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China had a record $1.2 trillion trade surplus in 2025, as exports rose 6.6% in December
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s trade surplus surged to a record of almost $1.2 trillion in 2025, the government said Wednesday, as exports to other countries made up for slowing shipments to the United States.China's exports rose 5.5% for the whole of last year to $3.77 trillion, customs data showed, while imports flatlined at $2.58 trillion. The 2024 trade surplus was over $992 billion.
In December, China’s exports climbed 6.6% from the year before in dollar terms, better than economists’ estimates and higher than November’s 5.9% year-on-year increase. Imports in... Read More
Japanese and South Korean leaders jam to K-pop hits at a summit
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese and South Korean leaders agreed to deepen cooperation between their countries before they let loose with their own surprise cultural exchange in a surprise jam session drumming to K-pop hits.The musical performance between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung followed Tuesday's summit in Nara, Japan, Takaichi's hometown.
Wearing personalized athletic jackets, they sat side by side and drummed to hits such as BTS' “Dynamite” and Kpop Demon Hunters' “Golden" in a short video posted by Takaichi's... Read More
Peterson and Kansas show their potential as Jayhawks crush previously unbeaten No. 2 Iowa State
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas finally showed what it could do with a healthy Darryn Peterson and a regular rotation Tuesday night.The timing couldn't have been worse for second-ranked Iowa State.
After falling from the AP Top 25 following a second loss in their first three Big 12 games, the Jayhawks roared away from the stunned Cyclones the moment the ball was thrown up. Tre White hit four early 3-pointers and went on to score 19 points, Peterson contributed 16 before more cramping issues, and Kansas coasted to an 84-63 victory over previously unbeaten Iowa State.
Maui braces for possible end to FEMA rental assistance and more housing strain for fire survivors
Nearly 1,000 households displaced by catastrophic wildfires in Maui are anxiously awaiting word on whether federal assistance helping them stay housed will be left to expire, forcing them to find new housing or pay more for it in one of the tightest and most expensive rental environments in the country.For two and a half years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been key to assisting those residents. But FEMA — facing a broader Trump administration effort to diminish the agency's role and shift more responsibility to states — is set to choose in the coming weeks... Read More
At the NBR Awards, emotional speeches by Jafar Panahi and Ryan Coogler stir the room
NEW YORK (AP) — An emotional plea by Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi and moving words from Ryan Coogler on the violence in Minneapolis stirred a National Board of Review Awards ceremony Tuesday in which Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” was again crowned the best film of the year.Coming two days after Sunday’s Golden Globes, the annual, untelevised New York gala, held in the cavernous midtown banquet all Cipriani 42nd Street and hosted by Willie Geist, played out as a more intimate and frank-spoken alternative.
The winners themselves were... Read More
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- At the NBR Awards, emotional speeches by Jafar Panahi and Ryan Coogler stir the room
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- Peterson and Kansas show their potential as Jayhawks crush previously unbeaten No. 2 Iowa State
- Kucherov scores deciding shootout goal as Lightning beat Penguins 2-1 for 11th straight win
- Kansas hands No. 2 Iowa State its 1st loss of the season with dominant 84-63 win at Allen Fieldhouse
- Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34 as Thunder top Spurs for first time in four meetings this season