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Asia Pacific's uneven recovery will widen credit trends: S&P
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 31 (ANI): Asia Pacific economies and sectors are recovering from Covid-19 at varying rates, leading to widening credit trends in the region, S&P Global Ratings has said.
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No free, fair elections in Hong Kong anymore: Activist Nathan Law
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 31 (ANI): Slamming China's latest move to reduce the number of directly elected seats in Hong Kong's legislature, pro-democracy activist Nathan Law has said that democracy is being denied and citizens are being "humiliated" in the city, showing how the Communist Party of Chi
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China unanimously approves contentious proposal to overhaul Hong Kong's el
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, March 30 (ANI): China on Tuesday approved the most controversial and sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system, which will slash the number of directly elected seats in the city's legislature from half to about one-fifth.
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Modern and professional - China's goals for the PLA
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, March 29 (ANI): In official Chinese pronouncements regarding the People's Liberation Army (PLA), two buzzwords that keep cropping up are "modern" and "professional". That might well be the case, because for decades the PLA was a dated and unwieldy military marked by dire levels of
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US condemns Chinese campaign against foreign companies over cutting Xinjia
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 28 (ANI): The United States has chided Chinese state-led social media campaign against American companies and other foreign businesses that have pledged not to use cotton and other components involving Uyghur workers in Xinjiang.
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Biden administration views India as important partner in countering China:
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, March 24 (ANI): With China's growing assertiveness in the Indian Ocean region, the Joe Biden administration in the US sees India as its most important partner to counter Beijing's ambitions.
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Hong Kong temporarily halts Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, March 24 (ANI): Hong Kong has temporarily suspended COVID-19 vaccinations from a single batch of Pfizer-BioNTech doses due to packaging defects.
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US to hold China accountable for human rights abuses: Nancy Pelosi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 24 (ANI): Lauding the sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on China, US Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said that Washington will hold Beijing accountable for human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang as well as against people in Tibet and Hong Ko
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Artists fear censorship as China tightens grip on Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, March 22 (ANI): in order to tighten control over Hong Kong and purge dissent, Beijing may pressure a new museum in the city to remove exhibits that displease China in the opening exhibition.
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Chinese Communist Party crushing Hong Kong's democracy
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 20 (ANI): Despite fierce international condemnation, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) approved a contentious resolution on the reform of Hong Kong's electoral system on March 11, which, critics say, could further smother opposition voices in Hong Kong.
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US warns China of respecting global order or facing 'more violent world'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (local time) told senior Chinese officials that the country's activities in places like Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as its cyberattacks on the US and economic coercion of US allies threaten the rule
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Tibetans, Uyghurs and Hong Kongers launch protest ahead of US-China Alaska
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): The first face-to-face meeting of senior US and China officials--under the Biden administration--in Alaska is being marked by vociferous protests by representatives of Tibetan, Uyghur communities and Hong Kongers based in the United States.
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