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US says China steps up campaign to influence Taiwan, including vote

Reuters
Posted at Apr 18 11:31 PM

TAIPEI - China was stepping up a campaign to exert influence over Taiwan, including its upcoming presidential election, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday, at a time of heightened tension between the self-ruled island and Beijing. Read more »

Amazon to close domestic marketplace business in China -sources

Reuters
Posted at Apr 18 07:46 AM

Shoppers in China will no longer be able to buy goods from other third-party merchants in the country, but they still will be able to order from the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark and Japan via Amazon's global store.  Read more »

FBI Bars Some China Scholars From Visiting the U.S. Over Spying Fears

Jane Perlez, The New York Times
Updated as of Apr 15 03:06 PM

Just as he had on previous trips, Zhu Feng bolted down his lunch at the Los Angeles airport before sprinting to catch his Air China flight back to Beijing. Read more »

Overseas absentee voting nagsimula na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 15 01:24 PM

Hinikayat ng Commission on Elections at mga embahda ang mga overseas Filipino worker na bumoto. Read more »

Optimism rising over US, China trade accord

Douglas Gillison and Heather Scott, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 14 07:55 AM

Trade frictions are seen as a the main source of uncertainty for a slowing global economy, but there are more glimmers of hope for a US-China agreement. Read more »

Boeing CEO says 737 MAX software update working as designed

Eric M. Johnson, Reuters
Posted at Apr 12 06:47 AM

Boeing Co's chief executive said on Thursday that a software update designed to prevent disasters like 2 recent fatal crashes involving its 737 MAX is working, with about two-thirds of the fast-selling jetliner's customers having seen the fix in simulator sessions. Read more »

Battle for space more stealth than Star Wars

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 11 08:00 AM

COLORADO SPRINGS - At tens of thousands of kilometers above the Earth, a Russian satellite slowly approached the French-Italian satellite Athena-Fidus in October 2017, a move France later denounced as "an act of espionage." Read more »

Several US senators seek De Lima release, dropping of raps vs Ressa, Rappler

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 06:20 PM

Several United States senators have called on the Philippine government to release Sen. Leila de Lima from her 2-year detention and to drop charges against news website Rappler and its chief Maria Ressa. Read more »

Trump sees progress in China talks but doesn't predict success

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 06 10:06 AM

President Donald Trump on Friday said talks with Beijing were making progress toward ending the trade war between the world's 2 top economies, but he again stopped short of predicting success. Read more »

US revokes ICC prosecutor's visa over Afghan probe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 05 06:02 PM

THE HAGUE - The United States has revoked the visa for the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, her office said Friday, over a possible investigation of American soldiers' actions in Afghanistan. Read more »

By spying on Huawei, US found evidence against the Chinese firm

Brendan Pierson and Karen Freifeld, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 05 08:15 AM

US authorities gathered information about Huawei Technologies Co Ltd through secret surveillance that they plan to use in a case accusing the Chinese telecom equipment maker of sanctions-busting and bank fraud, prosecutors said on Thursday.   Read more »

US, China trade talks could wrap in four weeks: Trump

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 05 06:33 AM

President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States and China could wrap up trade talks within 4 weeks after making quick progress on the potentially "epic" deal. Read more »

US trains Philippine justices on cybercrime

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 03:43 PM

American authorities have provided cybercrime training to Philippine court justices amid the proliferation of crimes online. Read more »

Trump, Moon to meet in Washington in April: Seoul

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 01:47 PM

US President Donald Trump will host his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in next month. Read more »

Asian tourist dies in fall while taking photos at Grand Canyon

Reuters
Posted at Mar 29 08:59 AM

A Hong Kong tourist plunged to his death on Thursday after slipping over a ledge while taking photographs at a Grand Canyon lookout, a tour operator said. Read more »

Told US security at risk, Chinese firm seeks to sell Grindr dating app

Carl O'Donnell, Liana B. Baker and Echo Wang, Reuters
Posted at Mar 28 09:49 AM

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has informed Kunlun that its ownership of West Hollywood, California-based Grindr constitutes a national security risk, the two sources said. Read more »

Apple's Cook to China: Open up for sake of global economy

Reuters
Posted at Mar 23 03:57 PM

Apple chief executive Tim Cook nudged China on Saturday to open up and said the future would depend on global collaboration, as the United States and China remained locked in a bitter trade dispute. Read more »

US airlines sending teams to review Boeing 737 MAX upgrade this weekend

Tracy Rucinski, Reuters
Posted at Mar 23 12:29 PM

The 3 US airlines that own Boeing Co's 737 MAX are meeting the US manufacturer this weekend to review a software upgrade for the jet that has suffered 2 fatal crashes in 5 months, officials from the airlines told Reuters. Read more »

High-end US department store puts up marijuana section

Reuters
Posted at Mar 23 12:16 PM

BEVERLY HILLS, California - High-end department store Barneys New York has given the marijuana lifestyle the luxury treatment, launching a range of pot-themed products this week in the latest sign a drug once associated with bohemians and deadbeats is moving up the social ladder.   Read more »

US military chief says America needs to 'step up, dominate 5G'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 07:50 AM

America's top military officer urged industry Thursday to strengthen efforts to build the next-generation wireless network based on 5G technology, saying armed forces security would depend on it. Read more »