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Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was detained on drug charges in 2014 before Canada-China ties nosedived in 2018
China has overturned the death sentence of Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian official said on Friday, in a possible sign of a diplomatic thaw as prime minister seeks to boost trade ties with Beijing.
Schellenberg’s lawyer Zhang Dongshuo, reached in Beijing on Saturday, confirmed the decision was announced on Friday by highest court.

The ruling by China’s highest court followed a recent meeting between China and Canada’s top leaders that led to a thaw in the two countries’ relations.

Beijing, Moscow and shaken American allies are seeking new warheads as President Trump ends more than a half century of nuclear arms control with Russia.

Researchers say blood sample strip, which can be used at home, can pick up virus that causes cervical cancer
A pioneering test of period blood for signs of cervical cancer could be a convenient, non-invasive and accurate way of screening for the disease, researchers have said.
A regular sanitary pad topped with a blood sample strip can pick up human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes most cases of cervical cancer, and could be used by women at home, the results of a study indicate.

The move against the men, who wrote an article that was critical of a local official, demonstrates how the space for independent voices has shrunk in China.

Parent company says the bullion created a ‘sumptuous atmosphere’ but current market conditions offered a ‘good opportunity’ to sell it
The Grand Emperor hotel in Macau has ripped up and sold the gold bricks lining its lobby floor, earning nearly $13m (£9.6m) due to turbulent geopolitical conditions.
The hotel, which opened in 2006, is known for its opulent decor including a “golden pathway” featuring dozens of gold bars in its entranceway.

A couple who stayed in Shenzhen discovered their intimate moments were filmed as spy-cam porn.

A recent production of “Othello” proves that small creative flowers can grow between the dreary slabs of cultural concrete laid by the Communist Party.

Miguel Díaz‑Canel says Cuba is willing to engage Washington amid the island’s deepening economic crisis
After months of threats from , the president of , Miguel Díaz-Canel, has said that his government is willing to talk to the United States, just so long as it is “without pressure”.
Standing in front of a life-sized photograph of Fidel Castro carrying a rifle during the 1959 revolution, Díaz-Canel, the 65-year-old president, said on Thursday that his island nation had been subject to an “intense media campaigns of slander, hatred and psychological warfare”.

Their call comes in the wake of a flurry of visits by Western leaders to China in recent months.

The president’s policies have weakened the US’s competitive position and undermined its alliances to China’s advantage
If ’s presidency has any theme (beyond self-promotion), it’s that his “America First” agenda will Make America Great Again. Unfortunately for the American people, if Trump’s maneuvers and machinations have made any nation greater, it’s been China, not the United States.
During Trump’s first term, he treated as a strategic rival and often talked of checking its rise. His administration complained that China was seeking to and “erode American security and prosperity”. But during his first year back in the White House, Trump – in governing by whim and impulse with little strategic vision - has done lots to Make China Great Again.
Steven Greenhouse is a journalist and author, focusing on labour and the workplace, as well as economic and legal issues

Since the 70s, China has turned around its economy – from introducing subsidies to mining untapped talent, these are the lessons Starmer must take note of
Margaret Thatcher and Deng Xiaoping were both on a mission when they came to power within months of each other at the tail end of the 1970s. Thatcher wanted to reinvigorate capitalism in Britain, while Deng launched a programme of reform and liberalisation that he called .
Since then, the economies of Britain and China have been transformed, but in different ways. China was essentially a peasant economy when Deng took control, but it has since become an industrial powerhouse, while Britain has ceased to be a major manufacturing player and instead became a country dominated by services.
Larry Elliott is a Guardian columnist