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Businesses clamor for Trump’s ear as $300 bn in new China tariffs loom
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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

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
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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
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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

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
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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
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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’
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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
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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
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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…
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