World Today

Topics of today include Xi Jinping announces the opening of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge; More than 7,000 people headed for the US in migrant caravan; China, ASEAN conduct joint military drill on the sea; and Companies urge Bloomberg to retract its story of alleged China spying chips

Topics of today includes, Russian lawmaker says U.S. withdrawal from nuclear treaty a "major blow" to global stability; China is urging Eurasia to safeguard world economic recovery; and Turkey says to reveal "naked truth" of Saudi journalist's murder this week.

The recently concluded trade deal set to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement puts limits on Canada and Mexico to negotiate trade agreements with other economies.The pact states that if one of the partners enters a deal with a so-called "non-market" country, the other partners can quit within six months and form their own bilateral agreement....

Topics include: Lawsuit accusing Harvard of bias against Asian-Americans. Beach handball

players' bikini outfits deemed 'too revealing'. Chinese phrase Jia You enters English dictionary. Japanese firms

encourage their dozy workers to sleep on the job.

Topics include: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to attend the Aisa-Europe Meeting Summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. Donald Trump plans to withdraw US from global postal treaty in latest move against china. And the US President is asking Turkey for audio and video evidence from Khashoggi investigation. Chinese President Xi Jinping urges efforts to win battle against poverty on schedule. The Chinese expression "add oil" enters Oxford dictionary. Canadian police are telling people to stop calling them to snitch on neighbours growing cannabis.

Topics include: Donald Trump urges caution over condemning Saudi Arabia over the missing journalist. Theresa May is heading to Brussels to speak to EU leaders to keep the hopes of a Brexit deal alive. China becomes the largest recipient of foreign direct investment in the first half of this year. Trump threatens to cut aid to Central American countries over immigrants.

Topics include: The 14th Beijing-Tokyo Forum held in Japan with boosting ties in focus. Scott Morrison's speech on China-Australian relations generated a buzz among Chinese communities. Lawsuit charging Harvard University of discriminating against Asian American applicants in admissions has begun in the US. UN report says 1 out of 9 people globally are malnourished. Senator Warren, mocked by Trump as 'Pocahontas,' says DNA test backs her ancestry. University of Birmingham accepts China's college entrance exam.

Topics include: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang calls for renewing China-Netherlands friendship. Saudi Arabia rejected the US threats over missing journalist, warning that oil prices could skyrocket. China's central bank governor says constructive solutions are better than a trade war. Mexico seeks to assure China that the new trade deal with the US and Canada won't block other economic relations.

A landmark report from the world's top climate group says "rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society" are required to ward off the worst impacts of global warming.  Will this put a fire under governments to take actions? What are the major conclusions in the IPCC report? And what does it mean for the global community? Can individual people make a difference?

Airport police in India are being instructed to smile less; Sydney Opera House 'advertising' triggered heated discussion; A study shows that people can afford to be more honest than they think; And a recent survey finds most US young people prefer to stay single.