FILE PHOTO: A General View of Kwai Tsing Container Terminals for Container Transportation in Hong Kong, China July 25, 2018. REUTERS / Bobby Yip (Reuters) – Goods made in Hong Kong for export to the United States should be labeled to be made in China after September 25, according to …
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Read More »US health chief, on visit to Taiwan, responds to China’s pandemic response
TAIPEI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Health Alex Azar on Tuesday responded to China’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying that if such an outbreak had occurred in Taiwan like the United States, it could ‘be easily sniffed out’. US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar sends to …
Read More »Thai Prime Minister ‘concerned’ after student protests new demands to monarchy
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday he was worried about a growing student protest movement after another group of students gave an unusual frank 10-point call for monarchy reform. Pro-democracy protesters salute with three fingers as they attend a rally to ask the government to …
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