China
Banned at home but thriving abroad: China’s social media campaign
World
August 22, 2019
Banned at home but thriving abroad: China’s social media campaign
More than 78 million Facebook users follow the page of the state-run China Daily, where they are served a diet…
Beijing says holding UK’s Hong Kong consulate employee
World
August 21, 2019
Beijing says holding UK’s Hong Kong consulate employee
An employee of Britain’s consulate in Hong Kong who went missing earlier this month is being held in China, Beijing…
Russia and China blast US missile test
World
August 20, 2019
Russia and China blast US missile test
Russia and China warned Tuesday that a new US missile test had heightened military tensions and risked sparking an arms…
Huawei dismisses new suspension of ‘unjust’ US ban
World
August 20, 2019
Huawei dismisses new suspension of ‘unjust’ US ban
Huawei on Tuesday dismissed Washington’s three-month delay to a ban on US firms selling to the Chinese tech giant and…
Twitter, Facebook accuse China of HK discord campaign
World
August 20, 2019
Twitter, Facebook accuse China of HK discord campaign
Twitter and Facebook have accused the Chinese government of backing a social media campaign to discredit Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement…
Harvard: Egypt’s economy to grow by 6.8 percent until 2027
Business
August 19, 2019
Harvard: Egypt’s economy to grow by 6.8 percent until 2027
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly examined a report from the Harvard Institute for International Development which anticipates that the Egyptian…
Chinese state media pump up the jam to slam Hong Kong protests
World
August 19, 2019
Chinese state media pump up the jam to slam Hong Kong protests
“Get those foreign agents outta town”, roars a music video by a patriotic Chinese rap group, one of a slew…
Hong Kong protesters rally to show ‘peaceful’ credentials after chaos
World
August 18, 2019
Hong Kong protesters rally to show ‘peaceful’ credentials after chaos
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong democracy activists gathered Sunday for a major rally to show the city’s leaders their…
A bad year for Xi clouds Communist China’s 70th birthday celebrations
World
August 18, 2019
A bad year for Xi clouds Communist China’s 70th birthday celebrations
It was meant to be an unabashed celebration of the triumph of Communism in China, and of President Xi Jinping’s…
Rival rallies as Hong Kong’s divisions deepen
World
August 17, 2019
Rival rallies as Hong Kong’s divisions deepen
Hong Kong democracy activists kicked off a weekend of fresh rallies on Saturday in a major test for the movement…