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Police fanned out across Hong Kong on Tuesday in a bid to deter pro-democracy protests as the city marked communist China's 70th birthday, with local officials watching a flag-raising ceremony behind closed doors because of security concerns.Authorities ramped up security checks ahead of the anniversary, shutting down two subway stations near government offices and conducting stop and searches in the streets and on public transport.

Nearly four months of protests have wracked Hong Kong, where protesters are angry at what they see as China's erosion of its liberties

Nearly four months of protests have wracked Hong Kong, where protesters are angry at what they see as China's erosion of its liberties

Wall Street shook off political concerns Monday, as stocks saw gains amid encouraging signs in the U.S.-China trade war. 

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro scoffed at fresh EU sanctions, saying they made him "laugh" and accusing the European Union of doing the bidding of US President Donald Trump

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered to supply the US with rare earth minerals used in many high tech products

XL Airways says competition from low-cost rivals like Norwegian Air has hit hard

The missile 'Dongfeng 41' can carry 10 different warheads that can target separate location at the same time using the MIRV technology.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to take a chartered flight to Moscow on Tuesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who Duterte has called his “favorite hero”.

Protesters stuck posters outside a shopping mall in an August rally to support Cathay Pacific staff in Hong Kong

Tuesday is the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China

A user of the social media site Sina Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter, has published a satellite image that appears to show U.S. aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, surrounded by at least seven Chinese warships.

Los Angeles Lakers have six pre-season games ahead of the 2019-20 campaign with two of them against Brooklyn Nets in China.

Multiple Starbucks coffee shops in Hong Kong were vandalised over the weekend

US and China have been locked in a trade war for over a year, with the world's two biggest economies imposing tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars in bilateral trade

Map locating Ninghai county, Zhejiang province in eastern China, where a factory fire killed 19 people, local authorities said Monday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping paid his respects to Chairman Mao Zedong's embalmed body Monday in a rare gesture ahead of China's celebration of 70 years of Communist rule.Xi and other top Chinese officials visited Mao's mausoleum -- located in the heart of Beijing in Tiananmen Square -- and bowed three times to the late leader's statue, reported official news agency Xinhua.He also paid respects to the remains of Mao, whose embalmed body is kept in a glass display at the memorial hall.

Tuesday is the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China

Paving stones have been pulled up by protesters who have used them as missiles to lob at police

18-year-old Stephanie Fu says in Taiwan there's 'no sense of belonging to China'

The United States 4x400m mixed relay quartet celebrate their record-breaking gold