CHINA

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has named Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan as the areas where Communist Party members face major risks and challenges that must be confronted. His comments were made during a speech to mid-career officials at the Central Party School.

Samsung, the world's largest smartphone maker, had to delay the launch of its foldable smartphone in April over screen issues

Germany's industrial sector has been under a dark cloud thanks to global trade tensions

A new round of negotiations to mitigate Trump's trade war against China is tentatively set for October.

This Virginia Tech University handout picture shows fossilised traces left by the Yilingia spiciformis millions of years ago

One economist called the July 2019 improvement the "calm before the storm"

US President Donald Trump (left) and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping ordered fresh increases on hundreds of billions of dollars in two-way trade in August 2019

A worker produces desks for export to the US, France, Germany and other countries, at a factory in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province

Porsche has launched its first all-electric vehicle with the release of the Taycan Turbo and Turbo S.

Incoming ECB President Christine Lagarde calls for an accommodative policy for the foreseeable future to help push inflation to about 2 percent.

Hong Kong's leader on Wednesday bowed to a key demand of pro-democracy protesters following three months of unrest, announcing the withdrawal of a loathed extradition bill, but activists vowed to press on with their campaign.Millions of people have taken to Hong Kong's streets since June in the biggest challenge to China's rule of semi-autonomous Hong Kong since its handover from the British in 1997.

Christine Lagarde, incoming head of the European Central Bank (ECB), says it must communicate better with EU citizens

In a statement Cathay Pacific said John Slosar had stepped down and will be replaced as chairman by Patrick Healy of the conglomerate with a majority stake in the airline

In a statement posted on the Hong Kong stock exchange, Cathay said John Slosar had stepped down

Australian researchers have found that hundreds of Chinese accounts banned by social media platforms targeted Communist Party critics for years

The sometimes violent protests in Hong Kong have dragged on the economy and the stock market in recent months

China is still refusing to rule out deployment of its military to stem the unrest that began 13 weeks ago in Hong Kong. A spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macau Central Office, Xu Luying, referred to Article 18 of Hong Kong Law when she said, “Hong Kong’s Basic Law allows for Hong Kong to request help or for the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress to declare a state of emergency."

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has been under intense pressure

Australia has avoided recession for almost 28 years but Wednesday's figures will fuel concerns about the economic outlook

The transition to South Korea's radically different, democratic and capitalist society is not easy for North Korean defectors, especially single mothers