Arizona testing for new strain of avian flu

In response to a new strain of influenza reported in China, the Arizona State Laboratory has obtained H7N9 influenza test kits from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

China Thai now open in new Tucson digs

Restaurant moves down the street to bigger location.

Fitz Blog: Easter in the news

Headlines from around the world

'Taste of China' celebrates culture, heritage

Chinese dancers from Tucson Sino Dance were among those who performed last year at the Taste of China Festival.

'Taste of China' celebrates culture, heritage

According to Chinese tradition, on Sunday we'll enter the Year of the Snake, a figure that symbolizes bounty and good luck.

NY Times says Chinese hacked paper’s computers

BEIJING — Chinese hackers repeatedly penetrated The New York Times’ computer systems over the past four months, stealing reporters’ passwords and hunting for files on an investigation into the wealth amassed by the family of a top Chinese leader, the newspaper reported Thursday.

Tucson's China Thai on the move

Longtime Asian restaurant moving across the parking lot to old Panda Village spot.

China diary: Catching up Tucson orchestra

Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra is on its second tour of China.

Stolen Asarco plates were headed for China, DPS says

Copper plates stolen from the Asarco mine in Hayden were on display Tuesday during an Arizona Department of Public Safety news conference. Copper recovered near Tucson was valued at more than $300,000. Another $1.25 million worth was seized in Los Angeles. "Our detectives just followed the m…

Stolen Asarco plates were headed for China, DPS says

A local investigation of copper theft has uncovered a large-scale operation to steal millions in unrefined metal and ship it to China.

Chrysler CEO tells workers Jeep production won’t leave US

DETROIT — Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said no U.S. production of Jeep vehicles will be moved to China and that U.S. production of Jeeps “will constitute the backbone of the brand,” in an email to employees five days after Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney repeated a false repo…

Zoo panda cub that died had liver abnormalities

WASHINGTON — The 6-day-old giant panda cub that died at the National Zoo had liver abnormalities and fluid in its abdomen, but zoo officials said Monday that they don’t yet know the cause of death.

Southern Arizona scrambling for Sonora business

It is the fastest-growing state with the fastest-growing middle class in Mexico.

New citizens, at old mission, hear message of service, duty to vote

The group at Tumacácori Mission takes the citizenship oath. Monday's event was part of a much larger, weeklong series of ceremonies nationwide for new citizens. About 32,000 people are expected to become new Americans.

New citizens, at old mission, hear message of service, duty to vote

Maribel Lopez, 38, of Rio Rico was among the group of new Americans. She and son Manuel Jr., 4, attended a reception after the ceremony.

New citizens, at old mission, hear message of service, duty to vote

In the shadow of a Spanish mission, 11 people became U.S. citizens during a ceremony Monday at Tumacácori National Historical Park.

Fox says US-Mexico ties deter China's influence

PEORIA - Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said the United States has to bolster ties with Mexico - including recognizing the benefits of migrant labor - or get used to the idea of China setting the international agenda on its own terms.

Analysts see dwindling copper demand

Copper traders are the most bearish in six weeks on concerns that demand will slow in China, Europe and the United States at a time when hedge funds are betting on lower prices.

Copper demand, prices expected to drop

Copper traders are the most bearish in six weeks on concerns that demand will slow in China, Europe and the United States at a time when hedge funds are betting on lower prices.

Chinese activist Fang dies in Tucson

Fang Lizhi, one of China's best-known dissidents whose speeches inspired student protesters throughout the 1980s, has died in Tucson. He was about 75.