In today’s London Daybreak podcast, we cover the biggest stories that happened over the weekend. Pro-Brexit Tories signal support for Theresa May. A U.S.-China trade deal may be nearing, according to … ( read original…
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China’s Xinhua presents news using robot news anchor
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s Xinhua state news agency on Sunday used a lifelike robotic news anchor that mimics human facial expressions and mannerisms to present a story about delegates attending an … ( read original…
Sorry Beijing, the SNC-Lavalin affair is not your ace card in the Meng case
Well, isn’t this precious. On Friday, Justice Canada announced that an “Authority to Proceed” had been issued to begin formal extradition proceedings in the explosive case of Huawei Chief Financial Of… ( read original story…
From NFL to curling: American football stars set sights on Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Marc Bulger (left), Jared Allen (centre) and Keith Bulluck (right) all played in the NFL for more than 10 years Athletes can never get rid of that competitive itch. Even in retirement, it lingers. An…
Ken Moritsugu Named to Lead AP’s News Coverage of China
BANGKOK — The Associated Press on Thursday named Ken Moritsugu, an accomplished reporter, editor and news leader with extensive experience in Asia, as its new Greater China News Director. From a base … ( read…
Stocks Decline on China PMI, Trump-Kim Summit News: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks extended declines along with U.S. futures as investors fretted over the meaning of a sudden change in the schedule for the U.S.-North Korea summit, where leaders had previo… ( read original…
China’s ruling elite tell Xi they have ‘strengthened education’ of families
BEIJING (Reuters) – Members of the ruling elite of China’s governing Communist Party … the official Xinhua news agency said, offering a broad outline of the contents of their work reports. ( read original story…
Worries that China trade talks are stalling weigh on stocks
Comments from a key U.S. trade negotiator stoked doubts overnight over how much progress was being made on resolving the trade war between the U.S. and China. There was more discouraging economic news … (…
China February factory activity shrinks to three-year low, export orders worst in a decade
BEIJING (Reuters) – Factory activity in China contracted to a three-year low in February as export orders fell at the fastest pace since the global financial crisis, highlighting deepening cracks in a… ( read original…
In Beijing, You Have to Win a License Lottery to Buy a New Car
It’s not the half-million-yuan price tag keeping Beijing resident Sandra Zhao from buying her dream car, a BMW X4 SUV. It’s the license plate she needs to have a conventional gasoline car. She’s been ……
China drafts rules on biotech after gene editing scandal
China immediately halted He’s experiments after his announcement … Xinhua reported last month. The state news agency did not say which laws He might have violated, but noted that he had fabricated a… ( read…
China says Taiwan opposition’s peace proposal must include push for ‘reunification’
it can be jointly investigated by both sides,” spokesman An Fengshan told a regular news briefing. China translates the word “tong yi” as “reunification”, but it can also be translated … ( read original story…
Salted egg yolk Timbit anyone? Tim Hortons opens in China
Tim Hortons has opened its first restaurant in China. On Tuesday, a line snaked around the block … Tasha House, a Canadian who lives and works in Shanghai, told CTV News Channel. “It was great…
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