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Hong Kong's Apply Daily senior executives remanded in custody after arrest
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 19 (ANI): Two senior executives of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, who have been charged with colluding with foreign forces, were remanded in custody after they were deemed as a threat to national security.
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China countering foreign sanctions through 'Wolf Warrior' diplomacy
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 19 (ANI): In order to counter new foreign sanctions, China started with 'Wolf Warrior' diplomacy to dissuade G7 member states from imposing new sanctions against Beijing under pressure from the US.
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Hong Kong's pro-democracy daily prints 500,000 copies despite raid, arrest
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 18 (ANI): Despite a massive raid on the pro-democracy Apple Daily, the Hong Kong tabloid, continued its operations and printed 500,000 copies of Friday's paper while warning the readers that the city's "press freedom is now hanging by a thread".
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China 'targeting dissenting voices' in Hong Kong: UK Foreign Secretary
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 17 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday accused China of targeting dissenting voices in Hong Kong after the authorities of the semi-autonomous region arrested the chief editor and four directors of a pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper under draconian securi
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Inflation impact on sovereigns depends on real interest rates: Fitch
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 17 (ANI): Global inflation trends and associated risks around interest rates and exchange rates may have direct sovereign credit implications, Fitch Ratings has said adding that a critical question for government debt sustainability is how inflation will affect debt/GDP ratio
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Apple Daily newspaper's editor-in-chief, 4 directors held under Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 17 (ANI): In an early morning raid on Thursday, Hong Kong police arrested the chief editor and four directors of a pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper under draconian Hong Kong security law on suspicion of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces.
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US, EU pledge cooperation in approach against China for its actions in Xin
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 16 (ANI): After the United States-European Union Summit, both sides pledged to closely consult and cooperate on a full range of issues in their approach to China, with regards to its controversial actions in Xinjiang and Hong Kong.
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Fitch affirms Sri Lanka at CCC amid debt service challenges
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 16 (ANI): Fitch Ratings has affirmed Sri Lanka's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating at CCC.
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to stand trial, faces life imprisonment
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 15 (ANI): Imprisoned Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai will stand trial in the High Court, where the maximum sentence is life in prison, for allegedly breaching the national security law by colluding with the foreign forces.
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China tanks up its expeditionary forces
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 15 (ANI): CCTV, China's state-owned television broadcaster, revealed something significant in a report aired on 2 June. It showed members of the PLA Navy Marine Corps (PLANMC) examining new ZTQ-15 light tanks after an exercise. The surprising revelation that Chinese marine
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Demonstrations held in Berlin to mark second anniversary of Hong Kong upri
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], June 14 (ANI): On the second anniversary of the pro-democracy uprising in Hong Kong, scores of people including German citizens and Hongkongers jointly organized a protest in Berlin, Germany.
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China lambasts G7 unified position on Beijing, says 'small' groups don't r
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 14 (ANI): China on Sunday lambasted G7 unified position on Beijing, saying that the days when a "small" group of countries decided the fate of the world were long gone.
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