China’s last poverty-stricken villagers relocated in town, provided with jobs
Lu Lin, 38, commutes to work every day by bus, but unlike most urban workers he does not head downtown. Lu works on a farm that grows sweet potatoes in…
HK firms see new growth in mainland as city regains stability with national security law
Local companies applaud regained stability with national security law The first winter after the implementation of the national security law in Hong Kong didn't chill local business as some Western…
Vaccine documents hacked
Pfizer, BioNTech say no systems breached amid attack Two pharmaceutical companies in line for first conditional approval for their COVID-19 vaccine by the EU's medicine regulator said Wednesday their documents…
Japan weighs ships for Aegis missile defense system
Japan will build two ships equipped with Aegis missile interceptors after public opposition forced the government to scrap deployment of a costly land-based system, the country's defense minister said Wednesday.…
Twitter, Tumblr, Vimeo push back against EU rules on illegal online content
Twitter and three other U.S. tech companies have urged the EU to take a flexible approach towards harmful and illegal online content instead of blanket rules requiring takedown, saying this…
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Chinese Premier ‘confident’ of economy returning to growth in 2020
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said in a video conference with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday that China is confident that the economy will return to growth for the…
November exports keep soaring
November exports keep soaring China's exports jumped to record levels in November, offering fresh evidence of the world's second-largest economy's solid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to ravage…
EU, UK face ‘narrow path’ to Brexit
Crisis talks reach for midnight solutions ahead of Thursday summit EU and UK post-Brexit trade talks reached crisis point on Monday with the outcome highly uncertain and the risk of…
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China’s GDP growth to exceed 8% in 2021: economists
Several Chinese economists forecast that the nation's economy will grow about 2 percent this year while posting "a strong rebound" next year with 8 percent-plus growth, thanks in part to…
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China tightens regulation of large banks to avoid ‘too big to fail’ problem
China's central bank, along with the top banking industry regulator, on Thursday released new rules for assessing large domestic banks that should be deemed systemically important in a bid to…