TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee says China’s boycott of Taiwan’s Golden Horse film awards demonstrates how politics can take its toll on the arts. Beijing’s order to […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, after the last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer. The Wildlife Department in eastern […]

By YANAN WANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — After an intercontinental flight on the “Panda Express,’’ a furry American darling arrived in his new Chinese home on Nov. 21. Giant […]

By EILEEN NG and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she would “seriously reflect” on a stunning landslide victory by pro-democracy candidates […]

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks Corp. says new beverages and more efficient stores are drawing in more U.S. and Chinese customers, turning around the weaker traffic it saw […]

By The Associated Press After bloody race riots rocked China’s far west a decade ago, the ruling Communist Party turned to a rare figure in their ranks to restore order: […]