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Hong Kong activist handed 9-year jail term in first national security case
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 30 (ANI): A Hong Kong activist, who is the first person to be convicted under the contentious national security law, has been jailed for nine years on Friday.
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Hong Kong scribes register protest as police intimidate reporter, confisca
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 29 (ANI): A group of journalists has demanded the Hong Kong police to explain why a city reporter's home was searched and travel documents were confiscated, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) informed on Wednesday.
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Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu marches into elimination round after beating Nga
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 28 (ANI): Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu defeated Hong Kong's Ngan Yi Cheung in her second Group J match of the Tokyo Olympics here at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 2 on Wednesday.
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Xi's resolve to revitalise CCP made him biggest threat to party's existenc
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 27 (ANI): Xi Jinping since his ascendency as President of the People's Republic of China has resolved to strengthen the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), but critics say he made himself its biggest threat.
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Hong Kong court convicts man in first national security trial
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 27 (ANI): A Hong Kong court on Tuesday found a man guilty in the city's first-ever trial under the Beijing-imposed national security law.
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Fitch rates Cleantech Energy's proposed USD notes first-time BB-minus
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 27 (ANI): Fitch Ratings has assigned India Cleantech Energy Ltd's (ICEL's) proposed US dollar senior secured notes due 2026 an expected rating of BB-minus.
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China increases its military's amphibious lift
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 27 (ANI): China is involved in various disputes with neighbors - including India, Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam - but none approach the degree of danger faced by the democratic nation of Taiwan.
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In meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister, US Deputy State Secretary raises
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 26 (ANI): US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Monday met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and raised concerns over human rights issues, including Beijing's anti-democratic crackdown in Hong Kong and the ongoing genocide in Xinjiang.
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Pandemic debt impact varies widely across A-Pac sovereigns: Fitch
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 26 (ANI): Pandemic-induced fiscal responses and economic contractions have led to a sharp rise in public debt among rated sovereigns in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region but there is significant variation between individual sovereigns' performance, according to Fitch Ratings.
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Tokyo Olympics: Paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran loses in Round 2
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 25 (ANI): India paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran on Sunday bowed out of the men's singles event after losing to Hong Kong's Lam Siu Hang here at Tokyo Metropolitan Gym -- Table 1 in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
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Hong Kong women who published 'seditious' children's books remanded in cus
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 24 (ANI): Two Hong Kong women accused of publishing seditious children's books, have been remanded in custody.
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US 'undeterred' by China's new sanctions: White House
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): Hours after the latest sanctions announced by China targeting several American citizens, the US said it is "undeterred" and added that it is "fully committed" to implementing all relevant Washington sanctions authorities.
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