Where Bruce Lee Practiced on the Roof, a Shrine to Old Hong Kong Rises
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Where Bruce Lee Practiced on the Roof, a Shrine to Old Hong Kong Rises

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In its heyday in the 1950s and ’60s, the Lung Wah Hotel, a converted, Spanish revival villa, offered a leafy refuge from the bustle of city life, near a cove and surrounded by parks in Hong Kong’s northern New Territories. Winding stairs, flanked…

Hong Kong Suspends Packages to the U.S., Wading Into the Trump Trade War
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Hong Kong Suspends Packages to the U.S., Wading Into the Trump Trade War

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Stepping into the trade war, Hong Kong said on Wednesday that its postal service will no longer send packages to the United States. It is the city’s first move in a spiraling conflict between China and the United States that is reordering global…

A Crisis at a British Steel Mill Has Cast a Shadow Over U.K.-China Relations
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A Crisis at a British Steel Mill Has Cast a Shadow Over U.K.-China Relations

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Britain has sent a parade of senior officials to China this year, part of a calculated charm offensive to thaw out relations with a country that looms large in a world order upended by the United States under President Trump. But an emergency…

Stocks Jump in Asia After Trump’s Tariff Reprieve
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Stocks Jump in Asia After Trump’s Tariff Reprieve

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Following President Trump’s decision to pause punishing tariffs on dozens of countries, markets in Asia reacted predictably: Stocks soared in the countries that were spared. In early trading on Thursday, benchmark indexes rose more than 9 percent in Taiwan, 8 percent in Japan…

U.S. Sanctions Chinese and Hong Kong Officials for Pursuing Activists Abroad
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U.S. Sanctions Chinese and Hong Kong Officials for Pursuing Activists Abroad

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The U.S. fired a new round of sanctions at China on Monday, targeting six high-level Chinese and Hong Kong officials over what it described as acts of transnational repression for their crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong and on U.S. soil. The…

Heathrow Airport Closure Wreaks Havoc on Travelers Worldwide
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Heathrow Airport Closure Wreaks Havoc on Travelers Worldwide

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Some travelers were headed to a wedding, some to a funeral. Others were leaving for a vacation in Iceland, taking a business trip to Britain or returning home from a honeymoon in Italy. But on Friday, tens of thousands of passengers in Europe…

Hong Kong Adds to China’s Growing Criticism of Panama Canal Deal
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Hong Kong Adds to China’s Growing Criticism of Panama Canal Deal

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Political pressure is mounting over a plan by a Hong Kong conglomerate to sell its Panama ports to BlackRock, the American investor, raising questions about the future of the $19 billion deal. John Lee, the leader of Hong Kong, added his voice on…

Asian Markets Slide as Global Sell-Off Continues
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Asian Markets Slide as Global Sell-Off Continues

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Fears over the future health of the global economy are continuing to rattle markets around the world, as President Trump’s resolute commitment to hold the line on tariffs fueled investor concerns about inflation and a pullback in consumer spending. After the S&P 500…