World Today

① Xi: China to expand domestic demand, opening up at the APEC.

② Australia's cold war mentality is cause to fraught ties with China: FM.

③ U.S. spies on Denmark and other Europe allies to sell its fighter jets.

④ Post-Brexit UK announces largest military investment since Cold War.

⑤ U.S. death toll nears 250,000 in wake of deadliest day since early May.

① BRICS summit: China calls for unity in combating COVID-19, reviving world economy;

② Trump’s foreign policy in the next 2 month;

③ Few willing to join coalition that excludes players like China: Singapore PM;

④ Pinduoduo continues to increase investment to boost online grocery shopping.

① A 2nd COVID19 vaccine candidate in the US is called 95% effective in protecting against the disease;

② Huawei to sell Honor brand to ensure survival of supply chain;

③ Peru's Congress elects new leader to defuse political crisis;

④ Putin orders deal signed on Russian Navy logistics hub in Sudan;

⑤ SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches International Space Station.

15 Asia-Pacific countries sign the world’s largest trade agreement, the RCEP, over the weekend;

US President Donald Trump insists he's not conceding, even after acknowledging Biden's victory;

And Chinese President Xi Jinping lays out specific plans and targets for the Yangtze River Economic Belt;

With in-depth panel discussions on domestic and global news and current affairs, Today gives you the story behind the headlines.

Nearly a week after media projected Joe Biden to be the winner of the 2020 US presidential election, there is no sign that President Donald Trump plans to concede. The Trump campaign has launched a flurry of lawsuits alleging, without evidence, that there was a widespread conspiracy by Democrats to rig the outcome. Biden has described Trump’s behavior embarrassing. There seems to be an escalating standoff rather than a transition.

①Xi Jinping addresses event marking 30 years of Shanghai's Pudong.

②Asian leaders plan to strike RCEP trade deal on Sunday, leaving the door open for India to return later.

③Pressure builds on Trump to concede as Biden pushes ahead with transition plan.

④China refutes Western interference on Hong Kong lawmakers' disqualification.

⑤China to tighten anti-monopoly regulation over big internet firms.

①President Xi calls for more SCO efforts to build a community with a shared future.

②Pompeo makes baseless claims about "smooth transition to second Trump administration".

③Chinese consumers spend $56 billion in 10 days during the double 11 shopping festival.

④Pudong 30 years on: what's behind its success?

①Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia sign a deal to end Nagorno-Karabakh war

②What have been the highlights of a 6-day import expo in Shanghai?

③Shanghai's Pudong New Area is beginning to celebrate its 30th birthday.

④Donald Trump has fired his Secretary of Defense Mark Esper

⑤Will there be a so-called "revenge spending" in China upcoming Singles Day?

Joe Biden is to announce coronavirus task force as part of presidential transition, but Trump is in denial over election defeat. Where do we go from here? The president-elect also says he'll reverse a number of Donald Trump's foreign policies, what does that mean for China?