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A Chinese official says eight people died in the sinking of a cargo ship in waters between Japan and South Korea.

Ships searching in wind-whipped waters between South Korea and Japan have picked up at least 14 of the 22 crew members from a cargo ship that sank early Wednesday.

The Lunar New Year is the most important annual holiday in China. Each year is named after one of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac in a repeating cycle, with this year being the Year of the Rabbit.

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Thursday that he was “deeply concerned” about the Chinese government’s artificial intelligence program, asserting that it was “not constrained by the rule of law.”

The move comes after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered in December that the app be removed from any government-issued devices.

President Joe Biden is set to host Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte for talks.

China was widely expected Tuesday to report its first population decline in decades.

The Chinese military has been holding large-scale joint combat strike drills since Sunday, sending war planes and navy vessels toward Taiwan. Both the Chinese and Taiwanese defense ministries have confirmed the drills. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said Monday morning that China’s People’s Liberation Army flew 57 warplanes and four ships toward Taiwan over the course of 24 hours between...

First international travelers are arriving in China without the mandatory quarantine that had been imposed at the start of the pandemic three years ago. The easing of border restrictions comes even as the virus continues to spread in China amid what critics say is a lack of transparency from Beijing. More foreign governments are imposing testing requirements on travelers from...

The head of the World Health Organization says the agency is “concerned about the risk to life in China” amid the coronavirus’ explosive spread across the country and the lack of outbreak data from the Chinese government.

The Biden administration is plowing ahead with plans to open a U.S. embassy in the Solomon Islands in a bid to counter China’s increasing assertiveness in the Pacific.

Beijing blasted COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on passengers from China and threatened countermeasures against countries involved, which include the U.S. and several European nations.

The U.S. military says a Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously close to an Air Force reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea

Starting next Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that anyone over the age of two, looking to fly from China to the U.S., will have to show a negative COVID test.

As the number of COVID infections in China skyrockets, the United States is making a change. Pete Suratos reports.

The announcement from the CDC comes as China is seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases.

Some scientists are concerned the COVID-19 surge in China could unleash a new coronavirus variant on the world that may or may not be similar to the ones circulating now.

Global sensation Shen Yun comes to the Bay Area this holiday season. Ancient China is brought to life with classical Chinese dance in this captivating show. Visit ShenYun.org for tickets.

Negotiators reached a historic deal at a U.N. biodiversity conference early Monday

A report from Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee also says U.S. intelligence agencies have failed to fix shortcomings and aren’t prepared for the next pandemic.