The on-going chaos in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has made its future uncertain. Apart from rising property prices, the widening gap between the rich and poor, the evolving political ecology of confrontation between the administrative and legislative organs and weakening governance, the SAR also face a series of other problems, including insufficient opportunities for ordinary people to climb up the social ladder, wealthy people's acceptance of the status quo, and interest groups' efforts to formulate rules to seek greater power and benefits.
China's highest planning body exposed the United States' deceitful claim on Monday. The White House, a day after describing the 12th round of trade talks as "constructive", threatened to impose extra 10 percent tariffs on the remaining $300 billion of Chinese goods starting Sept 1. Why? Because, according to the US, China doesn't buy "enough" US agricultural products.
After shipping back garbage containers to advanced economies, Southeast Asian nations are fighting with legal and commercial means to reject being treated as the garbage backyard of wealthier nations.
Sales of plastic carrier bags in England's largest supermarkets have fallen by 90 percent since a 5 pence (6 cent) charge was introduced in 2015.
BUTRINT, Albania - Violet Mihasi doesn't hide her concern while working on her barge in a salt lagoon in the southern tip of Albania, her mussels clinging to ropes dangled in the water.
In a race to the finish line, the world's biggest carmakers are forging unlikely alliances to become the first to offer safe and reliable autonomous cars.
Australia is far away, but the word "Australian" is often on the lips of villagers at Santaishan township, home to a large population of the De'ang ethnic group.
With its churning rivers, jagged karst outcrops, towering mountains and vast array of plants and animals, Yunnan province is a true natural paradise.
The fall in the value of the British pound could mean more Chinese tourists coming to the United Kingdom and spending more money during their visits, according to a new report.
TOKYO - Scientists in Japan will begin trying to grow human organs in animals after receiving government permission for the first study of its kind in the country.
Joe Biden had to fend off attacks on Wednesday during a Democratic presidential primary debate about his stances on healthcare, immigration and criminal justice, as several Democrats trailing in the polls looked to increase their standing.
BERLIN - The students watch a video of a man and woman meeting in a nightclub. The two drink, laugh, dance and kiss.
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