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Businesses clamor for Trump’s ear as $300 bn in new China tariffs loom
World
June 17, 2019
Businesses clamor for Trump’s ear as $300 bn in new China tariffs loom
Washington is planning another tidal wave of tariffs on Chinese imports that represent a worst-case scenario for markets and major…
Defiance and hope in Hong Kong as police cede streets
World
June 17, 2019
Defiance and hope in Hong Kong as police cede streets
In the thoroughfare where days ago protesters were fighting running battles, the police are nowhere to be seen, while black-clad…
Leaderless and livid: The youngsters on Hong Kong front lines
World
June 16, 2019
Leaderless and livid: The youngsters on Hong Kong front lines
Young Hong Kongers who marshaled the fight against a police force that was armed with tear gas and rubber bullets…
Tokyo prepares to host 2020 Olympic Games
Features/Interviews
June 16, 2019
Tokyo prepares to host 2020 Olympic Games
Japan has stepped up preparations for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, set for next July and featuring the participation…
Huge Hong Kong rally kicks off as public anger boils
World
June 16, 2019
Huge Hong Kong rally kicks off as public anger boils
Tens of thousands of people rallied in central Hong Kong on Sunday as public anger seethed following unprecedented clashes between…
China’s largest ever Picasso exhibition opens
Art news
June 15, 2019
China’s largest ever Picasso exhibition opens
The largest Picasso exhibition ever held in China opens on Saturday, featuring more than 100 works — many of them…
Hong Kong govt to ‘pause’ divisive extradition bill: reports
World
June 15, 2019
Hong Kong govt to ‘pause’ divisive extradition bill: reports
Hong Kong’s embattled government looks set to press pause on a deeply unpopular extradition bill that has provoked unprecedented clashes…
Hong Kong shops, workers in rare strike to ‘defend freedom’
World
June 12, 2019
Hong Kong shops, workers in rare strike to ‘defend freedom’
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong retailer Alan Li shut up shop on Wednesday, joining about 100 businesses and numerous…
Trump and Kim one year on: A “beautiful letter”, stalled diplomacy
World
June 12, 2019
Trump and Kim one year on: A “beautiful letter”, stalled diplomacy
SEOUL (Reuters) – A year after President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met for the first time,…
Trump-bashing gets physical at China tech show
World
June 12, 2019
Trump-bashing gets physical at China tech show
It might be the most low-tech item at a Shanghai consumer electronics fair, but a bash-able Donald Trump is eliciting…