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US lawmakers introduce bipartisan bills targeting Huawei, ZTE

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced bills on Wednesday that would ban the sale of U.S. chips or other components to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, ZTE Corp or other Chinese telecommunications companies that violate U.S. sanctions or export control laws.

Americas | 2019-01-17 11:53

US in criminal probe of Huawei: report

US authorities are in the "advanced" stages of a criminal probe that could result in an indictment of Chinese technology giant Huawei, a report said Wednesday.The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, said the Justice Department is looking into allegations of theft of trade secrets from Huawei's US business partners, including a T-Mobile robotic device used to test s...

Americas | 2019-01-17 10:36

American anchor for Iranian TV is arrested on visit to US

A prominent American anchorwoman on Iranian state television has been arrested by the FBI during a visit to the U.S., the broadcaster reported Wednesday, and her son said she was being held in a prison, apparently as a material witness. Marzieh Hashemi, who worked for the network's English-language service, was detained in St. Louis, where she had filmed a Black Lives Matter ...

Americas | 2019-01-17 10:11

May wins no-confidence vote, but still is beset by Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday to remain in office - but saw more of her power ebb away as she battled to keep Brexit on track after lawmakers demolished her European Union divorce deal.May won a narrow victory, 325 votes to 306 votes, on an opposition motion seeking to topple her government and trigger a general el...

Other Regions | 2019-01-17 09:38

May faces no-confidence vote after Brexit plan crushed

British lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with the European Union on Tuesday, plunging the Brexit process into chaos and triggering a no-confidence vote that could topple her government. The defeat was widely expected, but the scale of the House of Commons' vote _ 432 votes against the government and 202 in support _ was devastating f...

Other Regions | 2019-01-16 10:00

May's Brexit deal rejected

Defense intel report fuels worries of China attack on Taiwan

Amid increasing tensions with Beijing, the Pentagon on Tuesday released a new report that lays out U.S. concerns about China's growing military might, underscoring worries about a possible attack against Taiwan.

Asia Pacific | 2019-01-16 09:44

China slams Trudeau remarks on death penalty case

China expressed its ``strong dissatisfaction'' with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday over his criticism of a death sentence given to a Canadian accused of drug smuggling at a retrial that followed a chilling of relations over the arrest of a senior Chinese technology executive. Trudeau should ``respect the rule of law, respect China's judicial sovereignty, co...

Asia Pacific | 2019-01-16 09:40

China sentences Canadian man to death for drug smuggling

May's Brexit deal rejected

British lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with the European Union, plunging the Brexit process into chaos. The 432-202 vote in the House of Commons was widely expected but still devastating for May, whose fragile leadership is now under siege. Lawmakers finally got their chance to say yes or no to May's deal after more than...

Other Regions | 2019-01-16 09:24

Korea to speed up FTA with Britain on looming no-deal Brexit

Jet Li looks 'better' at Alibaba chairman's awards ceremony

Jet Li has given his legion of fans an early present ahead of the Lunar New Year after appearing to be in much better health at an awards ceremony alongside Jack Ma in Sanya.

SCMP | 2019-01-15 16:19

China sentences Canadian man to death for drug smuggling

A Chinese court has sentenced a Canadian man to death for drug smuggling, a decision that will likely further inflame tensions between Beijing and Ottawa. The Dalian Intermediate People's Court in northeastern China said Monday it convicted Robert Lloyd Schellenberg of being involved in smuggling 222 kilograms of crystal meth after a one-day retrial.

SCMP | 2019-01-15 16:15

China slams Trudeau remarks on death penalty case

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