LONDON (Reuters) – Retired British heptathlete Kelly Sotherton looked forward to receiving her third Olympic medal on Thursday, a decade on from the Beijing 2008 competition. Sotherton finished … ( read original story …)
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China, academics tout Beijing’s human rights record at UN
GENEVA – Pro-Beijing scholars brought together by the Chinese government have briskly defended the country’s human rights record as criticism grows over the mass internment of ethnic minority Muslim U… ( read original story …)
Taiwan courts security ties with bigger friends as Beijing snatches allies
HONG KONG/TAIPEI (Reuters) – As Beijing intensifies its effort to further isolate Taiwan diplomatically, Taipei is actively but discreetly broadening security ties with regional powers beyond its long … ( read original story …)
Beijing tightens rules for mortgages through housing provident funds
China’s capital of Beijing has unveiled new rules to raise the threshold for home buyers applying for mortgages through housing provident funds, in a bid to continue to step up property regulation. Ac… ( read…
Beijing’s Three Options: Unemployment, Debt, or Wealth Transfers
China’s debt problems have emerged so much more rapidly and severely this year than in the past that, combined with swirling rumors about the country’s leadership, a growing number of analysts believe … ( read…
Kelly Sotherton says cloud has lifted after receiving Beijing bronze medal
Sotherton joins America’s Hyleas Fountain and Ukraine’s Nataliya Dobrynska as a Beijing 2008 heptathlon medallist Britain’s Kelly Sotherton says “the cloud has lifted” after finally receiving her Olym… ( read original story …)
Your Friday News Briefing: Typhoon Mangkhut, China, Turkey
Typhoon Mangkhut shifted southward and is expected to start lashing the Philippines’ largest and most populous island within hours with heavy rains and 127-mile-an-hour winds. Mangkhut is also forecas… ( read original story …)
Asia and Australia Edition: Your Friday News Briefing: Typhoon Mangkhut, China, Turkey
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Wayne Gretzky wants NHL players back for Beijing Olympics
Wayne Gretzky says the NHL should again allow its players to compete in the Winter Olympics because sending the world’s top ice hockey players is “always much better for everyone.” Speaking to The Ass… (…
China trade war: Kudlow says US has offered Beijing new talks
The Trump administration has offered China a new chance to talk trade as US officials prepare to impose steep tariffs on a huge range of Chinese goods. “There’s some discussions and information that w… (…
Your Thursday News Briefing: Typhoon Mangkhut, China, Apple
That’s how many people in Southeast Asia could be exposed to Super Typhoon Mangkhut. The powerful storm — currently packing winds of up to 150 miles per hour (about 240 kilometers per hour) — is…
Asia and Australia Edition: Your Thursday News Briefing: Typhoon Mangkhut, China, Apple
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China accuses U.S. of ‘prejudice’ as sanctions threatened for Muslim detentions in Xinjiang
… opposes the United States using Xinjiang-related issues to interfere in China’s internal affairs,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said at a daily news briefing. “If the media re… ( read original story …)
