US and China hold ‘frank and open’ talks but differences yet to be resolved July 26, 2021 The high-level face-to-face meeting between China and the US highlighted the difference and no specific outcomes were agreed. US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with her counterpart, China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in the Chinese city of Tianjin. The talks came after the worsening relations between Beijing and Washington [...]
‘Unusually large’ meteor lights up night sky over Norway July 26, 2021 Norwegians have been stunned by an “unusually large” meteor that lit up the night sky in southern Norway on Sunday. Witnesses described powerful flashes of light followed by loud bangs as the meteor rumbled across the sky over the capital of Oslo, and the phenomena have been seen as far north as Trondheim as reported. [...]
Chinese billionaire Larry Chen takes a hit as Beijing cracks down on private education July 26, 2021 Larry Chen, the founder, chairman and chief executive of Gaotu Techedu, has lost his billionaire status as China imposed a regulatory overhaul on the country’s $100bn private education sector. The Chinese authorities released new regulations banning companies to teach school curriculums in order to make profits, raise capital, or go public, Bloomberg reported today. Chen, [...]
Exclusive: London Mayor Sadiq Khan welcomes Hongkongers with open arms July 24, 2021 London’s City Hall announced this week it plans to free up £900k to help tens of thousands of Hong Kong migrants to settle in the capital this year. The financial package is part of a wider strategy to help those fleeing the political turmoil in Hong Kong set up home in London. In an exclusive [...]
Exclusive: London Mayor urges China to respect ‘one country, two systems’ principle in Hong Kong July 23, 2021 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called on the British government to continue applying pressure on the Chinese government to respect the Sino-British Joint Declaration. In an exclusive interview with City A.M., Khan commented that new laws in Hong Kong have severely limited the rights and political freedom of Hongkongers, which is one of the reasons [...]
Exclusive: London Mayor Khan warns lack of supply in capital pushes up property prices July 23, 2021 The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, warned that London’s house price hikes are primarily caused by a lack of available properties. “The main reason is the lack of supply to meet demand. And so what we’ve got to do is increase the supply of all forms of housing in London to meet the demand,” Khan [...]
Exclusive: London Mayor Khan expects one in three Hong Kong migrants to settle in capital July 22, 2021 With over 34,300 applications for the Hong Kong BN(O) visa scheme by the end of March, London Mayor Sadiq Khan expects that up to a third will choose to settle in the capital. In an exclusive interview with City A.M. this afternoon, Khan sent a clear message to Hongkongers who have or intend to move [...]
London Mayor offers financial support to Hongkongers settling in the capital July 22, 2021 City Hall has announced to use a £900k grant to provide advice on housing, employment and education for the newly arrived Hong Kong migrants. London is expected to welcome a larger proportion of the projected 153,000 new arrivals from Hong Kong to the UK this year after the government introduced a new visa for Hong [...]
Pegasus spyware data leaks spark political rows from Delhi to Mexico July 20, 2021 Politicians, journalists and human rights activists are believed to be targeted by Israeli spyware company NSO Group in the interest of its government clients, media reports on Monday. A list of more than 50,000 phone numbers was allegedly selected for potential surveillance as those of people of interest by government clients of NSO Group since [...]
China calls US, UK cyber attack allegations ‘groundless and irresponsible’ July 20, 2021 China has denied US-led accusations of orchestrating a global cyber hacking campaign against tech giants including Microsoft. The US and a coalition of allies, including the UK, EU, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and Nato, on Monday accused China behind the “systematic cyber sabotage”, including a major hacking of Microsoft earlier this year. China hit [...]