Watch: Trump and Xi are meeting on US soil – what's at stake?
The BBC’s China correspondent and US editor explain everything you need to know ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting in Washington DC.
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White House to roll out the red carpet for historic Xi Jinping visit
Trump and Xi are expected to discuss a range of issues from trade to AI during the latter’s multi-day visit to Washington.
More than 170,000 respiratory cases recorded in haze-choked Indonesia
More than 40,000 of the cases – which range from mild coughs to pneumonia – involve toddlers.
US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship'
Under the draft laws, tech firms face fines if they do not give users the option to switch off algorithms.
Playing loud music on the bus? That will cost you hundreds of dollars in Singapore
Authorities are cracking down on “disruptive behaviours” including eating onboard and putting feet on seats.
As Trump and Xi talk, China surges ahead with its AI ambitions
The BBC visits Inner Mongolia, where Beijing’s AI infrastructure is progressing at “China speed”, says one worker.
Sydney policeman says he acted in self-defence in double murder trial
Beau Lamarre-Condon says his ex-partner and his new boyfriend were accidentally shot in separate struggles.
Watch: Six-year-old girl from China sets new Rubik's Cube world record
Lian Yunzhi broke the women’s world record twice in three days at World Cube Association competitions.
Why a Bollywood celebrity manager's 2020 death case has been reopened
Disha Salian’s father insists her death was not suicide or an accident, but that she was gang-raped and murdered.
Millions urged to evacuate as powerful Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan
The country’s meteorological agency had warned of an “imminent threat to life,” but this has now been downgraded in most areas.