Jennifer Jett

Mayors from around the world gathered last week in Huangshan to discuss how to protect their cities from climate change and overtourism.

The U.S. military said it carried out what it called self-defense strikes on Iranian radar and drone control sites over the weekend, while Iran said it targeted an air base used in the U.S. attack as the two countries continued to trade strikes amid talks to end their war

Iran fired a missile at an American air base in Kuwait just hours after the U.S. attacked the Islamic Republic, with both sides accusing the other of violating their shaky ceasefire and further imperiling diplomatic efforts to end the war.

The head of Starbucks in South Korea apologized again as the company faces sustained public backlash against a marketing campaign widely perceived as mocking those who died for the country’s pro-democracy movement.

Chinese tech giant Huawei said it had achieved a breakthrough that would allow it to make cutting-edge chips within five years, touting the news as a milestone in Beijing’s effort to circumvent U.S. technology restrictions.

The U.S. is burning through weapons stockpiles in Iran, and replacing them will require large amounts of tungsten, a powerful metal whose supply is dominated by China.

House Republicans delayed a vote on a war powers resolution that would restrict President Donald Trump’s ability to continue U.S. military operations in Iran.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te would be “happy” to speak with President Donald Trump, the Beijing-claimed island’s foreign ministry said Thursday, after Trump suggested the two leaders might talk in what would be a major break in U.S. presidential protocol that is likely to antagonize China.

The stakes were high and the deals were modest, but President Donald Trump may have left China last week having laid solid groundwork with Chinese leader Xi Jinping — though a number of issues could still sour ties.

Though U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping “discussed almost everything,” their Beijing summit produced no sweeping agreements.

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned of “clashes and even conflicts” with the U.S. over Taiwan, cautioning President Donald Trump that tensions over the Beijing-claimed island could jeopardize ties between the world’s two biggest economies.