbols has cropped up after a court ordered a Chinese tea chain to pay the French luxury brand Louis Vuitton $1.5 million over copyright infringement claims.

A tropical storm killed two people, caused dam breaches and forced tens of thousands to evacuate in southern China, state media reported.

China's Inner Mongolia is expanding both renewable energy and coal use.

As the U.S. approaches its 250th Independence Day, consumers are being warned about deceptive "Made in the USA" websites flooding social media with patriotic deals — and some shoppers are already falling victim to receiving products that look nothing like what was advertised.

Novak Djokovic witnessed a proposal in the crowd during his opening Wimbledon match on Centre Court on Monday and was quick to ask for an invitation to the wedding.

Australia and Vanuatu have signed a long-awaited bilateral security and economic treaty that prevents China creating a military base on the South Pacific island nation.

A small aircraft crashed into Beijing’s tallest building, the global flight tracking service provider Flightradar24 confirms, following witness accounts and evacuations in the city’s business district.

Mobile-first serialized storytelling is rapidly becoming one of entertainment's fastest-growing businesses.

A recently opened, first of its kind Chinese queer museum in San Francisco is already having an impact on the surrounding community.

Dragon boat races, lion dances, and other festivities are staged across mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan to mark the Dragon Boat Festival.

Pizza Hut's parent company is selling the 68-year-old chain for $2.7 billion.

A court in Thailand has sentenced two Uyghur men to death for a 2015 bombing at Bangkok's Erawan shrine.

A massive underground detector aimed at understanding the mysterious ghost particles in our universe has released its first major findings.

In a June 6 story about humanoid robots in China, The Associated Press misspelled the name of Matrix Robotics’ CEO.

A British lawmaker is suing Elon Musk’s company xAI for invasion of privacy.

Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after spending seven months in space.

Tencent says users of PayPal will be able to make payments in China using QR codes through WeChat Pay's extensive merchant network, in a tourism friendly move.

Australia, India, Japan and the United States have agreed new initiatives for maritime security, critical minerals, port infrastructure, and energy security to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region amid concerns about China's influence.

China has launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft with three astronauts heading to its space station.

Torrential rain and floods have hit parts of China, killing at least 12 people and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate.

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A 5.2 magnitude earthquake has struck south China's Guangxi region, killing two people and toppling buildings.

An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands of years ago.

China's Alibaba has reported accelerating AI and cloud revenue growth driven by the AI boom, which has jumped 38% in the January-March quarter compared to the year before.

A rebound for technology stocks led Wall Street to records, even though the majority of U.S. stocks fell following another discouraging update on inflation.

Oil prices rose as the war with Iran threatens to drag on, but U.S. stocks nevertheless inched to more records.

Both engines were intentionally shut down and there was a cockpit struggle before a China Eastern Airlines jet slammed into a mountain in 2022.

Zambia accuses the U.S. of linking a $2 billion health assistance deal to access to its rich mineral resources.

Snooker’s top official says the sport's bid to enter the Olympic Games will be boosted by having back-to-back world champions from China.

When the Supreme Court killed his favorite tariffs in February, President Donald Trump rolled out temporary import taxes to replace them.

The head of the U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre warns that hostile nations like Russia, Iran and China are behind the most serious cyberattacks in the U.K. In a speech Wednesday, Richard Horne will emphasize that British businesses need to prepare for large-scale cyberattacks, especially if the U.K. becomes involved in international conflicts.

A Tesla leader says he believes its Shanghai factory operations will help resolve the challenges in achieving mass production of the company’s humanoid robots.

Midwest soybean farmers are facing an array of compounding issues.

The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers says Chinese exports of passenger cars have accelerated in March.

Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz.