Keir Starmer to ‘approve Chinese mega-embassy’ after security concerns & Beijing warned UK would ‘face consequences’

SIR Keir Starmer will reportedly approve a new Chinese mega-embassy in London next month despite major security concerns. The ...
WRAL

How’s the Air in Beijing and New Delhi? From London, I Smelled the Smog and Haze

LONDON — When I moved back to London in 2017 after more than 10 years living abroad, the first thing that hit me was the smell of diesel and the dusty haze hovering over the city. LONDON — When I ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

London says no to a big Chinese Embassy, in a blow to Beijing ties

Local officials in London rejected plans for a massive, new Chinese Embassy, a bitter setback for China's government that once promised a "golden... LONDON — Local officials in London overwhelmingly ...
Yahoo

China and UK must be able to talk frankly and cooperate, Starmer tells Xi

Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said meets Britain's PM Keir Starmer, in London BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday the two ...
Untapped Cities

London’s Tweed Run Comes to Beijing in the City’s First Vintage Bicycle Ride

Tweed Run, a London produced group bicycle ride in which cyclists dress in traditional British attire and ride vintage bicycles around the city, has arrived in Beijing after sweeping over many cities ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Beijing, New York Commuters Keep Their Cool as Londoners Sweat

Commuters crammed inside hot and clammy underground trains into London’s financial center over the last few months may be wondering what life could be like working in another city. While climate ...
Bloomberg L.P.

London Teaches Beijing a Lesson in Democracy

Matthew Brooker is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering business and infrastructure. Formerly, he was an editor for Bloomberg News and the South China Morning Post. Farewell, China’s “super embassy.
New Hampshire Public Radio

From Beijing to London, Blinken pushes for Ukraine peace deal and recovery

LONDON — Fresh from his trip to China, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken turns his attention to Ukraine as he meets U.K. officials in London ahead of a two-day conference focused on Ukraine's ...
KHQ

UK's Lammy visits China in bid to reset London-Beijing ties

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy will visit China this week, Beijing and Downing Street said Thursday, marking the first by a senior UK official since the election of Prime Minister Keir Starmer ...
Yahoo! Sports

Doping-Ilyin stripped of Beijing, London weightlifting golds

ZURICH (Reuters) - Kazak weightlifter Ilya Ilyin has been stripped of the gold medals he won at the Beijing and London Olympic Games after failing doping tests in re-analysis of samples, the ...
Reuters

London's Chinatown immune to Beijing excitement

LONDON (Reuters) - Beijing's streets are alive with Olympic fever, but in London's Chinatown, heartbeat of the city's 100,000-strong Chinese community, the atmosphere is decidedly downbeat two days ...