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Biden declared 'fit' for presidency after exam

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 20 07:35 AM

US President Joe Biden got a clean bill of health from the White House doctor on Friday after undergoing an extensive, routine check-up. Read more »

Biden: US mulling diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 04:44 AM

Biden is under pressure at home to show toughness over China's human rights abuses. Read more »

How US-China talks failed, succeeded in recent years

Amanda Lee, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 18 02:27 PM

Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden have used different tactics when engaging with China on politically sensitive issues that have strained bilateral ties. The outlook remains dim on an improvement in political environment between Washington and Beijing for the foreseeable future, according to analysts. Read more »

How Xim, Biden tackled hot-button issues in summit

Cat Wang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 17 02:06 PM

Readouts from the Chinese foreign ministry and the White House offer insights into wide-ranging virtual meeting lasting well over 3 hours. Read more »

Biden, Xi agree to plan arms control talks: White House

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 17 03:22 AM

Biden and Xi met via teleconference for more than 3 hours early Tuesday in a bid to ease tensions. Read more »

PH shares rise to 7,367 after Biden-Xi meeting

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 11:01 PM

This developed as investors cheered the first virtual summit between US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Read more »

Dollar near 16-month high versus euro ahead of US retail sales data

Reuters
Posted at Nov 16 06:18 PM

The dollar held just below a 16-month high versus the euro on Tuesday, while the yuan reached its strongest in more than five months. Read more »

Xi warns Biden against stoking Taiwan independence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 16 02:33 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Joe Biden that US support for Taiwanese independence would be "like playing with fire", state media said. Read more »

US appeals court affirms hold on Biden vaccine mandate

Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 08:20 AM

A U.S. court on Friday affirmed its decision to stay President Joe Biden's order for companies with 100 workers or more to require COVID-19 vaccines. Read more »

APEC leaders vow to tackle economic recovery, COVID-19, climate

Praveen Menon and Shashwat Awasthi, Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 03:31 AM

The summit of the Pacific Rim countries came amid heightened regional trade and geopolitical tensions. Read more »

Biden signs legislation to tighten U.S. restrictions on Huawei, ZTE

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Nov 12 08:22 AM

US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed legislation to prevent companies like Huawei Technologies Co or ZTE Corp that are deemed security threats from receiving new equipment licenses from US regulators. Read more »

Biden, Xi set to hold virtual summit Monday: US media

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 12 06:55 AM

Relations between the world's two largest economies have deteriorated in recent weeks, in particular over Taiwan. Read more »

Ahead of Biden call, Xi says China ready to bring ties with US back on track

Catherine Wong and Amber Wang, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Nov 11 01:28 PM

China 'stands ready to work with the United States' to bring relations back on the right track, President Xi Jinping has said, days ahead of a scheduled virtual meeting with US counterpart Joe Biden. Read more »

US says goal to prevent Taiwan invasion

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 11 06:51 AM

The US stood firm ahead of long-awaited talks between leaders Joe Biden and Xi Jinping even as the powers reached a surprise agreement on climate. Read more »

Biden to attend virtual APEC summit

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 09 05:20 PM

US President Joe Biden will attend a virtual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum on Friday as the Washington signals its commitment to the Indo-Pacific region and multilateral cooperation, according to the White House. Read more »

US President Biden welcomes Bucks to White House

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 09 12:47 PM

The Milwaukee Bucks were "humbled" to be the first NBA team in almost five years to visit the White House as guests of the US president. Read more »

China says it's taking 'real action' vs climate change

Jun Mai, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 07 09:25 AM

Foreign Minister Wang Yi insisted the country is a ‘serious and responsible’ participant in efforts to tackle the problem in a call with his Spanish counterpart. Beijing and Washington have been indulging in a blame game after the US President said it had been a ‘big mistake’ for Xi to miss the talks in Glasgow. Read more »

US to sell advanced air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 07:12 AM

The US State Department announced the approval Thursday of the sale of $650 million worth of air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia. Read more »

China hits back after Xi COP26 no-show criticism

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 04 09:40 AM

Biden on Tuesday had launched blistering criticism of the Chinese and Russian leaders for not attending the summit. Read more »

China hits back after Biden blasts Xi's COP26 no-show

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 03 05:42 PM

China hit back Wednesday against criticism by US President Joe Biden. Read more »