China accuses U.S. of "naked act of provocation," test fires missiles

Beijing says the plane disrupted a military drill and "severely incurred the risk of misjudgement and even of bringing about an unintended air-sea incident."

• Aug 27, 2020

TikTok sues Trump administration over ban

President Trump gave the popular video-sharing app several weeks to get out of the country.

• Aug 25, 2020

China OKs "emergency" use to try COVID vaccines on state workers

Little information provided on how many people are getting the trial drugs or which ones they're getting, as China races ahead with 4 potential vaccines.

• Aug 25, 2020

Minnesota farmers hopeful, though losses continue amid coronavirus

"We're looking at a lot of red ink from now until next summer," hog farmer Mike Patterson said, adding. "We're looking at ... 10 months before you get into the black again."

• Aug 25, 2020

Giant panda gives birth at National Zoo

Giant panda May-Shong gave birth to a cub at the Smithsonian's National Zoo on Friday. Panda births are rare since giant pandas can only become pregnant one to three days out of the year.

• Aug 22, 2020
• 00:24

Chinese publisher yanks math textbook with boys' and girls' versions

The company had said the two texts catered to gender differences, with games for boys and "practical scenarios, such as buying vegetables and fruit," for girls.

• Aug 21, 2020

Papua New Guinea bars Chinese mine workers given trial COVID vaccine

Official says flights cancelled over "lack of information of what these trials are and what possible risks or threat that it might cause our people."

• Aug 21, 2020

Thousands evacuated as record flooding tests massive Chinese dam

The Yangtze River has been swollen by record rainfall, and the biggest hydroelectric dam on the planet has never faced such a test.

• Aug 20, 2020

Hong Kong leader admits U.S. sanctions impeding her credit card use

Beijing-approved leader was among top Hong Kong officials hit with sanctions, which she says have "hampered" her own transactions.

• Aug 18, 2020

Portfolio manager Jim Jubak discusses some of the areas of potential growth in the global markets

With the U.S. markets back to their peaks, where is there room for growth? Portfolio manager Jim Jubak discusses some of the areas of potential growth in the global markets.

• Feb 25, 2014
• 04:31

Rescuers tied the survivor with a steel wire and used a crane to hoist him out of the cabin

A truck crashed into a viaduct parapet wall in China's Guizhou Province, killing one person and trapping one after a third of the truck's body hung over in the air. Rescuers tied the survivor with a steel wire and used a crane to hoist him out of the cabin.

• Feb 26, 2014
• 01:09

President Obama warns that the U.S. must step up its spending on infrastructure if it hopes to remain economically competitive

President Obama warns that the U.S. must step up its spending on infrastructure if it hopes to remain economically competitive.

• Feb 26, 2014
• 02:30

Seth Doane reports on the nation's pollution problems

Beijing is suffering through a week of dangerous air pollution levels. One man is taking the Chinese government to court because of all the smog. Seth Doane reports on the nation's pollution problems.

• Feb 26, 2014
• 03:32

After a meeting between President Obama and the Dalai Lama, White House spokesman Jay Carney clarifies the administration's stance on Tibet

After a meeting between President Obama and the Dalai Lama, White House spokesman Jay Carney clarifies the administration's stance on Tibet

• Feb 21, 2014
• 00:46

Firefighters rescued a woman from the bedroom window of her three-story home in China's Anhui Province

Firefighters rescued a woman when she was about to jump down from a window of her three-story home in China's Anhui Province.

• Feb 18, 2014
• 00:28

U.N. votes not to extend arms embargo against Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo slammed the vote in a statement, calling it "inexcusable."

• Aug 14, 2020

The Dow suffered a triple-digit loss for the seventh time this year. A weaker-than-expected manufacturing report said growth in orders for machinery and other large factory goods dropped by the most in 33 years

The Dow suffered a triple-digit loss for the seventh time this year. A weaker-than-expected manufacturing report said growth in orders for machinery and other large factory goods dropped by the most in 33 years. Slow growth in developing economies added to investor pessimism. Alexis Christoforous reports.

• Feb 3, 2014
• 01:48

The lunar New Year is underway around the world with millions of people celebrating

The lunar New Year is underway around the world with millions of people celebrating. Seth Doane reports on how China celebrates the occasion.

• Feb 1, 2014
• 02:43

The stock market had one of its largest sell-offs in several months after weak economic data from emerging markets, and a slow down in China. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger reports that several factors may bring the market back up this week

The stock market had one of its largest sell-offs in several months after weak economic data from emerging markets, and a slow down in China. However, as CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger reports, several factors may bring the market back up this week.

• Jan 26, 2014
• 02:15

Attendants aim to give travelers a pleasant spectacle during the Chinese Spring Festival travel rush

Sixty-six Chinese flight attendants perform a synchronized dance in a terminal of the Shanghai Pudong International Airport to give travelers a pleasant spectacle during the Chinese Spring Festival travel rush.

• Jan 20, 2014
• 01:10

In a landmark move, China destroyed about six tons of ivory, including more than 100 brown tusks and hundreds of small carved statues of Buddhist figures

In a landmark move, China destroyed about six tons of ivory, including more than 100 brown tusks and hundreds of small carved statues of Buddhist figures. John Scanlon, who leads a wildlife trade watchdog that imposed a global ban on ivory trade in 1989, said the gesture was a "powerful" one.

• Jan 6, 2014
• 00:46

The U.S. Coast Guard's Polar Star set sail from Australia to aid in the rescue of crews of Chinese and Russian ships trapped in the ice off of Antarctica.

The U.S. Coast Guard's Polar Star set sail from Australia to aid in the rescue of crews of Chinese and Russian ships trapped in the ice off of Antarctica. Norah O'Donnell reports.

• Jan 6, 2014
• 00:26

Artists and workers made their final touches to their monolithic ice masterpieces in preparation for the northern Chinese city of Harbin's annual ice festival

Artists and workers made their final touches to their monolithic ice masterpieces in preparation for the northern Chinese city of Harbin's annual ice festival. When the sun sets, the ice sculptures are unveiled to the world in a blaze of color.

• Jan 6, 2014
• 01:07

With a troop drawdown in Afghanistan, tensions in East Asia, and instability in Africa, 2014 could be a year of trial for U.S. policymakers

Flash Points: CBS News National Security Correspondent Bob Orr talks with CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate about the issues that U.S. leaders will confront on the global stage in 2014.

• Dec 21, 2013
• 04:09

The, "Jade Rabit," will make a three month-long mission snapping pictures and analyzing rock samples

China became the 3rd country, after the U.S. and Russia, to land a spacecraft on the moon. The, "Jade Rabit," will make a three month-long mission snapping pictures and analyzing rock samples. Don Dahler reports.

• Dec 15, 2013
• 02:02

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