HKEX says it has had "constructive" initial discussions with regulators and policymakers. However, regulatory sources in Britain and Italy - where LSE owns Borsa Italiana - said they had yet to hold substantive talks with HKEX on the deal.
HAIKOU - Offshore duty-free shops on China's island province of Hainan received a total of 44.52 billion yuan (.64 billion) in sales in the past eight years, according to local customs.
Guangzhou is exploring new areas for innovation, said Lin Huanxu, an official of the Guangzhou science, technology and innovation commission.
HAVANA - Cuba said on Thursday that the alleged "acoustic attacks" over the last two years on US and Canadian diplomatic personnel on the island have been "manipulated" and "used for aggressive purposes" by Washington.
HANGZHOU -- After a short hiatus in business due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Yiwu International Trade Market, the world's leading small commodities market, has sprung back to life as the epidemic has been subdued in China.
HANGZHOU -- "Rural deliveries in China aren't easy," says Yang Guoping, a village postman in Hanggai Township, Anji county, East China's Zhejiang province, since 1992.
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HERE already has a substantial presence in the Seattle region following its acquisition of Medio Systems in 2014, and the company said it plans to keep growing its workforce in the region.
Guelar spoke highly of China's achievements in the past decades, especially in the last 20 years.
Guangzhou Metro Corp, operator of the city's railway network, along with other companies, manufacturers and operators, has been encouraged to actively participate in the railway project construction in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Guizhou has an area of about 176,000 square kilometers, most of it mountains and valleys that once posed a prominent challenge for locals, separating people even living in the same village.