But a prime piece of London real estate could be about to face its starkest transformation yet — into a massive Chinese diplomatic site dubbed a “super-embassy” by British media. Next month the British government is due to decide whether to grant the Chinese government permission to create an Embassy House and Cultural Exchange Building on the site of Royal Mint Court.

Business executives from China and the United Kingdom gathered in London on Wednesday to explore cooperation opportunities at an industry and investment roundtable hosted by the UK's 48 Group and the Chaoyang District of Beijing.

The UK has urged China to approve stalled plans for Britain to rebuild its embassy complex in Beijing, as the two countries spar over proposals for new diplomatic headquarters in each other’s capitals.

Ethnic minority communities in China, including Tibetans and Uyghurs, remain under intense state scrutiny, with authorities cracking down on any expression of dissent, including perceived separatist sentiment to displays of support for the exiled Dalai Lama, whom Beijing continues to brand a dangerous separatist.

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 like New York, Pescara and Berlin. The first Beijing ...

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Re-tests of doping samples from the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London 2012 Olympics have found another three positive tests to take the tally to 101, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday.

Billy Tang has been appointed artistic director of Yan Du Project, a new nonprofit space in London opened by the eponymous collector. Tang was previously at Para Site in Hong Kong, where he served as executive director for three years. Prior to that, he held curatorial roles at Shanghai’s Rockbund Art Museum and Beijing’s Magician Space.