2 h. ago Hong Kong passes bill to launch electronic driving licences in September

Hong Kong will introduce electronic driving licences in mid-September following the passage of a bill by the legislature, but lawmakers have questioned the need to spend HK$12.5 million (US$1.59 million) to fund a related mobile application. Some legislators also urged authorities to take a flexible approach to enforcement, especially in cases in which drivers had trouble displaying their documents on smartphones, thereby giving them time to adapt to the new system. The legislative amendment,...

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8 d. ago US Pressuring Vietnam to Downgrade Economic Ties With China: Report

US Pressuring Vietnam to Downgrade Economic Ties With China: Report  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

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8 d. ago China’s Top Diplomat Urges US to Put Relations on ‘Right Track’

China’s Top Diplomat Urges US to Put Relations on ‘Right Track’  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago Host China offers Pacific nations more climate change help in high

Beijing has pledged to expand its support for Pacific Island countries in building climate resilience, and to continue law enforcement cooperation in the region, during high-level talks in the coastal city of Xiamen in southeastern China’s Fujian province on Wednesday. Top diplomat Wang Yi made the commitment, which included US$2 million for the climate change fund, at the third foreign ministers’ meeting between China and Pacific Island states. It was also the first in-person gathering since...

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2 w. ago Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi to meet Hong Kong leader before mediation body launch

Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi will arrive in Hong Kong on Thursday afternoon and meet the city’s leader ahead of a ceremony for the establishment of an intergovernmental mediation organisation in the financial hub, the Post has learned. A source familiar with the itinerary said on Wednesday that Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu would greet Wang on Thursday afternoon and host a dinner in the evening. On Friday morning, Wang is scheduled to attend the signing ceremony of the Convention on the...

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2 w. ago Top Chinese diplomat to meet Hong Kong leader before mediation body launch

Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi will arrive in Hong Kong on Thursday afternoon and meet the chief executive ahead of a ceremony for the establishment of an intergovernmental mediation organisation in the city, the Post has learned. A source familiar with Wang’s itinerary said on Wednesday that Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu would greet the diplomat on Thursday afternoon and host a dinner in the evening. On Friday morning, Wang is scheduled to attend the signing ceremony of the Convention on the...

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2 w. ago War of the words: why top US diplomat Rubio is lost in China’s translations

America’s top diplomat Marco Rubio has made clear that he does not trust Beijing’s English translations of Chinese officials’ words – he says they are “never right”. The China hawk has instead urged his colleagues to go back to the original Chinese version of statements put out by Beijing to get a more accurate understanding of what is going on. Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, appears to be the most powerful diplomat under President Donald Trump. He is the first person since Henry Kissinger...

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3 w. ago US and China must continue talks, avoid ‘economic nationalism’: former top diplomat

South Korea’s former foreign minister urges powers to ‘inject stability’ into ties, warns against ‘retreat into isolationism’.

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3 w. ago Wang Yi to visit Hong Kong for mediation organisation ceremony

China’s top diplomat set to attend Convention on the Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation event next Friday.

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3 w. ago China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, to visit Hong Kong for ceremony

Foreign minister is set to attend Convention on the Establishment of the International Organisation for Mediation event next Friday.

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3 w. ago How India Is Reducing Dependence on China for Rare Earth Minerals

How India Is Reducing Dependence on China for Rare Earth Minerals  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

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3 w. ago House GOP China hawks urge Duke to end its relationship with Chinese university

House GOP China hawks urge Duke to end its relationship with Chinese university  Politico

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