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China accuses Britain of ‘harbouring evil intentions’ and claims its military ‘followed and warned’ a Royal Navy frigate during rare voyage through sensitive Taiwan Strait Beijing claims it ‘followed and warned’ HMS Richmond as it sailed through Strait  While US warships often make the voyage, its allies have been more …

An executive known as ‘Mr Fix-it’ with previous experience running casinos has joined beleaguered Crown Resorts as it faces a second royal commission. Crown Resorts has aptly appointed an executive known as “Mr Fix-it” to its board as another member of the old guard departs and the embattled casino operator …

The world has never been more indebted after a year of battling Covid-19. And there’s even more borrowing ahead. Governments, companies and households raised $24 trillion last year to offset the pandemic’s economic toll, bringing the global debt total to an all-time high of $281 trillion by the end of …

A top aide to Boris Johnson is today caught up in a conflict of interest row over claims he helped broker a deal for China’s new embassy on behalf of the Government while being paid by two of the companies involved. Lord Udny-Lister helped the Foreign Office lead talks with …

E dinburgh Zoo’s giant pandas may have to return to China next year at the end of their 10-year contract with the Chinese government due to financial pressures. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, which runs both Edinburgh Zoo and the Highland Wildlife Park, faced enormous financial pressure when it …

China’s plans to build a huge embassy at a historic site in central London has sparked fears it could unearth thousands of bodies of bubonic plague victims. The People’s Republic of China wants to use the former Royal Mint, which sits opposite the Tower of London, as its new embassy …

China’s furious war of words with East End mayor over proposed new embassy in London could derail plans for Britain’s diplomatic mission in Beijing China’s Ambassador to the UK wrote to the mayor of Tower Hamlets last month He referred to local opposition over ‘Xinjiang and Hong Kong related issues’ …

1) China retail sales (Oct) – 16/11 – retail sales growth in China finally appears to be gaining some traction, after several months of caution and concerns about a second wave. In the last two months improvements in imports growth, and an improvement in recent services PMI data suggests that …

Britain’s nuclear submarines become outnumbered as Russian vessels flood into the North Atlantic – as Putin reopens missile base near UK targets Britain’s nuclear submarines are outnumbered by Russia in the North Atlantic Vladimir Putin has reopened a cruise missile base within range of UK targets Head of the Royal …

Cashing in? Royal Collection Trust unveils Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi’s wedding memorabilia – including a £40 China tankard, a £35 pillbox and £9 strawberry truffles From today, the items are available from the Royal Collection Trust’s website Collection features a bee to recognise nickname used to address Beatrice …