British Consulate worker Simon Cheng freed in China
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has confirmed the release of the trade and investment officer.
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Trump announces new retaliatory tariffs on China
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 623 points.
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08, 2019
The G7: All you need to know about Boris Johnson’s first summit as UK PM
The meeting takes place in Biarritz, France.
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08, 2019
Chinese survey ship moves closer to Vietnamese coast amid tensions over South China Sea
A Chinese survey vessel on Saturday extended its activities to an area closer to Vietnam’s coastline, ship tracking data showed, after the United States and Australia expressed concern about China’s actions in the disputed waterways.The Haiyang Dizhi 8...
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US sends warship through Taiwan Strait days after approving US$8 billion fighter jet deal
A US Navy ship passed through the Taiwan Strait on Friday, only three days after the US government approved an US$8 billion arms sale to the island’s military.Taiwan’s defence ministry said in a statement that the transport landing ship sailed through ...
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Evergrande Health unveils launch date for electric vehicle developed with Koenigsegg, to invest 6 billion yuan in project despite first-half loss
Evergrande Health said on Friday it will unveil a next-generation electric vehicle at the Geneva International Motor Show in March, and will invest 6 billion yuan (US$846.4 million) in the second half this year, shrugging aside a loss of 1.98 billion y...
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Chinese teens are shying away from posting about their lives on WeChat to avoid prying parents
Wang Jiaying spends three hours on WeChat every day and knows the minutiae of her friend’s lives through their online posts. But the 45-year-old stay-at-home mom knows little about what her 18-year-old daughter is up to because the first-year universit...
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Day two of the third Ashes Test: England’s Ashes hopes on the brink
Australia built a lead of 283 after dismissing the hosts for 67.
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Three Ireland players in the spotlight
Fly-half Byrne gets the chance of a lifetime in the absence of both Johnny Sexton and Joey Carbery with a first Ireland start in just his third Test.
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08, 2019
Conference to Present Alternative Biofuels to Eliminate Waste Gas Emissions
NUI Galway will host the 8th International Conference on ‘Biotechniques for Air Pollution Control and Bioenergy’. This major international conference will focus on the topic of Waste Gas Treatment and will involve over 80 researchers from 20 countries ...