Sweden Greta Thunberg named Time magazine's Person of the Year 2019 The Swedish activist is the youngest person to ever receive the distinction 11/12/2019
Sweden Sweden charges former China envoy over Gin Minhai meetings Swedish prosecutors suspect Anna Lindstedt of organising a meeting in January between Gui’s daughter, China's ambassador and two businessmen about the possible release of her father, a dissident bookseller who is current imprisoned. 09/12/2019
no comment Ice-mining: Watch how this Chinese city gets its ice for sculptures The northeastern Chinese city of Harbin held its first ice mining festival on the Songhua River on Saturday, kicking off the city's winter tourist season. 08/12/2019
USA Hundreds of thousands march as Hong Kong protests near half-year mark Marchers said they hoped the huge turnout might help win concessions from the government of Chief Executive Carrie Lam. 08/12/2019
China Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong mark six months of protests Protesters have expanded their demands to include an investigation into police brutality, setting protesters free, and universal suffrage. 08/12/2019
USA Pipe dream: The African cannabis empire that never was A London firm planned a giant cannabis farm in the African jungle. Four years later there's little to show for it but dirt roads and a few angry investors. 05/12/2019
France Could France's strike erode the President's international leadership? Trade unions called for a strike for an indefinite period that could bring the country to a standstill. 04/12/2019
World France says EU ready to respond strongly to latest US tariff threat French Finance minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday that the US threat to impose duties of up to 100% on €2.17 billion in imports from France was "unacceptable" and that the EU stood ready to "respond strongly" in case Washington went ahead with the plan. 03/12/2019
no comment Hong Kong protesters hold US flags and praise Donald Trump Protesters took to the streets again, one week after pro-democracy candidates won a landslide victory in district council elections. 02/12/2019
China Hong Kong's business district puts protests on the lunch menu Hundreds of office workers in Hong Kong's business district gathered on Monday for the first in a week of lunchtime protests backing the pro-democracy movement after its resounding victory in district polls held last week. 02/12/2019
no comment Hong Kong marchers keep pressure on Lam after local vote Marching near the waterfront on the Kowloon side of Victoria Harbour, they sought to keep the pressure on city leader Carrie Lam after pro-democracy candidates won district council elections a week earlier. 01/12/2019
USA Thousands take to Hong Kong streets in fresh protests after week of victories Demonstrators who gathered Sunday seemed determined to refocus attention on the issues at the heart of the movement that has roiled the semi-autonomous Chinese territory for months. 01/12/2019
China Hong Kong police seize roughly 4,000 petrol bombs on university campus Hong Kong police said they had seized roughly 4,000 petrol bombs found at a university campus. 29/11/2019
The Cube China anger over new US law that backs Hong Kong protesters It's likely this will worsen already fraught relations between Washington and Beijing 28/11/2019
USA China lambastes U.S. after Trump signs laws backing Hong Kong rights "We urge the U.S. to not continue going down the wrong path, or China will take countermeasures," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. 28/11/2019
USA Hong Kong police to enter university as hunt for protesters turns up empty The red-brick university on Kowloon peninsula was turned into a battleground in mid-November. 27/11/2019
brussels bureau The Brief: The EPP elects Donald Tusk as the party's new president Outgoing European Council President Donald Tusk was elected as the new president of the European People's Party with 491 votes in favor and 37 votes against. 25/11/2019
