Beijing has been building influence with 10 countries that make up Association of Southeast Asian Nations, despite frictions over rival territorial cl
Agreement reached ahead of Biden's climate summit this week
Some 30 entities are expected to face sanctions
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says NATO must adapt to emerging threats, including misinformation and climate change
Warning comes as leading American and Japanese officials meet in Tokyo
It will be the first meeting of US and Chinese senior officials since President Joe Biden took office on January 20
State Department did not respond to VOA Persian request for comment on letter by 38 Iran-based dissidents urging Biden to press Tehran on democracy, r
Chinese government reportedly uses relatives of Uighurs abroad as hostages to intimidate and silence activists
Guo Feixiong on hunger strike after being stopped at airport
Beijing angered over latest action by Washington to build official relationship with self-ruled Taiwan//
Chinese officials and their families face US travel restrictions, while 60 Chinese companies are curbed from doing normal business in the US
Drawdown appears to violate last-minute congressional prohibition
As US turns its back on nuclear energy, China sees growing demand elsewhere as an economic, diplomatic opportunity
Foreign Ministry spokesman says China will take "countermeasures" after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo refers to Taiwan is a 'reliable' and 'unofficia
Move comes days after US placed financial sanctions and travel ban on 14 Chinese officials
Former Congressman Xavier Becerra picked as health chief, with infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci to be leading COVID-19 adviser
National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien spent three days in Vietnam and plans to visit the Philippine's foreign affairs secretary this week
Trump has refused to concede his defeat while he pursues long-shot legal claims that the November 3 vote was rigged against him
Trump has refused to concede his defeat while he pursues long-shot legal claims that the November 3 vote was rigged against him and he has blocked his
China's vice foreign minister says Beijing hopes the next US administration 'will meet China halfway'
China's vice foreign minister says Beijing hopes the next US administration 'will meet China halfway'
State Department announced three arms packages since October 2; it used to clear about one a year
Homeland Security chief says 'no indications that a foreign adversary has succeeded' in compromising election
Latest determination follows State Department's actions on Feb. 18 and June 22, for a total of 15 Chinese outlets designated as foreign missions this
Top US diplomat to visit India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia October 25-30
Post has been vacant since the start of President Donald Trump's term in 2017
Washington cites 'unacceptable risk' that equipment supplied to it could be used for military purposes
The unusually large show of force comes as US-China relations are at their lowest point in decades
Relations between US and China at lowest point in decades, with clashes over trade, military and security issues, as well as coronavirus pandemic
Some punitive measures introduced by Trump administration against China broke international trading rules, WTO concludes
Analysts say the departure of the US ambassador marks another sign that the US engagement policy with China has reached an end
China announces sanctions on prominent Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, along with four other Republican lawmakers, though it doesn not targ
The seeds are of unknown origin, and state agencies are warning recipients not to plant them if they are invasive species
Iran-based source tells VOA Persian that Ataollah Rezaei was transferred from Tehran to Langerud prison near Qom, the activist's home, to start his se
Alabama, Montana governors mandate face coverings, but Georgia governor blocks cities from imposing mask requirements
Nuclear weapons may join 5G, trade as flashpoints in bilateral tensions
Leaders in Beijing hope to warn the United States and practice for any future conflict in the Asia Pacific, analysts believe
At a meeting in Hawaii with a top Chinese diplomat, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged China to reveal all it knows about the pandemic
Iranian media showed images of Sirous Asgari arriving Wednesday in Tehran, four years after he was prosecuted and later acquitted of stealing US trade
In a Monday Facebook post, Zahra Asgari said her father Sirous Asgari was flying back to Iran, four years after he was prosecuted and later acquitted
The Trump administration may soon expel thousands of Chinese graduate students enrolled at US universities and impose other sanctions against Chinese
Beijing plans to pass a new security law for Hong Kong that bans treason, subversion and sedition after months of massive, often-violent pro-democracy
An uneasy relationship is becoming more antagonistic as China signals hardline approach to a territory long seen as a bridge
Trump tweet blames 'Chinese incompetence' for 'mass worldwide killing' from COVID-19
Leader of India's West Bengal state says aftermath of cyclone war-like situation'
Dispute concerns over a call for cease-fires in some conflict zones during pandemic
Cabrera also has now been formally indicted on a charge of acting as a Russian agent without registering as required with the US attorney general
Five of the six died in King county, the most populous in the state and home to Seattle, a city of more than 700,000 people
State and local authorities stepped up testing for the illness Sunday as the number of new cases grew nationwide, with new infections announced in Ill
Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of CDC, emphasizes American epidemiologists, virologists, infection control experts, quarantine experts '
Demonstrators gathered outside US Capitol in Washington, New York, Chicago, San Antonio and various other cities to condemn vote and call for presiden
China says the total number of cases now tops 5,900, exceeding that of the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic that killed 800 people worldwide
China says total number of cases now over 5,900, exceeding that of 2002-03 SARS epidemic that killed 800 people worldwide
US experts want to see data on virus spread
The US government charges a Harvard University department chair and a Boston University employee with failing to disclose their dealings with Chinese
When the US is busy negotiating with China it has less time to penalize Vietnam
Country is forecast to enjoy fastest 2020 economic expansion of any ASEAN nation as manufacturers shift away from China