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• Japan braces for H7N9 Bird Flu

  April 25, 2013 4:27 AM

  Japan is bracing for a possible outbreak of deadly Bird Flu, which has spread across neighboring China. The virulent H7N9 strain of Bird Flu has already killed dozens of people in China. Japan's Health Ministry designated it as a disease requiring an emergency response. That means patients will be seen... more »

• World powers coax Iran into saving nuclear talks

  February 27, 2013 8:32 PM

  ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) - World powers offered broader concessions than ever to Iran in attempts Wednesday to keep alive diplomatic channels that seek to rein in the Islamic Republic's nuclear program and prevent it from building an atomic weapon. The offer was hailed by Saeed Jalili, Iran's top official at... more »

• Condolences from the world pour in for Connecticut shooting victims

  December 15, 2012 1:02 PM

  LONDON (AP) - As the world joined Americans in mourning the school massacre in Connecticut, many urged U.S. politicians to honor the 27 victims - especially the children - by pushing for stronger gun control laws. Twitter users and media personalities in the U.K. immediately invoked Dunblane - a 1996... more »

• Clinton: Romney claim about Jeep a 'load of bull'

  October 29, 2012 7:49 PM

  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton have criticized Mitt Romney for saying that Chrysler is shifting production of its Jeep brand autos from Ohio to China. Jeep, a major employer in Ohio, has said it is adding jobs in China to meet growing... more »

• China arrests nearly 2,000 in fake drug crackdown

  August 6, 2012 1:51 AM

  BEIJING (AP) - China's Ministry of Public Security says it has detained nearly 2,000 people in a nationwide crackdown on counterfeit drugs, including some to treat cancer. It said in a statement on its website Sunday that it also seized about $180 million worth of fake medicine and false trademark... more »

• Blind Chinese activist wants to leave China with Hillary Clinton

  May 3, 2012 6:19 AM

  BEIJING (AP) - A U.S. spokeswoman has confirmed that blind activist Chen Guangcheng now wants to leave China with his family. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters Thursday that U.S. officials had spoken twice Thursday with Chen and also with his wife and "they as a family have had... more »

• Clinton urges China to protect human rights

  May 2, 2012 9:50 PM

  BEIJING (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has called on China to protect human rights amid a dispute over the status of a blind dissident who has appealed to Washington for help. Clinton told the opening of annual talks with China on foreign policy and economic issues that... more »

• China punishes social media, websites on coup talk

  March 31, 2012 12:04 PM

  BEIJING (AP) - China is shuttering more than a dozen websites, penalizing two popular social media sites and detaining six people for circulating rumors of a coup that rattled Beijing in the midst of its worst high-level political crisis in years. The announcement carried late Friday by official media said... more »

• Clinton: New round of Iran nuclear talks set for Turkey

  March 31, 2012 10:29 AM

  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Iran and six world powers have agreed to meet in Istanbul on April 13 for the latest round of talks about Iran's nuclear program. Clinton made the announcement at a news conference Saturday following a security conference... more »

• AP source: US to bring trade case against China

  March 12, 2012 8:26 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is bringing a new trade case against China that seeks to pressure the rising economic power to end its export restrictions on key materials used to manufacture high-tech good. Senior administration officials say the U.S. will ask the World Trade Organization to facilitate talks... more »

• Quake hits west China; no injuries reported

  March 8, 2012 9:56 PM

  BEIJING (AP) - An earthquake has struck the far west of China but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said Friday that the 5.8 quake struck about 7 a.m. (2300 GMT) in the southern part of Xinjiang region. An official from the Communist... more »

• Colorado coal production increases

  February 19, 2012 2:34 PM

  DENVER (AP) - After seven years of decline, coal production in Colorado increased 10.4 percent in 2011 to nearly 28 million tons as companies tapped into new markets abroad. The state Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety says employment at Colorado's 10 mines also rose 12 percent to 2,363 in... more »

• Huntsman out of GOP race- to endorse Romney

  January 16, 2012 11:30 AM

  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Jon Huntsman staked his presidential campaign on New Hampshire and his bid to become a legitimate competitor on distinguishing himself from front-runner Mitt Romney. But less than a week after a disappointing third-place finish in the GOP primary there, Huntsman decided to quit the race and... more »

• Obama heads to G-20 amid questions on Greece

  November 2, 2011 8:00 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is en route to France for an economic summit that's shadowed by the European debt crisis and Greece's surprise plans to put a bailout deal to a popular vote. The Group of 20 industrialized and developed nations meets Thursday and Friday in Cannes.... more »

• Solar energy company moving jobs to China

  September 29, 2011 4:09 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A Fort Collins solar energy company is moving some of its workforce to China to improve profits. Advanced Energy says it is laying off at least 5 percent of its Fort Collins workforce. The company refuses to disclose the number of workers being... more »

• CSU joining with East China Normal University

  June 11, 2011 11:07 AM

  Colorado State said Friday that it is joining with East China Normal University in creating the Joint Research Institute for New Energy and the Environment. Colorado State already collaborates with East China Normal on student exchange programs and research in a number of other areas. CSU President Tony Frank... more »

• Do business with China

  January 5, 2011 4:05 PM

  Businesses wishing to do business with China are invited to a workshop tomorrow in Colorado Springs. China is a growing force in the international economy and has a growing demand for foreign imports. The workshop is offered by the International Development Office of the Chamber of Commerce. ... more »

• Pope tells Catholics in China to have courage

  December 25, 2010 12:06 PM

  VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI in his Christmas Day message is urging Catholics in China to courageously face limits on religious freedom and conscience. Benedict is using his traditional holiday speech, delivered Saturday at noon from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, to encourage people living... more »

• China seeks to play down differences with US

  September 23, 2010 8:16 AM

  Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is expressing optimism that the United States and China will resolve major trade frictions. But he's rejecting U.S. claims that Beijing's currency policies cost American jobs. Wen used much of a speech on the sidelines of a United Nations global summit to try to ease... more »

• Americans number 5 in generosity - so who tops the list?

  September 8, 2010 3:11 PM

  Australia and New Zealand share first place, and the United States is tied for fifth, in a first-of-its kind survey ranking 153 nations on the willingness of their citizens to donate time and money to charity. China ranks near the bottom, barely above last-place Madagascar. The report was... more »

• Pentagon takes aim at China cyber threat

  August 19, 2010 3:38 PM

  The U.S. is warning about the Chinese military's use of civilian computer experts in clandestine cyber attacks repeatedly aimed at American companies and government agencies. The Pentagon says the People's Liberation Army is using "information warfare units" to develop viruses to attack enemy computer systems and networks. Those units... more »

• Death toll in China landslide disaster tops 700

  August 10, 2010 8:06 AM

  China says the death toll has jumped to 702 people, with more than 1,000 still missing in a landslide disaster in Gansu province. Local government officials released the new death toll - up from 337 on Monday - at a news conference Tuesday. The landslides hit a remote... more »

• Security issues overshadow Clinton's Asia trip

  May 20, 2010 8:39 AM

  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is embarking on a three-nation tour of Asia, and a crisis with North Korea, possible new sanctions on Iran and the debate over U.S. military bases in Japan are likely to upset her agenda. There have been striking new developments on those three... more »

• Toy dart guns recalled after 2 deaths

  May 17, 2010 9:17 AM

  The government is recalling 1.8 million toy dart gun sets after two boys choked to death on the darts. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says a 9-year-old boy in Chicago and a 10-year-old boy in Milwaukee died after they chewed on the one-inch, soft-plastic darts, which slipped into their... more »

• CSU looks to China for new partnerships, students

  May 3, 2010 10:34 AM

  Colorado State University officials are looking to China for new students, partnerships and revenue. There are 20 undergraduate students and 91 graduate students from China studying at CSU this year, for a total of 111 Chinese students. Jim Cooney is CSU's vice provost for international affairs. He is hoping the... more »

• Investigators find possible military supply fraud

  April 30, 2010 6:35 PM

  Federal authorities in New York say they've uncovered a scheme involving substandard magnesium powder from China that made it into the U.S. Defense Department's arsenal. The U.S. attorney's office and Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Buffalo announced conspiracy and wire fraud charges against six people and three companies Friday.... more »

• IOC strips 2000 Games team bronze medal from China

  April 28, 2010 11:04 AM

  The International Olympic Committee has stripped China of its bronze medal from the women's team competition at the 2000 Sydney Games for using an underage gymnast. Dong Fangxiao's results from Sydney were wiped out in February after the International Gymnastics Federation determined she was only 14 at the 2000 Olympics.... more »

• Strong quake in western China's Qinghai kills 400

  April 14, 2010 8:41 AM

  At least 400 people are dead, thousands injured and others buried under rubble after a series of strong earthquakes in western China. Mud and wood homes collapsed and people poured into the streets for safety and to look for relatives. The U.S. Geological Survey says the main quake was a... more »

• China overtakes Germany in wind power

  April 12, 2010 12:01 PM

  Global wind energy producers say China last year overtook Germany as the world's second largest producer of wind power behind the United States. The Global Wind Energy Council, which represents companies that make and manage wind power stations, says China's rapid drive to install wind turbines brought its total power... more »

• More than 100 miners freed in China 'miracle'

  April 5, 2010 11:30 AM

  At least 115 miners were pulled alive from a flooded coal mine in north China after being trapped for over a week, eating tree bark to survive and prompting jubilant officials to hail their survival a miracle. Rescued miners wrapped in blankets were hurried to waiting ambulances that sped... more »

• Another US Internet company pulls back in China

  March 24, 2010 2:20 PM

  Go Daddy, a leading reseller of Internet domain names, says it will stop registering new names in China. The company says it's taking the step because the Chinese government has begun demanding pictures and other identification documents from its customers. Word that the company will stop setting up... more »

• Dogs have become a status symbol in China

  March 24, 2010 1:01 PM

  BEIJING - China's latest must-have luxury for the ultra-rich, to go with mansions and sports cars, is a large dog with massive amounts of hair best known for herding sheep in Tibet. Once banned by the Communist Party as bourgeois, pet ownership is booming in China, and the Tibetan mastiff... more »

• Man stabs and kills 8 students

  March 23, 2010 9:32 AM

  A local official says a former doctor armed with knives killed eight children and injured five others at an elementary school in eastern China. A man surnamed Wu in the Nanping city government office said that the assailant was a former community clinic doctor with a history of mental health... more »

• World's shortest man dies in Italy

  March 16, 2010 9:38 AM

  A production company says the world's shortest man has died in Italy, where he was to take part in a TV show. He Pingping, of China, who was 74.6 centimeters (2 feet, 5.37 inches) tall, died Saturday in Rome, according to the TV production company Europroduzione. Guinness World Records says... more »

• GM saying goodbye to the Hummer

  February 24, 2010 4:21 PM

  General Motors is shutting down Hummer, after its bid to sell the brand to a Chinese company collapsed. GM says it will continue to honor existing Hummer warranties. Hummer is the second brand after Saturn that GM has failed to sell as part of its restructuring. more »

• American-born pandas arrive in China

  February 5, 2010 4:04 PM

  A pair of giant pandas who were born in the United States have arrived at their new home in China. Workers at the Bifengxia breeding base welcomed the two pandas after their flight from Washington, DC. Millions of people fell in love with Tai Shan, who was born... more »

• China doubles wind power in single year

  February 4, 2010 10:00 AM

  China doubled the amount of energy generated from windmills last year, a report from the global wind industry said Wednesday. The Global Wind Energy Council, which represents companies that make and manage wind power stations, said the sector grew rapidly last year - with total wind capacity up 31... more »

• Google enlists NSA to fight off cyberattacks

  February 4, 2010 8:29 AM

  The Washington Post is reporting that Google has teamed up with the National Security Agency to halt cyber-attacks. While the agreement is still be finalized, Google is seeking help analyzing an espionage attack that the firm says originated in China. The series of incursions targeted Google's source code -... more »

• Toyota finds fix for gas pedals; update due Friday

  January 29, 2010 10:07 AM

  Toyota Motor Corp. says it has figured out how to fix a problem with sticking accelerator pedals and will update employees with details. The company said in an e-mail to workers Thursday night that it presented a remedy to federal regulators. The e-mail obtained by The Associated Press... more »

• Senator calls for cadmium ban in kids' jewelry

  January 13, 2010 9:18 AM

  Reports of high cadmium content in children's jewelry imported from China are prompting a senior U.S. senator to press for a bill to ban the toxic heavy metal as a hazardous substance from those products and toys. New York Democrat Charles Schumer plans to present details of his proposal Wednesday... more »

• Toddler recovering after chopstick pierces brain

  January 7, 2010 12:06 PM

  A 14-month-old boy in China is recovering after doctors removed a chopstick from his brain that accidentally poked up through his nose, a spokesman for the local hospital said Thursday. The toddler, Li Jingchao, from the eastern province of Shandong, is undergoing treatment at Bo Ai Hospital in Beijing... more »