Two Chinese companies will deliver pork to Russia through Kaliningrad and St. Petersburg, as well as two land crossings in the country’s Far East. It is expected to partially substitute for Western supplies halted by Moscow’s food ban. http://rt.com/business/192492-china-supply-pork-russia/
Thousands attended a peaceful demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy in Portland Place last night. http://www.london24.com/news/thousands_attend_hong_kong_protest_at_london_s_chinese_embassy_1_3791350
Two Chinese destroyers have arrived at Iran’s Gulf port of Bandar Abbas, in an unprecedented visit attesting to a new rapprochement between the two countries, Iranian media reported Sunday. http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-warships-first-call-iran-port-205315307.html
Asia’s first grand slam singles champion Li Na has called time on her 15-year tennis career due to “chronic” knee injuries. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/19/sport/tennis/li-na-retirement/index.html?hpt=isp_c1
Wang Quan’an is the latest celebrity to be detained in a crackdown on prostitution and drugs by Beijing authorities. http://news.sky.com/story/1336078/chinese-director-detained-for-hiring-prostitutes