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Two candidates vying to become the next president of Hong Kong’s legislature are locked in a tight race as major political parties have given their members a free vote. The newly sworn-in members of the Legislative Council (Legco) will on Thursday elect either Starry Lee Wai-king of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) or finance sector representative Ronick Chan Chun-ying through a secret ballot. Before voting begins, both candidates will present their...

Nick Reiner, the son of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, is set to be arraigned Wednesday on charges that he fatally stabbed his parents in their Southern California home last month.

China’s state-backed lithography champion Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (SMEE) has reshuffled its business, divesting a manufacturing arm as it sharpens its focus on research in Beijing’s push for chip self-sufficiency. SMEE – widely seen as China’s best chance of closing the gap with Dutch lithography giant ASML – had transferred 100 per cent of its subsidiary Shanghai Weiyao Industrial to AMIES Technology, according to updates on corporate database Qichacha. The deal was priced at 228.5...

As the period covered by China’s next five-year plan begins, the official newspaper of the country’s ruling Communist Party urged local governments to curb the herd behaviour that could fuel “involution” – the fierce competition that has driven down prices and undermined sustainable growth within several industries. “China has a vast territory, and the imbalances between regions and between urban and rural areas remain significant. There is no one-size-fits-all solution for high-quality...

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When Donald Trump alluded to the Group of Two before meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea in October, his choice of phrase was widely seen as Washington’s acceptance of Beijing as its peer. Diplomatic observers said the US leader’s terminology at the time was ill-suited for Beijing’s strategic calculus. And following America’s military operation in Venezuela, China would appear more likely to reject any talk of a G2, they added. Analysts also said Beijing would seize on the...

Washington and Kyiv teams in Paris were on Wednesday expected to tackle Ukraine talks' "most difficult issues" including territory following a breakthrough in European-led negotiations, Ukraine's leader said.

Police arrest armed man trying to enter a middle school

A new development would add a public hall to the east wing of Dumfries House in Cumnock.

A car crash sent two Philadelphia Police officers to the hospital early Wednesday morning.

Exclusive: Chen Pokong, who fled to the United States in 1996, claims that X unilaterally shuttered his account based on disinformation circulated by Beijing

PASADENA — A year after fire reduced the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center to ash, Cantor Ruth Berman Harris stands in the rain on the empty lot where it once stood. Beneath her boots, the ground is slick; above her, the San Gabriel Mountains fade into fog — the inverse of the dry, wind-driven night... The post She helped rescue the Torahs from their burning synagogue. A year later, Pasadena’s mishkan is thriving. appeared first on The Forward.