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The Chinese government accepted recommendations by the UN Human Rights Council to ban discrimination against LGBTI people in March, and the World Health Organization removed "gender identity disorder" from its global manual of diagnoses in May

Trump has postponed by 15 days his new 30% tariff on Chinese goods as China marks the 70th anniversary of its communist government on Oct. 1.

China's Vice Premier Liu He (L) speaks with US President Donald Trump during a trade meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington in April 2019

ECB Chief Mario Draghi is expected to enact more stimulus measures Thursday, but analysts warn to a risk the measures will underdeliver

The body of Zimbabwe's ex-president, Robert Mugabe, arrived home on Wednesday to an honour guard in a country divided over the legacy of a former liberation hero whose 37-year rule was marked by repression and economic ruin.Mugabe, a guerrilla leader who rose to power after Zimbabwe's independence from Britain and governed until he was ousted by the military in 2017, died on Friday in Singapore, aged 95.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has made a blockbuster bid for the London Stock Exchange Group equivalent to $40 billion

Investors also mulled the Hong Kong stock exchange's unsolicited bid to buy the London Stock Exchange.

President Donald Trump wants US interest rates down to 'zero or less'

A discreet United States Navy warship is carrying a new weapon that could tilt the apportionment of power in the South China sea.

Higher open likely for the U.S markets Wednesday after the main equity gauges looked up in the morning.

South African media titan Naspers on Wednesday effectively created Europe's largest consumer tech company, called Prosus, with a stunning Amsterdam stock debut driven by interest in its stake in China's Tencent.Prosus' value instantly soared to around 123 billion euros ($136 billion) according to the Bloomberg news agency, making the group the largest to trade on the Amsterdam stock exchange after Shell and Unilever.

Cathay Pacific is based in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has made a blockbuster bid for the London Stock Exchange Group equivalent to $40 billion

Unrest in Hong Kong has so far not affected Hermes thanks to strong sales on mainland China

Three-quarters of firms in the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai's survey are opposed to US tariffs being used to force a trade deal

Major General Su Guanghui, China’s military attaché in the UK, warned that any British warship could face a military response if it sailed through the South China Sea.

Apple just dropped the iPhone 11, and based on that, we can assume a number of features for the iPhone 12.

Apple unveiled its iPhone 11 models Tuesday with a price cut for the most basic models while also laying out plans for streaming and gaming services as it bids to weather the slump in the global smartphone market.Price appeared to be a key consideration as the tech giant reduced the entry level price for the iPhone 11 to $699 and undercut rivals for its gaming and streaming television subscriptions.

Seoul and Tokyo are involved in a bitter trade row stemming from a long-running dispute over Japan's use of forced labour during its colonial rule over the Korean peninsula

Three new polls show president Donals Trump's job performance rating is tanking among Americans.