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S.Korea's Yoon urges closer communication with China over U.S. missile shield

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Friday that close communication with China is needed to ensure that a U.S. missile defence system stationed in South Korea will not pose a hurdle to bilateral ties, Yoon's office said.

Reuters

US Stock Futures Drop Ahead Of Consumer Sentiment Report; FedEx Shares Plunge

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade on Friday after recording losses on Thursday. The Nasdaq 100 index dipped more than 200 points in the previous session following the release of several economic reports.

Benzinga

Chinese delegation banned from Queen's lying-in-state at Westminster

The Commons Speaker has reportedly banned Chinese diplomats from entering the parliament although the Beijing government is still invited to the funeral service in Westminster Abbey.

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China fire: Enormous blaze rips through city skyscraper as smoke billows into the air

A fire broke out in a skyscraper in Changsha, China, on Friday. Casualties are unknown, but emergency responders were sent to tackle the horrifying blaze show as scared workers were shown evacuating from the building

Daily Mirror

Martin Schram: Did Xi just learn from Putin?

This was not the way Russia’s Vladimir Putin wanted to look, for all the world to see on Thursday, when he walked into the massive and bizarrely flowered and leafy conference room in Uzbekistan for his much-needed meeting with a deep-pocketed counterpart, China’s Xi Jinping.

Tribune News Service

S Korea returns remains of Chinese soldiers killed in Korean War

Estimates of the number of Chinese military casualties during the 1950-53 Korean War range from 180,000 to 400,000.

Al Jazeera

China banned from viewing Queen Elizabeth lying-in-state - BBC

The Chinese delegation visiting London to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral on Monday will not be allowed to view her coffin at the lying-in-state vigil inside parliament, the BBC reported on Friday.

Reuters

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Fire engulfs office tower in southern Chinese city

A massive fire engulfed a high-rise office building in downtown Changsha, capital of China's southern province of Hunan, on Friday afternoon, state media reported.

Reuters

China plans sanctions on CEOs of Boeing Defense, Raytheon over Taiwan sales

China will impose sanctions on the chief executives of Boeing Defense and Raytheon over their involvement in Washington's latest arms sales to Taiwan, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.

Reuters

Lithuanian minister says Taiwan office a 'very important step'

The opening of the Lithuanian representative office in Taiwan is a "very important step" for both democracies and the two are on a good track for economic cooperation, a visiting vice minister from the Baltic state said on Friday.

Reuters

Chinese delegation banned from Queen’s lying-in-state

Commons Speaker moves after sanctions imposed on British MPs, but Chinese vice-president may be allowed

The Guardian - UK

EU parliament resolution slams China’s aggression towards Taiwan

Resolution says ‘provocative actions’ by China against Taiwan must have consequences for EU-China relations.

Al Jazeera

China's Xi urges Russia and other countries to work at preventing 'colour revolutions'

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called on Russia and other members of a regional grouping to support each other in preventing foreign powers from instigating "colour revolutions" - popular uprisings that have shaken former Communist nations - in their countries.

Reuters

Weather tracker: Typhoon Muifa wreaks havoc in China after summer of records

Highest red alert issued in Shanghai as meteorological autumn does not give way to cooler temperature in France

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Daily Mirror

Queen lying-in-state: Chinese delegation BANNED from visiting in Westminster Hall

Multiple reports say Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle refused a request for a delegation to view the coffin alongside hundreds of thousands of Brits. The Speaker's office declined to comment

The Hindu

SCO should try to create resilient supply chain in our region, says PM Modi

Better connectivity and giving transit rights is key to creating a better supply chain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the SCO Summit

The Independent UK

China delegation ‘banned from viewing Queen’s coffin in parliament’

Sir Lindsay Hoyle said to have refused access due to sanctions against MPs and peers

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Member States May Allow Zelensky to Speak by Video

UN member states will vote Friday on making an exception to allow Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky to address next week's General Assembly by video, according to diplomatic sources. World leaders were allowed to speak by video in 2020 and in 2021 due to the Covid pandemic, but this year the…

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The Independent UK

China's consumer, factory activity improve but still weak

Chinese official data show consumer spending and factory output improved in August but were still weak

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin, Xi Hail 'Great Power' Ties at Talks Defying West

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for their first face-to-face talks since the start of the conflict in Ukraine on Thursday, hailing their strategic ties in defiance of the West. Sitting across from each other at two long rounded tables and flanked by aides, the two…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China's Xi to Meet Iran's Raisi at Regional Summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping will have his first face-to-face discussion with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on Friday, state media reported. The meeting comes days after the Europen Union warned that negotiations to bring Iran and the US back into a nuclear deal curbing Tehran's nuclear program are in "stalemate",…

Radio France Internationale

Russia and China pledge to be counterweight to US 'dominance'

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have met for their first face-to-face talks since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, hailing their strategic ties in defiance of the West.

Reuters

China's Xi skips dinner with Putin, allies as COVID precaution -source

Chinese leader Xi Jinping stayed away from a dinner attended by 11 heads of states at a regional security summit in line with his delegation's COVID-19 policy, a source in the Uzbek government told Reuters on Friday.

The Independent UK

China's top legislator to meet S. Korea leaders for talks

China’s top legislator is to meet South Korean leaders including new President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, as Yoon’s push to buttress a military alliance with Washington has caused concerns that it could hamper Seoul’s ties with Beijing

Tribune News Service

Putin acknowledges Xi’s ‘concerns’ on Ukraine, showing tension

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Chinese leader Xi Jinping he understands Beijing’s “questions and concerns” about his invasion of Ukraine, a rare admission of tensions between the diplomatic allies.

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