China holds out carrot ahead of Taiwan election, but few convinced
China is stepping up efforts to be nice to Taiwan ahead of key elections on Jan. 11, offering better treatment to Taiwanese in China and urging the democratic island to “come home”, but many there only see Beijing wielding a threatening stick.
China warns U.S. of consequences for HK law as police enter ruined university
China warned the United States on Thursday it would take “firm counter measures” in response to U.S. legislation backing anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, and said attempts to interfere in the Chinese-ruled city were doomed to fail.
China summons U.S. ambassador, says Hong Kong rights law is ‘strong interference’
China summoned U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad on Thursday to demand that the United States immediately stop interfering in its internal affairs and stop causing further damage to bilateral relations, its foreign ministry said.
‘Numerous fatalities’ as small plane crashes in Kingston, Ontario
A small plane crashed in a wooded area on the outskirts of Kingston, Ontario on Wednesday evening, killing “numerous” people, the local police said.
TikTok apologizes for temporary removal of video on Muslims in China
Social media app TikTok apologized to a user on Thursday for removing a video that criticized China’s treatment of Muslims, blaming a “human moderation error” and saying the images had been restored within less than an hour.
Cycling: Track Cycling World Cup leg to go ahead in Hong Kong this weekend
The track cycling World Cup leg in Hong Kong this weekend will go ahead as planned after a lull in violence across the city, which has been racked by anti-government protests for the past six months, the South China Morning Post has reported.
Trump signs Hong Kong bills; Beijing vows retaliation: Now what?
U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-trump/trump-approves-legislation-backing-hong-kong-protesters-idUSKBN1Y12NB congressional bills that back protesters in Hong Kong and threaten China with p…
Forty years on, New Zealand apologizes for Antarctic plane disaster
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern apologized on Thursday for the then-government’s handling of a plane crash in Antarctica 40 years ago that took the lives of 257 people in the country’s worst peacetime disaster.
Iraq condemns attack on Iran’s consulate in southern Najaf: state media
Iraq condemned an attack on Iran’s consulate in the southern city of Najaf, its state news agency said early on Thursday, citing the foreign ministry, after the building was stormed and set ablaze by Iraqi protesters the previous day.
China warns U.S. of retaliation for law backing Hong Kong protesters
China warned the United States on Thursday it would take “firm counter measures” in response to U.S. legislation backing anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, and said attempts to interfere in the Chinese-ruled city were doomed to fail.
