Taiwan's leader Lai Ching-te will stop over in Hawaii and the American territory of Guam during a trip to three Pacific island nations, his office said on Thursday.

The three Americans released by Beijing are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, all of whom had been designated by the U.S.

Retail investors in China shied away from stocks as markets dropped in 2022 and 2023, but they’ve been roused awake this year ...