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Wed, July 15, 2020 | 09:56
China urges citizens to shun Australia as dispute simmers
China urges citizens to shun Australia as dispute simmers
China is advising its citizens not to visit Australia, citing racial discrimination and violence against Asians, in what appears to be Beijing's latest attempt to punish the country for advocating an investigation into the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-06-06 12:01
Hong Kong's last British governor likens city's democrats to Mandela, King
Hong Kong's last British governor likens city's democrats to Mandela, King
The last British governor of Hong Kong said the city's democrats are on the same side of history as Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, and accused Chinese President Xi Jinping of "tightening the screws" on the city's freedoms.
2020-06-06 10:12
Elephant dies in India after eating explosive fruit trap
Elephant dies in India after eating explosive fruit trap
India pledged to investigate Thursday the death of a pregnant elephant that ate explosives-filled fruit, as cricket and Bollywood stars joined a chorus of outrage over the incident. The elephant died in agony last week in the southern state of Kerala, the latest casualty in a growing conflict in South Asia between large animals and humans as ever more forest is lost to urban ...
2020-06-05 16:08
Philippines' Duterte renews threat to kill drug dealers after big bust
Philippines' Duterte renews threat to kill drug dealers after big bust
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte renewed on Friday a threat to kill drug dealers after police seized 756 kg (1,667 lb) of methamphetamines, a haul he said proved the Southeast Asian country had become a transhipment point for narcotics. The crystal methamphetamine, with a Philippine market value that police put at 5.1 billion pesos ($102.22 million), was one of the bigges...
2020-06-05 15:44
Worrying over future, Hong Kong defies ban to mark Tiananmen
Worrying over future, Hong Kong defies ban to mark Tiananmen
Thousands of people in Hong Kong defied a police ban Thursday evening, breaking through barricades to hold a candlelight vigil on the 31st anniversary of China's crushing of a democracy movement centered on Beijing's Tiananmen Square. With democracy snuffed out in the mainland, the focus has shifted increasingly to semi-autonomous Hong Kong, where authorities for the first ti...
2020-06-05 11:00
  • North Korea expresses support for China's measures in Hong Kong
China approves Hong Kong security bill
China approves Hong Kong security bill
China's parliament, the National People's Congress, approved a decision on Thursday to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy activists in the city and Western countries fear could undermine its autonomy. China says the legislation will be aimed at tackling secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference in the city but the plan, ...
2020-05-28 16:50
  • Korea backs Hong Kong's prosperity under 'one nation, two systems' policy
  • Hong Kong no longer deserves special US status, Pompeo says
Hong Kong no longer deserves special US status, Pompeo says
Hong Kong no longer deserves special US status, Pompeo says
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress on Wednesday that Hong Kong no longer qualifies for its special status under U.S. law, potentially dealing a crushing blow to its status as a major financial hub. China had undermined Hong Kong's autonomy so fundamentally, Pompeo said, that he could not support its recertification for its special pre-1997 trading status.
2020-05-28 10:19
  • China approves Hong Kong security bill
Thousands protest in Hong Kong over China security law proposal
Thousands protest in Hong Kong over China security law proposal
Police fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters who gathered Sunday against a controversial security law proposed by China, in the most intense clashes for months. As the demonstrators and police were facing off in the semi-autonomous financial hub, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi insisted in Beijing that the proposed law must be imp...
2020-05-25 09:24
China has betrayed Hong Kong, former HK governor says
China has betrayed Hong Kong, former HK governor says
China has betrayed the people of Hong Kong so the West should stop kowtowing to Beijing for an illusory great pot of gold, said Chris Patten, the last governor of the former British colony.
2020-05-23 20:27
  • Hong Kong leader says the city will adopt security law 'as soon as possible'
Survivor recalls horror of Pakistan plane crash that killed 97
Survivor recalls horror of Pakistan plane crash that killed 97
One of the two people to survive a plane crash in Pakistan that killed 97 people has described jumping from the burning wreckage of the aircraft after it hurtled into a residential neighbourhood. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane came down among houses Friday afternoon after both engines failed as it approached Karachi International Airport, the airline said.
2020-05-23 16:40
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