Hong Kong has been living on borrowed time ever since the British made it a colony nearly 180 years ago, and all the more so after Beijing took control in 1997 and granted it autonomous status.
China’s Kunlun says U.S approves sale of Grindr to investor group
Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd said on Friday that a U.S. national security panel approved the $620 million sale of popular gay dating app Grindr to an investor group called San …
Stock market live updates: Futures slide, Trump China news conference looms
This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. The White House confirmed President Donald Trump’s news conference regarding China will take place at 2 p.m. in the Rose Garden. Earlier this week, …
China-Laos railway starts recruiting local employees
Laos railway project has started interviewing local job applicants for future operation since Thursday. At the Confucius Institute of the National University of Laos in capital Vientiane, 330 Lao …
Optimization of Business Environment Stimulates the Recovery of the Economy in Changsha, China
Changsha, the capital city of Central China’s Hunan province, issued multiple policies on optimization of business environment to stimulate a strong economic and social recovery.
China vows to ‘smash’ any Taiwan independence move as Trump weighs sanctions
The democratic island has offered support to the people of Hong Kong as Beijing prepares a national security law that would dismantle the financial hub’s autonomy.
How Tensions Between the U.S. and Iran Ended Up Strengthening ISIS
The U.S. pronouncement that it no longer considers Hong Kong to be independent from China paves the way for future sanctions, which could hurt the very people the United States means to help. As U.S.
German Infection Rate Falls; Turkey Eases Measures: Virus Update
The death toll in India surpassed the number of lives lost in China, while cases in Brazil hit another daily record as hot spots shift to developing countries ill-equipped to contain its spread.
AP Explains: What’s behind latest India-China border tension
India border high in the Himalayas have flared again in recent weeks. Indian officials say the latest row began in early May, when Chinese soldiers entered the Indian-controlled territory of Ladakh at …
No call between Trump and India’s Modi on China border tension: official source
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not spoken with U.S. President Donald Trump about the south Asian nation’s military standoff with China, a government source said on Friday, after Trump …