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Observers of the deepening political crisis in Britain over Brexit may well be reminded of a Shakespearean tragedy.
Observers of the deepening political crisis in Britain over Brexit may well be reminded of a Shakespearean tragedy.
Fears Britain may end its ‘golden visas’ has led to an increase in super-rich Chinese applying for them.
Fears Britain may end its ‘golden visas’ has led to an increase in super-rich Chinese applying for them.
British East Asian writers and actors alarmed that scripts for TV sitcom ‘Living With The Lams’ is scattered with racist terms like ‘chongers’, has a father who plays in a band called Wok and Roll, and a grandmother who spits and eats fortune cookies all day.
British East Asian writers and actors alarmed that scripts for TV sitcom ‘Living With The Lams’ is scattered with racist terms like ‘chongers’, has a father who plays in a band called Wok and Roll, and a grandmother who spits and eats fortune cookies all day.
UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson’s announcement he would send Britain’s aircraft carrier to the Pacific could come at a cost.
UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson’s announcement he would send Britain’s aircraft carrier to the Pacific could come at a cost.
Such visa schemes have long been criticised by anti-corruption groups as a way to launder money.
Such visa schemes have long been criticised by anti-corruption groups as a way to launder money.
Unsupported claims Huawei products are packed with spyware have not convinced some US allies into shifting policies to shut out the Chinese tech giant.
Unsupported claims Huawei products are packed with spyware have not convinced some US allies into shifting policies to shut out the Chinese tech giant.
Users have been found wandering the streets in a stupefied trance after smoking drug that costs less than a dollar a dose.
Users have been found wandering the streets in a stupefied trance after smoking drug that costs less than a dollar a dose.
Mauritius’ ties to India are historic, but China is key to its future. The island has to ‘play its diplomacy very carefully’ in a region superpowers see as strategic
Mauritius’ ties to India are historic, but China is key to its future. The island has to ‘play its diplomacy very carefully’ in a region superpowers see as strategic
Britain’s largest mobile provider scrubs China’s Huawei from its 4G network. What does this mean for Huawei’s future in the UK?
Britain’s largest mobile provider scrubs China’s Huawei from its 4G network. What does this mean for Huawei’s future in the UK?
In Mauritius, the Chinese community only makes up about 3 per cent of the island’s 1.2 million population – but their influence is large.
In Mauritius, the Chinese community only makes up about 3 per cent of the island’s 1.2 million population – but their influence is large.
Chan, who played Gwennie in The World of Suzie Wong, dated the future Lord Snowdon in the 1960s, appeared in Cleopatra with Elizabeth Taylor, and worked with ‘yellowed up’ white actors, is busier than ever as she nears 80.
Chan, who played Gwennie in The World of Suzie Wong, dated the future Lord Snowdon in the 1960s, appeared in Cleopatra with Elizabeth Taylor, and worked with ‘yellowed up’ white actors, is busier than ever as she nears 80.
Popularity of Chinese neighbourhood appears to have passed its peak, but plans for a metal and glass upgrade have failed to get off the ground, despite enthusiasm from investors – many of them from Hong Kong.
Popularity of Chinese neighbourhood appears to have passed its peak, but plans for a metal and glass upgrade have failed to get off the ground, despite enthusiasm from investors – many of them from Hong Kong.
The power supply was cut to Frank Wang’s coffee van – which he has operated for 15 years in Bethnal Green – when an Ibiza-themed beach bar moved in behind him.
The power supply was cut to Frank Wang’s coffee van – which he has operated for 15 years in Bethnal Green – when an Ibiza-themed beach bar moved in behind him.
Ceremony held for five members of the 100,000-strong Chinese Labour Corps, who grew food, built roads and dug trenches during the first world war.
Ceremony held for five members of the 100,000-strong Chinese Labour Corps, who grew food, built roads and dug trenches during the first world war.
Restaurants workers go on strike for five hours in response to what they call heavy-handed “fishing raids” – but enforcement officers deny improper behaviour and say 19 immigration offenders have been caught.
Restaurants workers go on strike for five hours in response to what they call heavy-handed “fishing raids” – but enforcement officers deny improper behaviour and say 19 immigration offenders have been caught.
Chinese-restaurant staff are going on strike against what they believe are heavy-handed UK immigration raids, one of which left a woman sprawled in the street in front of a van.
Chinese-restaurant staff are going on strike against what they believe are heavy-handed UK immigration raids, one of which left a woman sprawled in the street in front of a van.
Hong Kong’s MTR and China’s Guangshen Railway Company are said to be front runners to operate trains on a new train network in Britain.
Hong Kong’s MTR and China’s Guangshen Railway Company are said to be front runners to operate trains on a new train network in Britain.
The vastly different system to that in China and tendency for colleges to devote more effort to marketing themselves than student welfare are being blamed for unhappiness among the Chinese studying in Britain.
The vastly different system to that in China and tendency for colleges to devote more effort to marketing themselves than student welfare are being blamed for unhappiness among the Chinese studying in Britain.
Visitor numbers are soaring since Air China began direct Beijing-Athens flights, while Chinese shipping company Cosco has taken majority ownership of the Piraeus Port – a potentially crucial component of the Belt and Road Initiative.
Visitor numbers are soaring since Air China began direct Beijing-Athens flights, while Chinese shipping company Cosco has taken majority ownership of the Piraeus Port – a potentially crucial component of the Belt and Road Initiative.
The new diplomatic mission will occupy the former Royal Mint, near the site of London’s original Chinatown by the Thames.
The new diplomatic mission will occupy the former Royal Mint, near the site of London’s original Chinatown by the Thames.