Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen quits as ruling party chief after local elections loss
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Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen quits as ruling party chief after local elections loss
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has stepped down as head of her ruling party after it suffered defeat in Saturday’s local elections, while the Beijing-friendly main opposition held its …
Curiouser and curiouser: Hong Kong’s public discourse has a flavour of Alice in Wonderland these days
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Curiouser and curiouser: Hong Kong’s public discourse has a flavour of Alice in Wonderland these days
There is a curious “down the rabbit hole, through the looking glass, Alice in Wonderland” quality to Hong Kong these days. Maybe it is caused, or helped, by the massive purge of indepen…
Video: How Hong Kong film directors are navigating a new era of censorship
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Video: How Hong Kong film directors are navigating a new era of censorship
“Being in this era, you ought to tell the stories about this era,” says by Chan Tze-woon, director of Blue Island – an uncensored documentary that cannot be screened publicly in H…
Protests in Shanghai as anger mounts over China’s zero-Covid policy
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Protests in Shanghai as anger mounts over China’s zero-Covid policy
by Michael Zhang and Matthew Walsh Angry crowds took to the streets of Shanghai early Sunday calling for an end to lockdowns, as China grapples with mounting public protests against its z…
China protests: University of Hong Kong calls in police as duo stage Urumqi fire solidarity vigil
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China protests: University of Hong Kong calls in police as duo stage Urumqi fire solidarity vigil
Police were called to the University of Hong Kong (HKU) campus on Sunday after students gathered to reportedly mourn those killed in a fire in Urumqi, China. Police intervene in a solidarity vigil …
Covid-19: Hong Kong’s John Lee to return to work after negative test, as hospital chief undergoes isolation
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Covid-19: Hong Kong’s John Lee to return to work after negative test, as hospital chief undergoes isolation
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee will return to work on Monday after recovering from Covid-19. He returned negative results from rapid tests for two consecutive days. Lee confirmed his recovery in a Facebook post on Sunday. Lee tested positive for the virus…
Covid-19: Omicron-specific vaccines available in Hong Kong from Thursday
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Covid-19: Omicron-specific vaccines available in Hong Kong from Thursday
The Hong Kong public will be able to receive a Covid-19 vaccine targeting Omicron variants as their fourth dose from Thursday. Online bookings for the German-made BioNTech bivalent jabs, to be administered as an alternative to the existing first-generation…
China protests: Shanghai police assaulted and arrested journalist, says BBC
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China protests: Shanghai police assaulted and arrested journalist, says BBC
BBC journalist Ed Lawrence was kicked, beaten and arrested by police whilst reporting on protests in Shanghai on Sunday, the British public broadcaster has said. Protests against strict Covid-19 regulations have escalated across China in recent days, after at…
Hong Kong urged to legislate against light pollution as green group calls voluntary charter a ‘toothless tiger’
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Hong Kong urged to legislate against light pollution as green group calls voluntary charter a ‘toothless tiger’
The Hong Kong government should enact laws to tackle light pollution, an environmental NGO has said, criticising an existing voluntary charter as a “toothless tiger” in regulating the i…
Hong Kong gov’t appeal against admission of UK lawyer for Jimmy Lai national security case dismissed
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Top court dismisses Hong Kong gov’t bid to prevent media tycoon Jimmy Lai from hiring UK lawyer
Hong Kong’s top court will not allow the Department of Justice (DoJ) to appeal against an earlier court decision admitting a UK barrister to represent media tycoon Jimmy Lai in a high-profile natio…
Hong Kong asks Beijing to intervene after top court blocks bid to stop media tycoon Jimmy Lai from hiring UK lawyer
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Hong Kong asks Beijing to intervene after top court blocks bid to stop media tycoon Jimmy Lai from hiring UK lawyer
Beijing will be invited to determine whether overseas counsels are allowed to take part in national security trials in Hong Kong, Chief Executive John Lee said on Monday. The announcement came hour…
In Pictures: Hongkongers stage ‘blank placard’ demo in solidarity with China Covid protests
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In Pictures: Hongkongers stage ‘blank placard’ demo in solidarity with China Covid protests
Over two dozen people gathered in Central on Monday in solidarity with protests in mainland China against Covid-19 regulations. Most of the demonstrators, who had assembled during evening rush hour, were carrying blank placards – a symbol of the protests…
Explainer: How China’s Covid-19 protests were sparked by a deadly fire
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Explainer: How China’s ‘blank placard’ Covid protests were sparked by a deadly fire
In recent days, nationwide protests have exploded in China, as hundreds of demonstrators gathered on the streets of major cities and university campuses to rally against the government’s stringent Covid-19 measures. Videos circulating online show many cheering…
‘Golden era’ over: China a ‘systemic challenge’ to UK values, says PM Sunak after Shanghai journalist beating
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‘Golden era’ over: China a ‘systemic challenge’ to UK values, says PM Sunak after Shanghai journalist beating
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned Monday that China posed a “systemic challenge” to UK “values and interests” as his government condemned Beijing after a BBC journal…
Hong Kong gov’t to seek to adjourn Jimmy Lai’s collusion trial 2 days ahead of scheduled start date
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/11/29/hong-kong-govt-to-seek-to-adjourn-jimmy-lais-collusion-trial-2-days-ahead-of-scheduled-start-date/
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Hong Kong gov’t to seek to adjourn Jimmy Lai’s collusion trial 2 days ahead of scheduled start date
Hong Kong’s secretary for justice will on Tuesday seek to adjourn a national security trial involving pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai – two days before it was slated to begin ̵…
Beijing’s power to interpret the national security law should be used ‘sparingly,’ says top Hong Kong lawyer
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Beijing’s power to interpret the national security law should be used ‘sparingly,’ says top Hong Kong lawyer
Beijing’s power to interpret the national security law “can be used sparingly,” the head of the Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA) has said. Chairperson of the HKBA, Senior Counsel …
Hong Kong gov’t asks top court to overturn photographer’s quashed unlawful assembly conviction
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Hong Kong gov’t asks top court to overturn photographer’s quashed unlawful assembly conviction
Hong Kong’s top court has been asked by government lawyers to overturn a lower court ruling that quashed a photographer’s unlawful assembly conviction. They said the previous judge made…
Video: ‘It’s unimaginable’ – Mainland students in Hong Kong share hopes and fears for China’s Covid demos
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Video: ‘It’s unimaginable’ – Mainland students in Hong Kong share hopes and fears for China’s Covid demos
About 50 people gathered for a vigil at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) on Monday night to mourn those who died in a Xinjiang fire after it was locked down amid Covid restrictions. As the protests against strict Covid-19 rules escalated in China…
In Pictures: Mainland Chinese in Hong Kong gather in solidarity with nationwide demos against zero-Covid
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In Pictures: Mainland Chinese in Hong Kong gather in solidarity with nationwide demos against zero-Covid
About 50 people gathered for a vigil at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) on Monday night to mourn those who died in a Xinjiang fire after it was locked down amid Covid restrictions. Beijing has said that those linking the incident to its zero-Covid…
Timeline: Key dates in China’s ‘blank placard’ zero-Covid protests
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Timeline: Key dates in China’s ‘blank placard’ zero-Covid protests
Unprecedented protests in multiple Chinese cities and on university campuses have swept across the country in recent days, openly defying China’s stringent zero-Covid measures. Public anger was ignited by a deadly fire in Urumqi and swiftly spread. However…
BREAKING: Hong Kong Democratic Party chair Lo Kin-hei cleared of unlawful assembly charge linked to 2019 PolyU siege
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Hong Kong Democratic Party chair Lo Kin-hei cleared of unlawful assembly charge linked to 2019 PolyU siege
Lo Kin-hei, the chairperson of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, has been acquitted of participating in an unlawful assembly close to The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) when it was under police siege during the 2019 protests and unrest. The democrat…