The Heat: U.S.-Latin America Tensions

July 7, 2018

US warships transit Taiwan Strait

China sees the move as a provocation, but the U.S. Navy says it was a routine transit through international waters.

July 7, 2018

Syrian army recaptures main border crossing with Jordan

Syrian government forces say they’ve recaptured the country’s main border crossing with Jordan after Damascus and rebel forces struck a deal with Russia’s help.

July 7, 2018

Seventh 16+1 Summit takes place in Sofia

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with the heads-of-government of 16 Central and Eastern Europe countries in Bulgaria.

July 7, 2018

DPRK: US makes “gangster-like” demand to denuclearize at latest talks in Pyongyang

The DPRK is calling the US requirement to denuclearize a “gangster-like demand” following talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Pyongyang.

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July 7, 2018

Survivor of sunken Thai tour boat recounts horrific experience

In Thailand, at least 41 are dead after a tour boat sank off the coast of Phuket. Another 15 are still missing.

July 6, 2018

Disabled Brazilian football fans experience World Cup with unique program

In the match against Belgium half a dozen deaf-blind fans and their interpreters gathered in Sao Paulo’s Inclusion Museum to experience the game together.

July 6, 2018

US Journalism schools see applicants rise in ‘fake news’ era

Enrollment in journalism schools is on the rise, a growing trend that’s being called by some a new “Golden Age” of journalism triggered, in part, by the rise of Donald Trump and the “fake news” phenomenon.

July 6, 2018

Beijing retaliates with tariffs on $34B worth of US imported goods

U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to retaliate against China’s tariffs by slapping duties on an additional $400 billion worth of Chinese goods.

July 6, 2018

China, Bulgaria sign cultural accords under shadow of US-China trade war

New agreements for closer cultural ties between Bulgaria and China. The deals were announced during a visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, but the trip was overshadowed by China’s worsening trade conflict with the U.S.

July 6, 2018

The economic and political truth behind Trump’s trade war

Instead of building international consensus over pressing global matters such as climate change, migration, and international security among others, the U.S. President pursues his short-term political interest, much aided by the ignorance of a gullible electorate.

July 6, 2018

Chinese FM joins talks in Vienna to salvage Iran nuclear deal

Diplomats arrived in Vienna on Friday to try to keep the Iran deal alive after United States President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out American support in May.

July 6, 2018

Full Frame Close Up: All the World’s a Stage

“Xiqu” or “Chinese Opera” is one of the oldest forms of performance art in existence. Students, from many different cultural backgrounds, at the University of Hawaii at Manoa are learning the many – and demanding – nuances of the art form. Proving that the Bard was on to something when he declared “all the world [to be] a stage”.

July 6, 2018

New technology adopted in China’s push for a ‘toilet revolution’

The national program has made great leaps in the last six months, and officials are turning to new technology when people use the bathroom.

July 6, 2018

DC police learn black history to better serve communities

One police department is hoping to bridge the divide between officers and the communities they serve by learning about African American history.

July 6, 2018

He lives in a shipping container, and he wants others to do it too

Find out how one guy is making a living living in a box.

July 6, 2018

Police determining if couple poisoned by ‘same batch’ of Novichok from Skripal case

Counter-terrorism investigators in England are trying to determine if the Novichok nerve agent that made two critically ill is from the “same batch” used on an ex-Russian spy.

July 6, 2018

US Launches Trade War, China Responds

At one minute past midnight on Friday the United States imposed tariffs on 34 billion dollars’ worth of Chinese goods. China promptly responded with matching tariffs on U.S. goods.

July 5, 2018

“Food designer” helps restaurants make climate-friendly choices

Food environmentalism or making climate-friendly food choices is one way to improve your impact on the planet.

July 5, 2018

China food startup becomes tech unicorn

You’ve probably never heard of this three-billion-dollar Chinese tech startup, but if you’ve dined in a Chinese restaurant then it probably helped put the food on your table.

July 5, 2018

Football fans in Colombia drive up beer sales during the World Cup

Even those who choose not to imbibe in the morning hours are still watching games at bars.

July 5, 2018

Trump confirms tariffs on Chinese goods will go into effect on Friday

The US tariffs on 34 billion dollars of Chinese goods are set to go in Friday morning. Beijing says it will counter that with its own duties on US imports, almost immediatly.

July 5, 2018

Chinese investment in US nears seven-year low

In the first five months of this year Chinese foreign direct investment to the U.S. totaled just 1.8 billion dollars. That’s a drop of more than 90 percent compared to the same period a year ago.

July 5, 2018

The Heat: Canada’s decision to legalize marijuana

Canada becomes only the second country in the world to legalize marijuana. We’ll take an in-depth look at Canada’s legislation and the possible implications for the United States.

July 5, 2018

World powers gather in Vienna for Iran nuclear talks

The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is in Europe trying to rally support for the accord among its remaining signatories: China, France, Germany, Britain, and Russia.

July 5, 2018

US and China take trade battle global as tariffs take effect

The US-China tit-for-tat tariffs taking effect this Friday are taking an escalating trade battle global

July 5, 2018

Politically fractured Thailand comes together over effort to save boys trapped in cave

Twelve boys and their coach have been trapped for almost two weeks by flooded tunnels.

July 5, 2018

US farmers, manufacturers brace for tariff pain

American businesses and farmers are bracing for impact. Washington will fire the first volley in a trade conflict with Beijing at 12:01 Eastern Standard Time, Friday.

July 5, 2018

Change taking off for women pursuing careers as pilots

According to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, only 7 percent of licensed pilots are women. They represent only 4 percent of those licensed to fly for airlines. But change could be on the horizon.

July 5, 2018

Syrian and Russian forces relaunch Daraa offensive after talks with rebels collapse

Reports say they carried out around 600 air strikes in the area after negotiations with rebels collapsed.

July 5, 2018

Fireworks explosion kills 19, injures 31 near Mexico City

Nineteen people were killed and at least 31 were injured Thursday when two explosions ripped through fireworks workshops in a town just north of Mexico City.

July 5, 2018

BIG STORY – Power Shifts

Peter Frankopan explores the connections made by people, trade, disease, war, religion, adventure, science and technology. Mirroring behaviors seen across Asia for millennia, this shift gives way to a new paradigm of power.

July 4, 2018

Bulgaria ramps up production to quench China’s thirst for fine wine

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and 14 other kinds of grapes grow in the endless field Bulgaria’s best vineyards.

July 4, 2018

Venezuelan fashion designers adapt to economic crisis

Venezuelan fashion retailer Gaby Revilla has found business opportunities in the midst of economic crisis.

July 4, 2018

Silicon Valley: Tech workers as ‘unpopular as Wall Street bankers’

The center of America’s tech industry used to be known for entrepreneurs building businesses out of their garages. But that image no longer holds true.

July 4, 2018

Police: 2 more exposed to same nerve agent that sickened spy

Local police declared the case a “major incident” Wednesday, four days after the man and woman were found collapsed at a residential building in Amesbury, eight miles (13 kilometers) from Salisbury, where the Skripals were poisoned.

July 4, 2018

Chinese joins global team to save trapped Thai soccer players

A team of Chinese emergency responders, jointly working with a global rescue team, are working around-the-clock to rescue the trapped 12 boys and their coach.

July 4, 2018

Photos: Nation’s capital celebrates Independence Day 2018

View the sights and sounds of this year’s July 4th Independence Day celebration in Washington D.C.

July 4, 2018

Top US envoy to visit DPRK after reports of boosted nuclear program

U.S. Secretary of State to meet with DPRK officials in Pyongyang. Talks to focus on denuclearization as reports suggest DPRK boosting weapons program.

July 4, 2018

Trapped Thai Teens: 12 boys and coach learning scuba to escape cave

It’s just one option for getting the boys out of the flooded complex, which may not happen for weeks.

July 4, 2018

The Heat: Is the US more divided under President Trump?

As the U.S. celebrates its Independence Day, we look back at the first 18 months of Donald Trump’s America.

July 4, 2018

Lauren Simmons is the NYSE’s only full-time female trader

Karina Huber caught up with her to find out what it’s like to be the youngest trader and the only woman on staff.

July 4, 2018

China won’t fire first shot in implementing tariffs on the US

“The Chinese government has reiterated its stance that it will not fire the first shot and will not preempt the United States’ move of imposing additional tariffs,” it said in a statement on the website of China’s Finance Ministry.

July 3, 2018

The Republic of Korea basketball delegation arrives in Pyongyang

For the first time in nearly 70 years, South Korean military airplanes touched down on DPRK soil. Two C-130 Hercules transport aircraft brought to the north not soldiers, but envoys for peace and friendship.

July 3, 2018

Canada breaches international treaties for legalizing recreational marijuana

Canada will become the first industrialized nation to legalize recreational marijuana. While this decision received overwhelming support within the country, it also breaks international drug treaties that forbid its sale.

July 3, 2018

Travel troubles: China warns citizens of possible dangers in U.S.

This is not the first time China has issued such a warning. In Beijing, officials denied suggestions that the timing was tied to trade tensions with Washington.