China increasing automobile exports

China's automotive exports have tripled over the last five years. Many of its newest vehicles are hybrid or fully electric. Elizabeth Palmer reports.

• May 7, 2023
• 02:23

Australia marks Anzac Day with a wary eye on China

As Australia and New Zealand reflect on the cost of wars gone by, leaders urge a rapid embrace of new military tech in the face of China's own buildup.

• Apr 25, 2023

India's population set to surpass China's in summer 2023, U.N. says

China and India have long had the largest populations on the planet, but in recent decades, vastly different birth rate trends have tipped the balance.

• Apr 20, 2023

China wraps up war games around Taiwan after leader's stop in U.S.

CBS News meets Taiwanese who are used to threats, but wary of tension mounting between global superpowers over their island's fate.

• Apr 10, 2023

Lifeboat, door found in hunt for Japanese army copter feared down at sea

The country's defense chief said the army would "do our utmost for the rescue of the 10 people who are still missing."

• Apr 7, 2023

China vows "forceful measures" in response to U.S.-Taiwan meeting

Beijing has already sailed warships close to the self-governed island, and one analyst says there's "absolutely no doubt" a response is coming.

• Apr 6, 2023

Black Hawk helicopter carrying 10 crashes into ocean, Japan's army says

The UH-60JA Black Hawk helicopter disappeared from radar while on a reconnaissance mission, officials said.

• Apr 6, 2023

China says U.S.-Philippines military deal "endangering regional peace"

China says the impact of the deal for U.S. forces to use more bases, including one near Taiwan, "will inevitably be increased military tension."

• Apr 4, 2023

Oil prices soar after OPEC+ announces production cuts

Surprise move by Saudi Arabia and other oil exporters to curb production could boost U.S. gasoline prices, analysts say.

• Apr 3, 2023

Malaysia to end all mandatory death sentencing for serious crimes

Executions have already been on hold in the country since 2018, and rights groups say the latest "important step" could reverberate across the wider region.

• Apr 3, 2023

China spending big on Cambodian infrastructure

China is spending trillions on road and bridge infrastructure projects in Asia to expand its influence on border nations, with Cambodia being a primary focus. Elizabeth Palmer takes a look at how the money is being used.

• Apr 2, 2023
• 02:44

What to know as tension between the U.S. and China mounts over Taiwan

The U.S. is bound by law to help Taiwan defend itself from aggression, and analysts believe Beijing may be preparing for aggression.

• Mar 31, 2023

China threatens "countermeasures" over Taiwan leader's plans in U.S.

Beijing warned that if Tsai Ing-wen meets the U.S. house speaker, it will be a meeting that "destroys peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait."

• Mar 29, 2023

China's leader brings Putin support, but no public promise of weapons

Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow was a big boost for Putin as he faces an arrest warrant for alleged war crimes, but what he probably really wants are rockets and ammunition.

• Mar 22, 2023

You'll have to spend a lot more this year to take a vacation

"It seems incredible that the demand could be sustained, but we're not seeing any weakness right now," one economist said.

• Mar 22, 2023

Bank stocks dive as Wall Street trembles amid SVB failure

Trading halted at more than a dozen regional banks after prices continued to free fall.

• Mar 13, 2023

U.S., S. Korea shirk North's threats, forge ahead with war game plans

North Korea has threatened "unprecedentedly persistent and strong counteractions" if the annual military exercises go ahead.

• Mar 3, 2023

Massive fire rips through Hong Kong skyscraper

A large fire broke out at a 42-story Hong Kong skyscraper under construction Thursday, also spreading to nearby buildings. The cause is under investigation.

• Mar 2, 2023
• 00:18

Stocks tumble on worries of company profits, higher rates squeeze

Home Depot marked one of the S&P's larger losses despite reporting stronger profit than expected for end of 2022.

• Feb 21, 2023

North Korea launches two ballistic missiles

North Korea has launched two ballistic missiles, which fell into the sea near Japan's exclusive economic zone with no reports of any vessels or aircraft being damaged by the missiles, just two days after firing an intercontinental ballistic missile. CBS News foreign correspondent Lucy Craft joined Anne-Marie Green on "CBS News Mornings" to discuss the latest launch.

• Feb 20, 2023
• 03:27

Is Japan "going to sink, right along with its birth rate"?

Some sociologists say the approach adopted by Japan's largely older, male leaders ignores the real problem.

• Feb 16, 2023

Why China not taking a U.S. crisis line call is "really dangerous"

One expert says amid "political environments of hostility and mistrust," without clear lines of communication used by both sides, things "could go wrong in a hurry."

• Feb 10, 2023

Silent protest, extended state of emergency mark Myanmar coup anniversary

The state of emergency should have expired and ushered in planning for fresh elections. With violence still raging, neither of those things will happen soon.

• Feb 1, 2023

As China builds nukes and ties with Russia, NATO seeks new "friends"

"China is not our adversary," Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, "but we must understand the scale of the challenge and work together to address it."

• Feb 1, 2023

Pakistan left in dark as grid fails to recover from overnight power cut

The country's so desperate to save resources that electricity is often turned off for part of the night, but this time engineers couldn't get it working again.

• Jan 23, 2023

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