Man caught smuggling 100 live snakes in his pants
China's customs agency says agents caught a man trying to enter from Hong Kong with 104 snakes of "all kinds of shapes, sizes and colors."
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1982 murder of Vincent Chin in Detroit inspires Asian American activism nationwide
In 1982, Chinese American Vincent Chin was beaten to death with a baseball bat by two white Detroiters, who received no jail time.
Putin and Xi meet for 2nd time in 2 months
Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping met Wednesday for the second time in two months. Markus Garlauskas, director of the Atlantic Council's Indo-Pacific Security Initiative, joins to discuss.
New images of suspected Chinese spy bases
New images of Cuba's electronic eavesdropping bases have been captured from space and are believed to be linked to China, according to a new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Matthew Funaiole, co-author of the report, joins CBS News to break down the findings.
Taiwan demands release of fishing vessel it says was seized by China
Taiwan dispatched two vessels to rescue the fishing boat, which had six people aboard, but they were blocked by the Chinese coast guard, officials said.
7/2/2023: The State of the Navy; "Only in America"
U.S. Navy responds to China’s naval buildup. Then, Rocco Commisso: The 60 Minutes Interview.
An insider's look at Iran's presidential election
CBS News' Seyed Bathaei explains Iranian voters' options and motivations as 2 presidential candidates head for a decisive run-off election round.
2 giant pandas arrive at San Diego Zoo from China
The pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, will spend the next several weeks acclimating to their new home in a private habitat.
U.S. soldier charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Japan
Okinawa's mayor says a U.S. soldier's alleged sexual assault not only "causes great fear to local residents," but "tramples on the dignity of women."
Report: China outpacing U.S. in nuclear power
China is outpacing the U.S. by at least a decade in developing nuclear power, according to a new report by the nonprofit Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. Hank Jenkins-Smith, public policy professor at the University of Oklahoma, joins CBS News to examine why the U.S. is falling behind.
Chinese probe returns to Earth with first samples from far side of moon
China's Chang'e 6 is the first craft ever to collect soil and rock samples from the side of the moon that faces away from Earth into space.
More than 20 workers killed as fire tears through lithium battery factory
Officials say most of those killed by a fire at a battery factory near South Korea's capital city were Chinese workers.
U.S. fails to ratify treaty for ocean mining
Countries that ratified the U.N.'s Law of the Sea treaty are diving into plans for deep sea mining, but Republican holdouts in the U.S. torpedoed U.S. efforts to join in.
O'Brien: More Marines should be moved to East Asia
Robert O'Brien, who served as national security adviser in the Trump administration, tells "Face the Nation" that while there is already a large contingent of Marines in East Asia, he believes the "fighting force" should be sent while some Marines would still be stationed at bases like Camp Pendleton and Camp Lejeune. The recommendation comes despite former President Donald Trump's public calls for removing the 28,000 Marines from East Asia during his term.
Ecuador requiring visas for Chinese nationals amid irregular migration
Ecuador is suspending a visa exemption with China after authorities noted many Chinese visitors to the South American country aren't leaving the way the law requires them to.
Chinese migrants come to U.S. southern border
A growing number of Chinese nationals, trying to escape repressive politics and a bleak economy, are headed to the U.S. They’re turning to a gap at the southern border with Mexico as a way to get in.
Putin gets close to Kim Jong Un
Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting North Korea as concerns grow of a stronger alliance with Kim Jong Un that could aid Russia in its war against Ukraine. Vitaly Shevchenko with BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more.
U.S. accuses China of reckless action in South China Sea incident
As the Philippines accuses China of ramming a ship, the White House warns something "much more violent" could happen in the South China Sea.
Treasure trove recovered from ancient shipwrecks 5,000 feet underwater
Archaeologists used a crewed submersible called "Deep Sea Warrior" to retrieve the coins, pottery and other ancient artifacts.
Supporters say Chinese #MeToo activist sentenced to jail for subversion
Chinese journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin, who spoke out about sexism in state-run newsrooms, reportedly sentenced to 5 years in prison.
Man allegedly buys books of Chinese military secrets for under $1
"If someone with ulterior motives were to buy them, the consequences would be unimaginable," China's ministry of state security said.
Suspect arrested in China in stabbing attack on U.S. college instructors
Local police said the 55-year-old suspect stabbed all four Americans after one of them bumped into him.
Americans stabbed in China, suspect arrested
Police in China say a 55-year-old suspect has been arrested after four American instructors visiting the city of Jilin from Iowa's Cornell College were stabbed and wounded. CBS News' Roxana Saberi has the latest.
Why is the global supply chain so fragile?
The COVID-19 pandemic dislodged the global supply chain, but the vulnerabilities in the system had already been building up for decades. A new book titled "How the World Ran Out of Everything" examines how the health crisis exposed the fragility of a system that was always at risk of collapse. Author Peter Goodman joins to discuss.
The state of the U.S.-China relationship
America’s relationship with China is the “most important, most competitive and most dangerous” the U.S. has in the world right now, the U.S. ambassador to China says.
Former RFK Jr. adviser accuses Trump officials of corruption
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