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Hong Kong police disperse violent protesters in Central area
Radical protesters set fires in Admiralty area, threw petrol bombs at the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government offices Sunday afternoon. The Hong Kong police started dispersal operations in the area.
JD Digits steps up overseas presence with e-wallet app in Thailand
Chinese digital technology firm JD Digits has stepped up overseas expansion by rolling out a financial services app with local partners to promote e-wallet services in Thailand.
Hong Kong residents voice support for police, national unity
Hundreds of Hong Kong residents gathered at the Amoy Plaza in Kowloon on Saturday, who sang China's national anthem to show their support to a teacher beaten by protesters for singing that song days ago.
Chinese military monitors, warns U.S. warship Meyer to leave
Chinese military warned the U.S. warship Wayne E. Meyer to leave the area after the latter trespassing into China's territorial waters off the Xisha Islands on Friday without permission of the Chinese government.
China's stricter IPR protection draws more foreign patent applications
China has been actively fostering an environment of strict protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) by law, with a growing number of foreign patent applications, said the National Intellectual Property Administration.
China's railways brace for Mid-Autumn Festival travel peak
China's railways have recorded a travel rush on Friday, the first day of the three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, as many people go home to be with their families or visit tourist attractions.
1.93 mln daily entry, exit trips expected for Mid-Autumn Festival holiday
China's border check agencies are expected to see an average of 1.93 million inbound and outbound trips made by Chinese and foreign tourists per day during the three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.
Chinese high-speed railway wins int'l award
A 658-km-long high-speed railway in western China has won the award of FIDIC Outstanding Project of the Year. The award is praised as the Nobel Prize of the engineering industry.
"We live in fear on a daily basis," says HK woman representative
"The reason I'm here today is that we live in fear on a daily basis," Pansy Ho Chiu-king, the chairperson of the Hong Kong Federation of Women, said on Wednesday, citing the escalating violence in the city.
Hong Kong protests impact local retail sector
​Many economists are predicting a major contraction in Hong Kong's retail sales value and volume with some estimates at close to a 15% decline.
Hong Kong protests hit local economy
With unrest and protests in Hong Kong now going into their fourth month, there are mounting concerns for the impact on Hong Kong's once mighty economy.
Mainland to ease service procedures for overseas Chinese nationals
Residents of Hong Kong and Macao and overseas Chinese with exit-entry permits will enjoy equally convenient services as mainland citizens using identity cards.
Foxconn founder Terry Gou quits Kuomintang party
Terry Gou, the founder of Foxconn, has decided to quit the Kuomintang (KMT), effective immediately, his spokesperson said on Thursday.
China launches resource satellite ZY-1 02D
China sent a resource satellite and two small satellites into planned orbits from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Thursday.
Chinese mainland hosts top two universities in Asia: global rankings
China's Tsinghua University and Peking University are the top two universities in Asia, according to Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2020 published Wednesday.
Alibaba launches e-commerce program for African students
China's e-commerce giant Alibaba on Wednesday launched its first undergraduate cross-border e-commerce program for African students.
Some "freedom fighters" hypocritical: HK representative
Some "self-proclaimed freedom fighters" in Hong Kong are hypocritical and applying double standards, Pansy Ho Chiu-king, chairperson of the Hong Kong Federation of Women, said on Wednesday.
China to take further steps to ensure people's basic welfare
China's State Council has called for enhanced efforts to ensure that people's basic needs are met. Further steps will be taken to ensure stable employment, stable pork supply and prices, and payment of aged-care pensions.
Women representative condemns Hong Kong violent protests
Pansy Ho Chiu-king, chairperson of the Hong Kong Federation of Women, on Wednesday condemned the increasingly violent acts in Hong Kong's radical protests in her UNHRC speech.
Huawei releases white paper on 5G Applications
Huawei released the "5G Applications Position Paper" in Budapest on Tuesday, looking forward to 5G application scenarios in the areas of enhancing broadband, industrial manufacturing, and intelligent transportation.