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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2019
Macron scraps plans for €3 billion Franco-Chinese shopping mall near Paris amid environmental gripes
French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to scrap a €3 billion ($3.32 billion) shopping and leisure complex project that French retail group Auchan and Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda planned to build just outside Paris, the Elysee Palace said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2019
N.Y. tech firm Aventura sold Chinese spy gear to U.S. agencies and businesses, prosecutors charge
U.S. prosecutors charged Aventura Technologies Inc. and seven current and former employees with a 13-year scheme to illegally import and sell Chinese-made surveillance and security equipment to U.S. government agencies and private customers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 7, 2019
China jails nine fentanyl smugglers in first joint case with U.S.
A Chinese court on Thursday imprisoned nine people, one whom got a suspended death sentence, on charges of smuggling fentanyl into the United States, in the first such case the two countries had worked on together.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 6, 2019
Knife-wielding man attacks pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho at Hong Kong event
AP
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 6, 2019
FCC wants to know if Huawei gear is near U.S. military bases
U.S. officials plan to assess where equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. has been installed, and would be concerned if it's found near domestic military bases, the head of the Federal Communications Commission has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2019
China to resume imports of Canadian beef and pork, says Trudeau
China will resume imports of Canadian beef and pork, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, some four months after Beijing blocked shipments amid an escalating diplomatic feud between the two countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 5, 2019
China says it will 'fully respect' Taiwan's way of life after 'peaceful reunification'
China will "fully respect" Taiwan's way of life and social system once it has been "peacefully reunified," as long as national security is protected, the ruling Communist Party said on Tuesday, in another overture to the self-ruled island.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 4, 2019
North Korea's Kim eyeing December summit with Trump, Seoul spy agency says
A new round of U.S.-North Korea working-level talks on denuclearization was likely to be held this month or early next month, the South's Yonhap news agency reported Monday, quoting Seoul's spy agency, with leader Kim Jong Un eyeing a December summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2019
Beijing is determined to reshape the globe
The Belt and Road initiative seeks to remake Eurasia in China's image.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2019
Ongoing trade war threatens American brands sold on China's 'Singles Day'
U.S. brands may see a broad boycott at the world's biggest shopping event this year as tensions between the U.S. and China over everything from tariffs to technological dominance simmer.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 4, 2019
In boost for Taiwan leader, China-friendly veteran James Soong set to run for Taiwan presidency
Tsai Ing-wen's chances of being re-elected as Taiwan's president received a boost as one of Taiwan's most senior China-friendly politicians appears set to enter the election, potentially sapping votes from the main opposition candidate.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2019
Australia and China vow to work on repairing bilateral relationship
Australia and China said they will work together to repair their bilateral relationship, tarnished by allegations that Beijing has committed cyberattacks and has attempted to interfere in Canberra's domestic affairs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2019
Chinese state media urge 'tougher line' in Hong Kong after Xinhua News Agency's offices vandalized
Chinese state media Monday urged authorities to take a "tougher line" against protesters in Hong Kong who vandalized state-run offices of the Xinhua News Agency and buildings over the weekend, saying the violence damages the city's rule of law.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 4, 2019
Flamboyant founder of China smartphone maker Smartisan barred from planes and trains and spending sprees
The founder of China's smartphone maker Smartisan Technology has been barred from taking flights and high-speed railway trains due to the company's failure to comply with court rulings from a contractual dispute, a local court document showed.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2019
China launches Gaofen-7 high-resolution satellite able to provide stereo imagery
China on Sunday launched a new high-resolution remote sensing satellite capable of providing stereoscopic imagery, state-run media said, marking another important step as Beijing seeks to reduce reliance on foreign technology in topographic mapping.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2019
Governor warns of 'strong resistance' by Okinawans to basing U.S. intermediate-range missiles in prefecture
As the Pentagon hunts for sites to deploy missiles against a rising China, Okinawa's governor is warning the U.S. to steer clear of his prefecture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 3, 2019
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to discuss helping people to live and work in mainland China
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will discuss how to make it easier for people in the Chinese-ruled city, rocked by violent anti-China protests overnight, to live and work on the mainland, her office said Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 3, 2019
Trump's push for Seoul to pay more for U.S. troops throws alliance into question and puts Tokyo on notice
Despite faltering denuclearization talks, U.S. President Donald Trump has been heaping praise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, brushing away concerns by top Asian allies over recent missile launches and boasting of his "very good" relationship with the dictator of the nuclear-armed pariah state.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2019
Cleanup operation underway as Hong Kong reels from worst violence in weeks
Hong Kong awoke to what is expected to be a day of relative calm on Sunday following a violent night in which protesters set fire to metro stations and vandalized buildings, including an office of China's official Xinhua News Agency.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2019
U.S. opens national security investigation into China-owned TikTok
The U.S. government has launched a national security review of TikTok owner Beijing ByteDance Technology Co.'s $1 billion acquisition of the U.S. social media app Musical.ly, according to three people familiar with the matter.

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