Jessica Stone
CGTN America
Washington, DC, United States
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Hanoi: Capital of war memories, city of peace
It’s been said that we don’t know the value of peace until we’ve been at war. Perhaps that’s why Hanoi has so many reminders of conflict. → Read More
Kim-Trump Summit: Can Vietnam's economy serve as a model for Pyongyang?
“There are pros and cons to everything of course, but opening up gives you options, and options are never bad. → Read More
US President Trump declares national emergency for border wall funding
U.S. President Donald Trump issues a national emergency in a bid to get funding for border wall. Democrats and Republicans criticize declaration as unconstitutional. → Read More
Trump expected to declare national emergency to build border wall
The news comes as the U.S. Congress is poised to pass a federal spending bill to fund the U.S. government through September, this after a bipartisan congressional commission reached a deal to provide $1.375 billion for 88 kilometers of fencing. → Read More
A look at how countries around the world ring in a new year
It's not just the Lunar New Year that's got people celebrating. Countries across the globe ring in their own, special 'new years' with every culture and calendar. → Read More
US intel officials name China a "security threat" as trade talks begin
U.S. national security officials say that China is the most significant counterintelligence threat to the nation. → Read More
Democrats decline shutdown meeting at White House
The U.S. government marks Day 25 of the longest partial shutdown in U.S. history. And there's no sign that either side is any closer to ending it. Tuesday, the White House invited both house Democrats and Republicans to discuss a deal. No Democrats accepted. → Read More
US government workers take up knitting on furlough
Dozens of federal workers – at home during the government shutdown – have found a creative way to keep their hands busy. They’re taking free knitting classes offered at a Virginia yarn store. → Read More
Allies react to Mattis resignation and twin withdrawals
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis has resigned his position, citing differences with President Donald Trump over respecting U.S. allies and effectively countering nations such as China and Russia, “whose strategic interests are increasingly in tension with ours.” The retired four-star Marine general ends his … → Read More
China changes impact US holiday recycling
Tis the season to shop, ship, and open gifts. But this time, it's going to be harder to recycle all that holiday wrapping paper and packaging. The reason - China has stopped buying certain kinds of scrap, and more changes are on the way in 2019. → Read More
Canada's top diplomat defends Huawei CFO detention at US talks
One day after Beijing confirmed the detention of a second Canadian, Ottawa is still defending the December first arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, at the request of the United States. → Read More
White House unveils Africa strategy
U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton calls the spending spree by Beijing a wake-up call to Washington. Africa, he said is strategically important to the United States. → Read More
US Environmental Protection Agency proposes major rollback of the Clean Water Act
The Trump administration has proposed a rollback of Obama-era protections on wetlands and waterways. It's the latest in Washington's retreat from the global fight against climate change - as countries like China step up to meet the challenge. → Read More
Trump nominates Heather Nauert as UN ambassador
Nauert became U.S. State Dept. spokesperson in April 2017 and was named designated acting under secretary for public diplomacy and public affairs March 2018. Prior to that, she spent 17 years as a correspondent and presenter at the Fox News. → Read More
Trump nominates Heather Nauert as UN ambassador
Nauert became U.S. State Dept. spokesperson in April 2017 and was named designated acting under secretary for public diplomacy and public affairs March 2018. Prior to that, she spent 17 years as a correspondent and presenter at the Fox News. → Read More
US ordered to restart asylum requests, as Central American migrants approach border
In Tijuana - on the border of southern California - migrants have been arriving for days. → Read More
Shanghai taxi gets overhaul ahead of CIIE
Over 3-hundred new electric vehicles will serve visitors to the upcoming China International Import Expo. Drivers can use voice control for navigation, radio and other in-car facilities. New functions like face recognition, safety monitoring and QR code payment have also been added. → Read More
Washington to pull out of 1955 Treaty of Amity with Iran
An international court ruling, seen as a symbolic victory for Iran, has triggered the U.S. to take immediate action. The Trump administration is pulling out of a 1955 agreement with Tehran after the United Nations' top court ordered the U.S. to lift sanctions on humanitarian goods to Iran. → Read More
President of the US-China Business Council weighs in on trade tensions
American companies operating in China are weighing in on the trade war. Craig Allen is the new president of the US-China Business Council. He took over just as the trade war was heating up. Here’s … → Read More
New US law softens impact of pending tariffs on Chinese goods
While global markets wait to see whether U.S. President Donald Trump will levy tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, there’s reason to believe that the impact of those proposed tariffs has alre… → Read More