• How a rooster crows around the world The morning wake-up call from a rooster has universal meaning. What’s distinctive is what different countries call it.
  • Presidents of China, US meet in Beijing Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the APEC meetings. The two leaders will also hold a state visit.
  • US-China strike climate agreement to curb emissions A groundbreaking agreement struck Wednesday by the United States and China puts the world’s two worst polluters on a faster track to curbing the heat-trapping gases blamed for global warming. With the clock ticking on a worldwide climate treaty, the two countries sought to move beyond their troubled history as environmental adversaries and spur other […]