HONG KONG (AFP) – Arrested for alleged national security crimes, Agnes Chow hails from a generation of Hong Kong democracy activists who cut their teeth…
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'Apple Daily must fight on,' Hong Kong tabloid front page reads after owner Jimmy Lai's arrest
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Hong Kong’s Apple Daily tabloid responded with defiance on Tuesday (Aug 11) to the arrest of owner Jimmy Lai under a…
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Media tycoon Jimmy Lai's arrest sends warning to Hong Kong's free press
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Right before China retook control of Hong Kong in 1997, tycoon Jimmy Lai started Apple Daily in part to promote democracy…
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China supports Hong Kong's arrest of media tycoon Jimmy Lai
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China supports the arrest of media tycoon Jimmy Lai by Hong Kong police, state media said on Monday (Aug 10), stressing the…
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'Night fell': Hong Kong's first month under China security law
HONG KONG (AFP) – Teenager Tony Chung said he was walking outside a shopping mall when police officers from Hong Kong’s new national security unit…
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HONG KONG (AFP) – Teenager Tony Chung said he was walking outside a shopping mall when police officers from Hong Kong’s new national security unit…
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Foreign journalist visas come under scrutiny in Hong Kong
HONG KONG – Work visas for foreign journalists will come under greater scrutiny in the city by a new national security unit. It comes after…
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Coronavirus: China set to approve Hong Kong's decision on election delay
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China’s State Council has proposed approving Hong Kong’s decision to delay legislative elections for a year because of the Covid-19 outbreak, according…
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China to decide fate of Hong Kong legislature after term expires
BEIJING (AFP) – Chinese lawmakers met on Saturday (Aug 8) to decide on how to deal with the legislative vacuum left by the postponement of Hong…
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Hong Kong activists charged for taking part in Tiananmen vigil
HONG KONG (AFP) – Twenty-five Hong Kong democracy activists were charged on Thursday (Aug 6) with taking part in a banned candlelight vigil in June…
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Calls for mass testing of domestic helpers in dormitories in Hong Kong
HONG KONG – The city’s government has been urged to conduct mass testing of foreign domestic helpers residing in dormitories across the territory, after an…
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Bank of England says banks able to support coronavirus-hit Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s banks hold enough capital to keep on lending to the country’s companies and also to absorb billions in losses likely to…
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Gold shines on falling dollar, yields; global stimulus supports shares
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Gold scaled a new high on Wednesday as a weaker dollar and falling bond yields burnished its safe-haven appeal, while shares ticked…
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Jittery Hong Kong authors seek Taiwan safety after new security law
HONG KONG (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE) – China’s new security law has cast a threatening shadow over Hong Kong’s dynamic book industry, with anxious publishers combing through…
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