Lithuanian minister says Taiwan office a ‘very important step’

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Formally called the Lithuanian Trade Office in Taipei, it comes under Zemaitis’ ministry and is headed by Paulius Lukauskas, previously an adviser to prime minister Ingrida Simonyte. China has repeatedly denounced Lithuania’s engagement with Taiwan, which it views as Chinese territory over the strong objections of the government in Taipei.Continue Reading

China records first monkeypox case

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BEIJING: China recorded its first case of monkeypox on Friday (Sep 16) in a person who had recently entered the country, officials said. Health authorities in the southwestern city of Chongqing said the person displayed symptoms while undergoing quarantine for COVID-19. Under China’s zero-COVID policy, people entering the country mustContinue Reading

‘Do Revenge’ links teen strangers on a train that runs out of steam

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“Do Revenge” offers you all the makings associated with attention-generating machine, pairing a “Mean Girls” vibe with the actors of two famous teen franchises through Camila Mendes (“Riverdale”) and Maya Hawke (“Stranger Things”). That it is too bad the Netflix movie doesn’t match those qualities, offering some mishmash of hints that’s mildly diverting but can’t schoolmate the final.Continue Reading

‘Confess, Fletch’ lets Jon Hamm show off his lighter side without Chase-ing the past

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Jon Hamm hasn’t discovered many roles to rival his breakthrough “Mad Men” part, and “Confess, Fletch” certainly doesn’t either. Yet this rejuvenated version of the smart-alecky character Chevy Run after played in the eighties has a certain breezy charm, not worthy of rushing to a theater but hardly the waste of one’s digital-viewing time.Continue Reading

Daily round-up, Sep 16: Fire engulfs office tower in China; US concerned about ‘deepening relationship’ between Xi and Putin

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Let’s get you up to speed with the day’s stories. A massive fire engulfed a high-rise office building in downtown Changsha, capital of China’s southern province of Hunan, on Friday afternoon. Dozens of storeys of the more than 200m-tall China Telecom building “burned with great intensity”, state broadcaster CCTV said. 36Continue Reading

Daily round-up, Sep 16: Fire engulfs office tower in China; Xi and Putin call for shake-up of world order

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Let’s get you up to speed with the day’s stories. A massive fire engulfed a high-rise office building in downtown Changsha, capital of China’s southern province of Hunan, on Friday afternoon. Dozens of storeys of the more than 200m-tall China Telecom building “burned with great intensity”, state broadcaster CCTV said. 36Continue Reading