The Hoover Tower rises above Stanford University in this aerial photo in Stanford, California, on Jan 13, 2017. [Photo/Agencies]
The GBA was officially included in the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) outline, which was approved by the 12th National People's Congress in March 2016.
The HKEX said it still believes that the combination "is strategically compelling and would create a world-leading market infrastructure group" but is disappointed that "it has been unable to engage with the management of LSEG in realizing this vision."
The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, the city's listed enterprise that operates the Peninsula Hotel brand, cautioned that political uncertainty in Hong Kong could jeopardize its business performance and the hotel operator is monitoring how the protests affect visitor arrivals and Hong Kong's economic stability.
The House Intelligence Committee is also probing the Russian meddling, and the top Democrat on that panel, California Rep. Adam Schiff, says the committee is contacting participants in the Trump Jr. meeting. Referencing Feinstein's comments about Mueller's clearance, he said his committee may consider public hearings "for particular witnesses" but noted it rarely holds open hearings.
The House of Representatives passed the act on Wednesday. It had already been passed by the US Senate on June 25. The legislation threatens to sanction Chinese individuals, entities and financial institutions.
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The Hungarian-version of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China made its debut in Budapest on Monday, with leading officials there saying President Xi's thoughts, proposals and visions in the book are useful to better govern their country.
The HKSAR should also fulfill its principal responsibility of national security education to build a broad social consensus needed for the law's implementation, he said.
The FT, citing sources, said US officials canceled the meeting with Wang, a vice-minister of commerce, and Liao, a vice-minister of finance, because of a lack of progress on technology transfer issues and “structural” reforms to China’s economy.
The Falcon 9 rocket will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying a cargo Dragon spacecraft loaded with supplies and equipment for scientific research of the crew aboard the orbiting laboratory.