A fresh dispute has erupted between Beijing and Taipei over commemorations for Sun Yat-sen, a Chinese revolutionary hero who is revered on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Beijing on Wednesday lashed out at Taipei’s move to ban Taiwanese officials from attending events in the mainland Chinese capital marking the 160th anniversary of Sun’s birth on November 12. Sun brought an end to more than 2,000 years of imperial rule when he founded the Republic of China (ROC) in 1912, and he also founded the
Beijing hits out after Taipei bans mainland travel for Sun Yat-sen anniversary
Taiwan officials seeking to attend events for revolutionary will have travel permits rejected in what Beijing calls a ‘betrayal of history’
Beijing on Wednesday lashed out at Taipei’s move to ban Taiwanese officials from attending events in the mainland Chinese capital marking the 160th anniversary of Sun’s birth on November 12.
MOSCOW, October 22. /TASS/. More than 600 drones were flying toward Moscow overnight to Thursday, with the majority of them being neutralized far away from the city, Moscow’s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said. "From 8:30 p.m. Moscow time on October 21 to 4:00 a.m. on October 22 (5:30 p.m. GMT to 1:00 a.m. GMT), as many as 630 unmanned aerial vehicles were flying to…
Receivers of the Sheraton Hong Kong Tung Chung Hotel and the Four Points by Sheraton have agreed to sell the dual-branded complex, which together comprise the city’s third-largest hotel by room count, for HK$2.7 billion (US$344 million), Shimao Group announced on Thursday. In a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange, the distressed mainland Chinese developer said the buyer was Oceanfront Hong Kong Limited. Oceanfront is owned by, among others, investment vehicles associated with ParkCity Group,.
MOSCOW, October 22. /TASS/. Although the European Union may look attractive to many Serbs, Belgrade ‘will lose its identity’ if it agrees to all of Brussels’ demands, including recognizing Kosovo’s independence, Konstantin Kosachev, deputy speaker of Russia’s Federation Council, or upper house of parliament, said. Public opinion in Serbia is divided on the i…
Hong Kong has been ranked 24th in the latest global rule of law index, despite slipping slightly in the fundamental rights and criminal justice categories. The index, released by the World Justice Project on Wednesday, showed the city remained among the world’s top 10 for “absence of corruption” and “order and security”, rising to seventh in the latter category. The organisation said the global erosion of the rule of law slowed in 2026, but the overall decline continued, with 62 per cent of the.
Hubo avances en las charlas entre el entrenador y el presidente de la AFA, que planean cerrar durante la próxima fecha FIFA de noviembre. El vínculo del nacido en Pujato vence el próximo 31 de diciembre: ¿hasta cuándo se extendería?
La demolición se concretó luego de años de negociaciones entre ambientalistas, el gobierno y las tribus de la región. El río Klamath recorre parte de Oregón y California.