Hong Kong’s protesters: looking for external help.
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A bill making its way through the US Congress seeks to tighten scrutiny of Hong Kong’s autonomy. But it will do little to resolve the situation.
Severe air pollution can speed up neurodegeneration when the brain is at the peak of its development — during childhood. Pictured here, a child in Beijing.
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Investigation of the brains of children and young adults who died suddenly in Mexico City revealed amyloid plaques similar to those found in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease.
Protesters throw rocks on September 15.
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Why a spontaneous popular movement emerged in Hong Kong.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is one of many emerging global metropolises that are struggling to protect residents against tobacco.
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Rapidly growing metropolises like Beijing, Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City are struggling to protect residents against tobacco. Life-saving policies in rich countries may be partially to blame.
Silk road?
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The message to foreign firms is that you’ve got at least as good a chance of winning in a Chinese court as in your own country.
US President Donald Trump (L) and national security adviser John R. Bolton (R)
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Why opportunities should be found to advance cooperation between Africa, China and the US as confidence building measures in US-China relations.
Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin greets former South African President Nelson Mandela in 2000.
EPA/Mike Hutchings
Mandela did not make the decision to jettison Taiwan and recognise China. He adhered to a decision by the governing ANC.
A pall of inaction and apathy hangs over Delhi’s reaction to its air pollution crisis.
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While India struggles for answers to its urban air pollution crisis, Beijing is moving forward with strong resolve and effective policy.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire, meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, before dinner at the G20 Leaders Summit in Hangzhou, China in September 2016. Trudeau is in China to discuss a trade deal.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in China to discuss a trade deal. It’s laughable for Canada to believe it can negotiate a “progressive” trade agenda with the Chinese.
Four pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers of the Legislative Council have been ousted.
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Hong Kong’s autonomy and democratic political system are under threat, and pro-democracy advocates are once again ready to act.
No go zone.
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Explore the hidden origins of one of China’s most significant historic sites.
A bridge too far?
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China’s One Belt, One Road initiative is holding international summit in Beijing, but no Western leaders have said they are coming yet.
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Will the evidence finally convince polluted cities to clean up their act?
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With unaffordable housing and a scarcity of jobs, it’s no wonder that young people are giving London a miss.
Will Gatlin have more bolt than Usain?
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Your guide to the events to watch and the athletes to follow in Beijing.
A drummer performs at the Beijing International Jazz Festival.
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With Blue Note Jazz Club opening a venue in Beijing, a genre that’s flagging stateside may experience a Far East revival.
Impressively fake.
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China can go into the 2022 Winter Olympics with a sense of ‘been there, done that’.
The bird cage in Beijing: ready for its next close-up.
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People are increasingly expressing worries over the environmental impact of Olympic Games but for every London, there’s a Sochi – or another Beijing.
Beijing celebrates being selected as hosts of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Whatever hoo ha about human rights and corruption gets attached to the Chinese Winter Olympics victory, it won’t be allowed to detract from the event itself.
Careful now.
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What has Beijing gotten itself into?