Hong Kong postpones LegCo election due to COVID-19 outbreak

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam on Friday announced the postponement of the 2020 Legislative Council (LegCo) General Election of the HKSAR due to the current COVID-19 outbreak. Full Story

Fauci "cautiously optimistic" about safe, effective COVID-19 vaccine in late fall, early winter

U.S. top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Friday he is "cautiously optimistic" that the United States would have a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine this late fall or early winter. Full Story

• U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 4.5 mln as school reopening debate persists
• Fauci "cautiously optimistic" about safe, effective COVID-19 vaccine in late fall, early winter
• Putin discusses Russians' detention in Belarus with Security Council
• Three in four UK businesses concerned about failure to secure trade deal with EU, survey finds
• Tokyo confirms record 463 daily COVID-19 cases

• Mongolia to hand over first batch of 30,000 sheep to China
• Pompeo widely blasted by U.S. media, seen as "worst secretary of state ever"
• COVID-19 death toll in Mexico reaches 46,000
• Over 60 per cent of Tokyo Olympics volunteers worry about pandemic impact
• U.S. COVID-19 death toll projected to top 230,000 by November

Trump says he will ban TikTok in United States

Donald Trump told reporters that he plans to ban the TikTok app in the U.S. through executive authority while flying home from Florida on Friday evening. Full Story

• Trump says he will ban TikTok in United States
• Apple reports double-digit growth in Q3
• China fully launches self-constructed BeiDou-3 global satellite navigation system
• China releases recommended Chinese names for Mars terrain features
• China develops high-power electric locomotive

• China's central bank injects 20 bln yuan into market
• China to shore up support for mass entrepreneurship, innovation demonstration bases
• China's non-manufacturing PMI dips in July
• China's ARJ21 capable of serving all high-plateau airports
• China's manufacturing PMI up to 51.1 in July

‘Tenet’ approved for theatrical release in China

“Tenet” announced Wednesday that it has passed government approvals for a theatrical release in China, an indication that an official release date is now on the horizon. Full Story

• First "Harry Potter" movie to return to China in 3D in August
• ‘Tenet’ approved for theatrical release in China
• Netflix sets record for most Emmy nominations of all time
• Hollywood veteran David Rubin re-elected Academy president
• Beijing Int'l Film Festival to open in August

• Olivia de Havilland, star of 'Gone With the Wind,' dies at 104
• Shanghai Int'l Film Festival hosts Japanese Film Week
• Chinese film "A Road to Spring" set for August release
• Hollywood insiders weigh in on future of U.S.-China co-productions
• Disney delays premiere of 'Mulan' indefinitely

Henan Jianye's Bassogog tests positive for COVID-19

Christian Bassogog of the Chinese Super League (CSL) side Henan Jianye has tested positive for COVID-19, the Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission has revealed on Saturday. Full Story

• Defending champion Trump edges through first round at Snooker World Championship
• Plans to allow spectators in England delayed
• Henan Jianye's Bassogog tests positive for COVID-19
• Five years on: Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics preparations full speed ahead
• Launch ceremony of "Voice of Beijing 2022" Global Communications held in Beijing

• Chinese Tennis Association Tour to kick off on August 1
• Five years on from Beijing 2022 bid, Games already leaving legacy
• Promising Qingdao center Liu named in CBA's Most Improved Five of the Week
• China Open, 3 other September badminton tournaments canceled due to COVID-19
• China's Ding to face Mark King in 1st round of Snooker Worlds

Chinese Nobel laureate Mo Yan publishes new novel

"A Late Bloomer," Mo Yan's first novel after he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012, was recently published by People's Literature Publishing House. Full Story

• Chinese Nobel laureate Mo Yan publishes new novel
• China's Nanjing launches international smile relay
• Scientists reject conspiracy theory of coronavirus origin
• Chinese farmer opens private museum to preserve memories
• Ancient tomb unearthed in N China's Hebei

• "Stinky" noodles Luosifen become popular at home and abroad
• Ruins dating back 5,000 years discovered in China
• China to have over 3 mln master's degree students on campus
• Special fund set up to preserve ancient villages in E China
• Chinese opera season to kick off online