Central banks are cutting interest rates to stimulate economic growth. India, Australia and Thailand have announced rate cuts over the last two months. In China, Premier Li Keqiang has unveiled a refo ...More
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... der threat. While some people have been worrying that the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress might declare a state of emergency in the city, Leung, who is also a former justice secre ...More
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China’s State Council has called for greater development of the southern city of Shenzhen and the integration of its culture and economy with neighboring Hong Kong and Macau. The directive comes as an ...More
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US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he did not want the United States to do business with China’s Huawei even as the administration weighs whether to extend a grace period for the company. Reuter ...More
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US President Donald Trump said he had spoken with Apple Inc.’s chief executive Tim Cook about the impact of US tariffs on Chinese imports as well as competition from South Korean company Samsung Elect ...More
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... rs reports. The Saturday night attack came as the US and the Taliban try to negotiate an agreement on the withdrawal of US forces in exchange for a Taliban commitment on security and peace talks with ...More
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... nt clashes. Sunday’s turnout of an estimated 1.7 million, according to the rally's organizer Civil Human Rights Front, showed that the movement still has broad-based support despite chaotic scenes las ...More
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... rs reports. Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters rallied peacefully in Hong Kong on Sunday in the 11th week of what have been often violent demonstrations in the Asian financial hub. On ...More
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... n the city. In front-page advertisements in major newspapers in Hong Kong, Li urged the public to “cease the anger with love” and “stop the violence”. The advertisements were signed “a Hong Kong citiz ...More
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Police have turned down two applications for staging marches over the weekend on the grounds that public safety may be put at risk. The Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), the group that organized severa ...More
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North Korea launched at least two projectiles into the sea on Friday, shortly after Pyongyang described South Korea’s president as “impudent” and vowed that inter-Korean talks are over. The North fire ...More
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China's foreign ministry said Washington's decision to stop China General Nuclear Power Corp. and its subsidiaries from dealing with US companies was a misuse of export control measures and would harm ...More
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Taiwan unveiled its largest defense spending increase in more than a decade on Thursday amid rising military tensions with neighboring China, Reuters reports. President Tsai Ing-wen’s cabinet signed o ...More
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China will use its power to quell Hong Kong protests if the situation deteriorates further after some protesters have shown signs of terrorism, Chinese Ambassador to London Liu Xiaoming said. US Presi ...More
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Police fired tear gas on Wednesday night at a group of people who gathered in Sham Shui Po for a protest action that included burning of joss paper bearing images of top Hong Kong officials. Taking um ...More
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Thematic investing is gaining popularity as investors look to invest in a way that aligns with their interests and values. Without typically being restricted to a certain sector, region, market cap si ...More
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... rist acts". HKMAO spokesperson Xu Luying said in a statement on Wednesday that they “completely breached the bottom line of law, morality and humanity”, the state-owned China Daily reported. “Their fl ...More
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Hong Kong's protesters expressed remorse after a peaceful sit-in at the city's airport turned violent on Tuesday night, prompting a backlash from authorities and criticism from many citizens. “We’re ...More
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... terrorism”. This suggests that the central authorities are deeply concerned about the escalating crisis in the city, and finds it absolutely urgent to stop the violence and restore order as soon as po ...More
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