Hong Kong's embattled leader insisted Tuesday she had no intention of stepping down after an audio recording emerged of her saying she wanted to quit over three months of unrest in the southern Chinese city.Hong Kong has endured dozens of sometimes violent pro-democracy protests triggered by opposition to Chief Executive Carrie Lam's bid to push through a law allowing extraditions to mainland China.
About 20 percent of the country's non-EU exports are at risk of facing higher tariffs from countries such as Turkey, South Africa, Canada and Mexico
Lego has plans to open 140 stores in China and another 70 outside the country by the end of the year.
The markets reacted Tuesday to new U.S.-China tariffs, a report showing a slowdown of American manufacturing and the increasing possibility of a no-deal Brexit.
The white paper states that China is committed to developing nuclear energy and building a global community for nuclear safety.
Responding to the leaked audio published by Reuters, Lam said that she never "contemplated" about tendering her resignation.
A document obtained by Kyodo News indicates that Russia is planning to add some missile systems in the Kuril Islands. The missiles are aimed at increasing Russia’s defense capabilities in the Sea of Okhotsk, where a nuclear weapon stronghold is located against any U.S. aggression.
The United States and 10 ASEAN members are poised to begin joint maritime naval exercises in what appears to be a response to Chinese aggression in the South China Sea and other Asian waters. Thailand and the U.S. are expected to be the co-leaders of the exercises that will begin in Sattahip Naval Base in Thailand and end in Singapore. The drills are expected to last five days.
Map locating Chaoyangpo Village in China's Hubei province where eight schoolchildren were killed on Tuesday.
In the disturbing video, the man could be seen pouring boiling water from a kettle onto one of his dogs that was caged. He then approached the second canine, which was leashed, before whacking its legs with a baseball bat.
Tesla's hiring lots of engineers -- but it's for Tesla Shanghai in China.
Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam unloads her woes and angst in a closed-door talk before supporters caught on an audio recording.
Matthew Dellavedova take some time off at the FIBA World Cup 2019 and reveals he will becoming a dad soon.
Washington's additional 15 percent tariffs affected a portion of the $300 billion in goods from China that so far had been spared -- and prompted China's complaint to the World Trade Organization
Officials of the Cayenne-Félix Eboué Airport said that the man had 38 adult spiders, as well as 50 spiderlings and “dozens of egg-filled cocoons” hidden in his bag.
Thousands of the students headed to Hong Kong's city center for a rally against the bill that has been shelved but not totally withdrawn
Thousands of black-clad students rallied in central Hong Kong Monday at the start of a two-week university boycott, piling pressure on the city's leaders to resolve months of increasingly violent anti-government protests that show no sign of easing.Students have been the backbone of opposition to government plans to allow extraditions to China, a movement that has morphed into wider protests against the Beijing-backed territory's unelected leadership.
As of Monday afternoon the app remained the top free download in China
British manufacturing moved further into contraction last month, according to a survey
The islands in question are called Dokdo by the ROK; Japan calls them Takeshima. National Geographic, in a November 2018 article, described the islands as “seemingly inconsequential craggy islets."
Giant panda Meng Meng, which means 'Little Dream', has been living at Berlin Zoo since 2017
One explanation is that Duterte felt obligated to raise the subject because he had promised to do so in recent speeches he made in the Philippines before the current talks. Or the situation in Hong Kong that has garnered global attention may be why he took a milder tone.