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More Hong Kong protests planned as metro limps back to business
Hong Kong's metro rail system will shut early again on Thursday to allow time to repair damaged facilities, its operator said as the city braced for more anti-government demonstrations after a string of violent protests in the Asian financial hub.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 05:44:14 GMT

Apple pulls police-tracking app used in Hong Kong protests after consulting authorities
Apple Inc on Wednesday removed an app that protesters in Hong Kong have used to track police movements from its app store, saying it violated rules because it was used to ambush police.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 05:44:14 GMT

China plans to restrict visas for U.S. visitors with 'anti-China' links
China is planning tighter visa restrictions for U.S. nationals with ties to anti-China groups, people with knowledge of the proposed curbs said, following similar U.S. restrictions on Chinese nationals, as relations between the countries sour.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 05:24:18 GMT

Pompeo says China's treatment of Muslims 'enormous human right violation': PBS interview
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a television interview on Wednesday that China's treatment of Muslims, including the Uighurs, in western China was an "enormous human rights violation" and Washington will continue to raise the issue.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 05:24:18 GMT

U.S. tariffs on China are working, says U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Tariffs are forcing China to pay attention to U.S. concerns, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said in Sydney on Thursday.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 05:11:04 GMT

China lowers expectations for U.S. trade talks after blacklist: officials
Surprised and upset by the U.S. blacklisting of Chinese companies, China has lowered expectations for significant progress from this week's trade talks with the United States, Chinese government officials told Reuters, even as President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed fresh optimism.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 05:11:00 GMT

U.S. to issue licenses for supply of non-sensitive goods to Huawei: NYT
The United States will soon issue licenses allowing some U.S. companies to supply non-sensitive goods to China's Huawei, the New York Times said on Wednesday, as high-level officials from the two countries meet this week to resume trade talks.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 05:11:00 GMT

Ecuadorean protesters raise heat on defiant Moreno, police crack down
Ecuadorean security forces cracked down on protesters in a massive national strike on Wednesday as President Lenin Moreno stuck by austerity measures that have triggered the worst unrest in a decade.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 05:00:25 GMT

Iran frees detained Russian journalist: Russian embassy
Iran has freed a Russian journalist, Yulia Yuzik, who had been detained last week, the Russian embassy in Tehran said on social media on Thursday.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 04:52:38 GMT

Taiwan leader rejects China's 'one country, two systems' offer
Taiwan's president rejected on Thursday a "one country, two systems" formula that Beijing has suggested could be used to unify the island and the mainland, saying such an arrangement had set Hong Kong "on the edge of disorder".

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 04:44:04 GMT

Turkey opens ground assault on Syria's Kurds; U.S. Republicans turn on Trump
Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies attacked Kurdish militia in northeast Syria on Wednesday, pounding them with air strikes and artillery before starting a cross-border ground operation that could transform an eight-year-old war.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 04:13:23 GMT

Trump defends his Syria pullout against Republican criticism
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected criticism from fellow Republicans over his decision to pull U.S. troops out of northern Syria, and dismissed worries that captured Islamic State fighters might escape in the chaos of a Turkish attack.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 04:13:23 GMT

Pompeo says U.S. did not give green light to Turkey's Syria incursion
The United States has not given Turkey a green light to invade Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, but added that Ankara had "legitimate security concerns" and that President Donald Trump made a decision to move American soldiers out of harm's way.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 04:13:23 GMT

U.S.-China made no progress in deputy-level trade talks: South China Morning Post
The United States and China made no progress in deputy-level trade talks held on Monday and Tuesday in Washington, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) said, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the meetings.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 02:32:43 GMT

U.S. weighing China currency pact as part of partial trade deal: Bloomberg
The United States is weighing a currency pact with China as part of a partial deal that could see a planned tariff hike next week being suspended, Bloomberg reported https://bloom.bg/35vnu7g on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the talks.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 02:32:43 GMT

Shares in China's Hikvision and Dahua dive after U.S. blacklisting
Shares of Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology and Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co Ltd, which were among companies blacklisted by Washington, fell sharply in early trading on Thursday.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 02:32:43 GMT

Factbox: Reaction to Turkey's military advance into Syria
Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 02:22:10 GMT

Explainer: Turkish operation may redraw map of Syrian war once again
Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday, with air strikes hitting the border town of Ras al Ain.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 02:16:31 GMT

Canada condemns Turkey's military action against Kurdish forces
Canada condemned Turkey's assault on Kurdish militia in northeast Syria on Wednesday, saying it risked undermining both the stability of a fragile region and efforts to contain the Islamic State.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 02:16:10 GMT

U.S. military takes custody of two high-profile Islamic State militants
The U.S. military has taken custody of two high-profile Islamic State militants previously held in Syria by Kurdish-led fighters and moved them out of the country, as Turkey starts an offensive there, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 02:15:55 GMT