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Hong Kong leader refuses to scrap extradition bill despite rally
World

Hong Kong leader refuses to scrap extradition bill despite rally

Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader on Monday refused to scrap a controversial plan to allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland, a…
Huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition law
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Huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition law

Huge protest crowds thronged Hong Kong on Sunday as anger swells over plans to allow extradition to China, a proposal…
G20 says worsening trade wars pose risk to world economy
World

G20 says worsening trade wars pose risk to world economy

The world’s top financial policymakers admitted Sunday that trade tensions had worsened, posing a risk for the global economy, after…
US leaves door open to China on trade talks at G20
World

US leaves door open to China on trade talks at G20

The United States is open to further negotiations with China on their ongoing trade battle but any potential deal will…
Wrecked mosques, police watch: A tense Ramadan in Xinjiang
World

Wrecked mosques, police watch: A tense Ramadan in Xinjiang

The corner where Heyitkah Mosque in China’s restive Xinjiang region once hummed with life is now a concrete parking lot…
Burn or spurn? What to do with Western waste
Environment

Burn or spurn? What to do with Western waste

Western countries must increasingly deal with hard to dispose of plastics because China and many southeastern Asian countries no longer…
China’s Xi in Russia to usher ‘new era’ of cooperation
World

China’s Xi in Russia to usher ‘new era’ of cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Russia Wednesday for talks he said would boost strategic cooperation, as Beijing and Moscow…
Top North Korean official reappears days after purge report
World

Top North Korean official reappears days after purge report

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A senior North Korean official who had been reported as being purged over the failed…
US ban has ‘no effect’ on Huawei’s aviation business: official
World

US ban has ‘no effect’ on Huawei’s aviation business: official

US moves against Chinese tech titan Huawei have had “no effect” on the firm’s aviation business despite several countries taking…
US-S.Korea military exercises not ‘necessary’: Pentagon chief
World

US-S.Korea military exercises not ‘necessary’: Pentagon chief

The resumption of major US-South Korea joint military exercises is not “necessary”, Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan told reporters Sunday, despite…
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