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China’s State Councilor Wang Yi says infrastructure connectivity is the backbone of the giant Chinese initiative and the two sides should cooperate on the ground.
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Burma
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing discussed strategic partnerships and projects with Chinese State Councilor Wang Yi, pledging the Myanmar military’s full support.
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Protesters in Hong Kong throw petrol bombs and set fires outside court buildings following otherwise peaceful march.
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Asia
China set to tighten controls on farmers’ use of ‘plastic mulch’, a plastic-film crop covering that has boosted yields but also increased soil contamination.
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Burma
Chinese-run banana plantations need to pay proper taxes and face scrutiny over land rights, chemical use and road damage, says MP Dr. Khun Win Thaung.
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Chinese Communist Party organ People’s Daily slams US after House of Representatives passes bill requiring a stronger response to persecution of China’s Uighur Muslim minority.
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Kachin farmers say they were too quick to take easy cash to rent land to Chinese-run banana plantations. They now pay the price in poor health and environmental damage.
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Police re-enter Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University and remove a newly discovered cache of petrol bombs left behind by anti-government protesters last month.
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New York judge disqualifies Washington lawyer who previously served as No. 2 in US Justice Department from defending China's Huawei in fraud, sanctions case.
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The World Monument Fund has called on the Mandalay government to protect the Shwe Nan Daw Kyaung Monastery from rampaging visitors.
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says relief measures to be introduced in near-term, while slamming US law supporting protesters.
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Locals not fully consulted on impacts of China’s BRI rail project in northern Shan State, says the Heartland Foundation, a Shan State-based environmental watchdog.
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Hong Kong anti-government protesters plan two-hour rallies at lunchtime for the next five days in the financial hub's central business district, according to online posts.
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Beijing appoints a number of new officials to head Macau, reshuffling key roles including the gambling enclave’s economy and justice secretaries.
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Hong Kong braces for renewed weekend protests; police to withdraw from a university that has witnessed some of the worst clashes with anti-government protesters.
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