BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing has named an official who became prominent during a crackdown on protests in a Chinese village as director of its new national security office in Hong Kong, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Friday. Zheng Yanxiong, 56, recently served as secretary general of the committee …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Tencent Holdings, China’s largest video game and social media company, launched a new California-based studio this week as it seeks to further expand its presence abroad. FILE PHOTO: A Tencent poster is seen at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province, China on October 20, …
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Chen Ming-tong (L), Minister of the Council for Continental Affairs of Taiwan (MAC) and Katharine Chang, President of the Council for Economic and Cultural Cooperation of Taiwan-Hong Kong, unveil a poster during a launch ceremony of the Exchange Office of Taiwan-Hong Kong and Services in Taipei on July 1, 2020. …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks jumped to a four-month high on Friday due to strong US payroll data and a rapid pickup in activity in the Chinese services sector, but a rise in cases of Coronavirus in the United States kept control of gains stronger. FILE PHOTO: The Shanghai Stock …
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* Shanghai stocks hit 14-month high in service sector recovery * US payrolls jump 4.8 million, but obstacles remain ahead * Increased US COVID-19 cases threaten US recovery * Asian Stock Markets: tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4 By Hideyuki Sano and Imani Moise TOKYO / NEW YORK, July 3 (Reuters) – Asian stocks climbed …
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