East Asia

Fr. Lu Genjun, former vicar general of the diocese, also forcibly removed. The incident occurred only a short time after the renewal of the provisional agreement between China and the Vatican. The bishop of Baoding, Msgr. Giacomo Su Zhimin has been missing in police custody since 1997 and nothing is known of his whereabouts.

More than 160 million voters cast their ballot in this election. For the Global Times, the United States needs serious and deep reforms. Criticism of Washington comes as Beijing cracks down on Chinese pro-democracy dissidents. Attacks against the US system are actually symptomatic of Chinese concerns that Trump has set a path for Cold War-style competition.

About 3,800 birds died on a farm in just four days. Transporting poultry and eggs within a 10-kilometre radius from point zero is prohibited. The Ministry of Agriculture temporarily bans all exports of eggs and poultry.

Tycoon giant Jack Ma fails to abide by the government's new rules on online microcredit services. Thus the largest initial public offering in history ($ 39.7 billion) has been frozen. Operators' fears and problems for small and medium-sized enterprises. The new five-year plan contains market openings, but the regime's orientation is towards greater state control.

Journalists back Bao Choy, a freelance reporter who investigated the beatings of young pro-democracy activists in Yuen Long by local thugs in July 2019. She was arrested for applying for information under false pretences. The arrest is exaggerated and disproportionate to the act.

Celebrating Mass in suffrage for the cardinals and bishops who died in the last year, Francis said: "We are called to leave behind the visible world we take for granted, our usual, commonplace ways of thinking, and to entrust ourselves entirely to the Lord who tells us: “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die” (Jn 11:25-26)".

Governments, public opinion and markets were prepared for the worst. The leadership in the two Koreas would like Trump's re-election, similarly Japan. According to the Indians, the outcome of the vote will have no impact on relations with Washington. Vietnam and Taiwan want the re-election of "The Donald", capable of standing up to China.

An experiment on mice shows that the Nrf2 protein could slow aging in people. It might be used against Alzheimer and diabetes, as well as space travel to other planets.

Chinese troops allegedly built structures in an area bordering Tibet. The Nepali and Chinese governments deny this. India accuses China of seizing 300 square kilometres of Himalayan territory during the summer hitherto under its control.

The four weapon systems have a value of $ 600 million. It is the tenth sale to the island approved by the Trump administration, the third in the past two weeks. For the United States, it will not alter the military balance in East Asia. Beijing's response is expected.

Because of the contagion "we must be very careful with the recommendations of the political and healthcare authorities". Prayer is "the rudder that guides Jesus' course", it is "above all listening to and meeting God", it is "an art to be practiced with insistence", it is "the place where one perceives that everything comes from God and returns to Him” it is “abandoning oneself into the hands of the Father”.

Bao Choy's investigations embarrassed the police. On 21 July 2019, gang-related thugs attacked anti-extradition protesters and unsuspecting passengers at a local metro station. RTHK pledges not to give up its investigative efforts. For pro-democracy advocates, the journalist’s arrest is an attack on press freedom.