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Hong Kongers alarmed by Google translation gaffe
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Hong Kongers alarmed by Google translation gaffe

Hong Kong social media lit up on Friday when protesters noticed Google’s translation software was briefly churning out a rather…
Back to the Hanfu-ture: Young Chinese revive ancient fashion
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Back to the Hanfu-ture: Young Chinese revive ancient fashion

Dressed in a flowing long robe adorned with beaded floral embroidery from a bygone era, stylist Xiao Hang looks like…
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…
Protesters gather in Hong Kong ahead of extradition bill debate
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Protesters gather in Hong Kong ahead of extradition bill debate

Large crowds of protesters gathered in central Hong Kong early Wednesday as the city braced for another mass rally in…
China inflation hits highest level in 15 months
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China inflation hits highest level in 15 months

Inflation in China rose to its highest level in more than a year in May driven by surges in pork…
China’s exports beat forecast to rise as trade war heats up
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China’s exports beat forecast to rise as trade war heats up

China’s exports beat gloomy forecasts to rebound in May though imports sank more than expected, official data showed Monday, as…
Hong Kong leader refuses to scrap extradition bill despite rally
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Hong Kong leader refuses to scrap extradition bill despite rally

Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader on Monday refused to scrap a controversial plan to allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland, a…
Huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition law
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Huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition law

Huge protest crowds thronged Hong Kong on Sunday as anger swells over plans to allow extradition to China, a proposal…
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