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Thu, September 24, 2020 | 21:42

Hong Kong opposition activist Joshua Wong arrested over illegal assembly and anti-mask law

Hong Kong opposition activist Joshua Wong arrested over illegal assembly and anti-mask law

Hong Kong opposition activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung was arrested on Thursday for allegedly taking part in an illegal assembly last year. Veteran social activist Koo Sze-yiu was also detained in connection with the protest on October 5, and had been taken to Cheung Sha Wan Police Station.

2020-09-24 19:52

'We are dying': Hong Kong tourism industry pleads with government to restart travel

'We are dying': Hong Kong tourism industry pleads with government to restart travel

Hong Kong's return to leisure travel should start with neighbouring parts of mainland China once a retreat of Covid-19 allows borders to reopen, according to a top tourism official in the city. Tourism Board executive director Dane Cheng Ting-yat said its aim was for travel in both directions to resume first with the mainland Chinese city of Shenzhen, before restoring links w...

2020-09-24 14:01

Chinese scientists bring safer pig-to-human organ transplants closer to reality

Chinese scientists bring safer pig-to-human organ transplants closer to reality

A team led by Chinese researchers say they have succeeded in producing genetically modified pigs with cells that are more compatible with the human immune system, paving the way for safe and effective organ transplants from animals to humans.

2020-09-23 14:51

China at risk of a winter spike in coronavirus infections: experts

China at risk of a winter spike in coronavirus infections: experts

China could face a new wave of coronavirus infections as winter approaches, according to the country's experts. Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said the country had already experienced four waves of infections and a fifth was possible.

2020-09-20 14:17

Beijing vows to retaliate for Washington's ban on TikTok, WeChat

Beijing vows to retaliate for Washington's ban on TikTok, WeChat

China says it resolutely opposes the United States' ban on the Chinese-owned mobile apps Tiktok and WeChat and has vowed to take countermeasures.

2020-09-19 19:18

US bans WeChat, TikTok from app stores, threatens shutdowns

US Senate Democrats announce $350 billion plan to confront China

US Senate Democrats announce $350 billion plan to confront China

US Senate Democrats announced a US$350 billion plan on Thursday to confront China, a glaring signal from Washington that no matter who wins the upcoming presidential election in November, there likely will be immense bipartisan pressure from Congress to maintain a tough stance against Beijing.

2020-09-18 10:46

China greets US diplomat's visit to Taiwan with warplane incursion

China greets US diplomat's visit to Taiwan with warplane incursion

Two People's Liberation Army warplanes have approached Taiwan in yet another incursion that signals growing Chinese hostility towards the self-ruled island, ahead of a trip by a senior US diplomat to boost economic cooperation with Taipei.

2020-09-17 13:26

Taiwan calls for global defense against China 'threat'

The US-China tech cold war has turned hot - but would a Biden presidency change it?

The US-China tech cold war has turned hot - but would a Biden presidency change it?

With the US presidential election fast approaching, experts are debating whether a victory for Democratic nominee Joe Biden in November will reverse a building tech war that threatens to split the global technology industry in half, from semiconductors to the internet itself. The short answer: no, not really, if Biden's rhetoric is anything to go by, although some analysts ar...

2020-09-17 10:52

Chinese vaccine for COVID-19 ready for use in November, top scientist says

Chinese vaccine for COVID-19 ready for use in November, top scientist says

Chinese people will have access to locally developed coronavirus vaccines as early as November or December, according to a top scientist from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Clinical trials of several vaccine candidates had been progressing smoothly and preparations were being made to go into mass production, Wu Guizhen, the CDC's chief biosafety ...

2020-09-16 13:11

Trump says coronavirus vaccine could be weeks away

Americans urged to reconsider travel to Hong Kong

Americans urged to reconsider travel to Hong Kong

The United States on Monday urged citizens to “reconsider travel” to Hong Kong, citing an environment in which the central Chinese government “unilaterally and arbitrarily exercises police and security power” in the semi-autonomous city. New guidance released by the State Department supersedes a June notice that suggested US citizens travelling to Hong Kong only “exercise inc...

2020-09-15 14:07

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