Luxury brand Versace has apologised after an image on one of its T-shirts appeared to imply Hong Kong and Macau were independent territories. After fierce criticism on social media in China, Versace said it had made a mistake and had…
US-China trade war likely to be a marathon (TheNational)
In the fable, the tortoise wins the race because the hare lies down to take a nap after bolting into the lead. Slow, dogged persistence triumphs over flighty arrogance. If this were the story of the US-China trade war, it’s…
China on red alert as Typhoon Lekima bears down on east coast (BBC)
Chinese authorities have declared a red alert as a powerful typhoon heads towards the eastern coast. Typhoon Lekima is currently battering Taiwan with winds of more than 190km/h (120mph) and is due to make landfall in China’s Zhejiang province on…
China condemns Australian MP’s Nazi Germany parallel (BBC)
China has sharply rebuked an Australian government MP for comparing the West’s approach to China to what he called the “catastrophic” failure to hold back Nazi Germany. Andrew Hastie, the head of a parliamentary security committee, said on Thursday that…
China warns Hong Kong protesters not to ‘play with fire’ (BBC)
China has issued a strong warning to Hong Kong’s protesters, saying their attempts “to play with fire will only backfire”. A spokesman for China’s top policy office in Hong Kong told protesters not to “underestimate the firm resolve [of] the…
Hong Kong protests: Chinese army releases anti-riot video seen as warning (BBC)
China’s army in Hong Kong has released a three-minute video showing troops carrying out “anti-riot” exercises, in what is being seen as a thinly-veiled warning to pro-democracy protesters. The video, posted to social media, begins with a soldier shouting: “All…
Hong Kong protests: China condemns ‘horrendous incidents’ (BBC)
China has condemned the recent anti-government protests in Hong Kong as “horrendous incidents” that have caused “serious damage to the rule of law”. A spokeswoman for China’s top policy office on Hong Kong insisted that the territory’s “top priority” was…
Bale rejects China move (Punch)
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale will reportedly not be moving to a Chinese Super League club this summer. Zinedine Zidane revealed at the weekend that he was keen for Bale to find a new team ahead of the new campaign…
Three dead, four missing in China tourist bus accident (Punch)
Three people died and four remained missing when a tourist bus lost control after being hit by a stone, rolled off a mountain on Thursday in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The accident happened around 2.05 p.m. on a road in…
Mulan: Disney aims to win over China with second take on the legend (Punch)
This week Disney released a teaser trailer for the live-action remake of its 1998 classic, a story based on a legendary female warrior who disguises herself as a man to fight in place of her ailing father in China’s imperial…
