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China offers congratulations to new Brazil president
China on Monday offered congratulations to Brazil's new president, Jair Bolsonaro, after the far-right lawmaker won the Brazilian election in a dramatic swing away from the left in the world's fourth-largest democracy.
'Eastern Nato' responds to criticism of China's detention of Muslims
Head of Central Asian eight-nation cooperative defends China’s terrorism response as ‘big and rational’
StanChart gains China’s first foreign custody services license
Standard Chartered’s Chinese subsidiary has become the first foreign bank to receive a domestic fund custody license, allowing the bank to provide custody services to asset managers in the country.
Stop using trade war excuse for China’s economic confusion
The country’s leaders need to remove the dark cloud of uncertainty over where it is headed, while mixed signals over the private sector and a mixed reaction to its ‘self-reliance’ message emphasise a need for action
With Trump in Mind, China Realigns
America's anti-China trade policies are compelling China to realign.
China tells citizens in Canada not to smoke marijuana
Diplomats in Toronto warn students that drug could prove harmful to physical and mental health after law changes to allow recreational use
No law to force firms to reveal data leaks, says Hong Kong privacy chief amid Cathay scandal | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong’s privacy chief has said there is no law in Hong Kong to force companies to reveal data leaks. However, he encouraged them to be morally responsible in disclosing such incidents. Cathay Pacific revealed last week that the personal data of 9.4 million passengers had been leaked, seven months after it had discovered suspicious […]
Briefing: Apple investigates illegal student labour at supplier's Chongqing plant · TechNode
The "student interns" said they often worked overtime and night shifts, in violation of Chinese law.
19 dead in east China mining accident, two still missing | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Nineteen miners have been confirmed dead in east China following a mining accident earlier this month that trapped 22 people, state media reported Monday. The tunnel where the miners were working was blocked at both ends by coal after pressure caused rocks to fracture and break on October 20, the official Xinhua news agency said. Only one […]
Chinese traders play down impact of new animal feed guidelines on soy demand
Oilseed traders in China on Monday played down the potential impact on soy consumption of new government guidelines to lower the protein content of animal feed, saying that rising soymeal and soybean prices would be a far bigger curb on appetite.
Chinese military researchers exploit western universities
Study shows US and UK scientists aiding high-tech progress for People’s Liberation Army
Hong Kong police visit Cathay Pacific HQ to probe major data breach
Officers from Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau collect evidence from airline’s headquarters over leak that hit 9.4 million customers.
From China to crime, Bolsonaro plots radical new course for Brazil
Brazil’s far-right president-elect Jair Bolsonaro won Sunday’s election pledging a radically new direction in policy, ranging from a crackdown on crime and reducing the role of the state in the economy, to easing the development of indigenous lands.
Cornell ends partnership with Chinese university over academic freedom concerns
Cornell ends a partnership with Renmin University of China, citing academic freedom concerns.
Global stocks slide as investors fret over new tariffs
Early gains on Wall Street fizzled and sent global stocks lower on Monday after reports that the U.S. is planning an additional $257 billion worth of tariffs on Chinese goods if upcoming talks between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping fail to end a trade war between...
The US-China trade war as a conflict of values
The tariffs that the Trump administration has imposed on Chinese goods are seen by the Chinese government as unprovoked and unjustified assaults. So there are few opinions more unwelcome right now …
China 2025 Plan Remains a Stumbling Block as Trump Meeting Looms
China’s state-sponsored push to dominate technologies of the future is one of the biggest stumbling blocks to prospects for resolution to the U.S. trade war.
US, Taiwan military ties closer than ever as Trump challenges Beijing
Washington is approving arms deals at a much faster pace than before, as Taipei faces growing threats from mainland China
China underwater robot sets depth record
One of China’s underwater robots, the Haixing 6000, recently set a national depth record for a Chinese remotely operated vehicle, by diving 6,001 meters below sea surface during its first research expedition,
Taiwan looking to build health ties in Asia-Pacific: Chen - Taipei Times
The annual Global Health Forum in Taiwan opened yesterday in Taipei, with Vice President Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) saying that the nation is looking forward to strengthening Asia-Pacific ties to increase cooperation in the areas of medicine and health, and promoting health-related industrial links. The theme of the forum is “Resilience: New Challenges and Opportunities for Global Health.” Taiwan is a member of the global public health community and it has taken the annual forum seriously for the past 14 years, Chen said. Many nations are facing the challenges brought by rapidly aging populations and high prevalence of chronic diseases that call for
