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China - a year in review and preview
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 1 (ANI): 2020 will go down as a year of infamy, headlined by the COVID-19 pandemic. As much as it tries, China cannot evade culpability for initially mishandling the spread of the virus from its Wuhan epicenter. This ongoing health crisis is inextricably linked to China
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Yearender 2020: Clampdown in Hong Kong, treatment of Uyghurs worsen China
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): It was a year that worsened China's global image. While COVID-19, which emerged in its city of Wuhan, was a factor, China's coercive tactics with countries in its neighbourhood and beyond, its clampdown on people in Hong Kong in breach of "one governme
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ORRA launches new designs in Astra collection with 0% interest EMI options
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] December 31 (ANI/Mediawire): ORRA, India's leading and trusted brand of diamond jewellery has come a long way since its inception in 1888. From sculpting and manufacturing diamonds to crafting and retailing the finest diamond and gold jewellery, today, ORRA is on
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Hong Kong tycoon and Beijing-critic Jimmy Lai ordered back to jail pending
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 31 (ANI): Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been ordered back to jail on Thursday as the city's highest court sided with the prosecution's request to deny him bail, Al Jazeera reported.
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Chinese activist, who voiced support to 'ink girl', charged with inciting
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 31 (ANI): A Chinese activist, who retweeted a video of 'ink girl' Dong Yaoqiang, has been charged with "inciting subversion of state power", an offence punishable by life imprisonment, Hong Kong Free Press reported citing his wife.
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Despite international outcry, China jails 10 activists for illegally cross
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 31 (ANI): A Chinese court sentenced 10 Hong Kong activists between seven to three years in prison for illegal border crossing on Wednesday, despite international outcry and calls to free the detained Hong Kongers.
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EU slams China for unfair trial of 10 Hong Kong pro-democracy protestors
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 29 (ANI): The European Union on Tuesday slammed Beijing for human rights violations against 10 political activists from Hong Kong who tried to escape to Taiwan, urging authorities to ensure a fair trial and called for an immediate release of the Shenzen 12.
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Canada calls for transparency in trial of 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy prote
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Ottowa [Canada], December 29 (ANI): Ottawa has voiced its concern over the judicial procedures performed by Beijing on 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists - also known as the Shenzen 12 -- who were detained in Shenzhen in August while attempting to flee to Taiwan as the Chinese Communist Pa
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China slams UK Foreign Minister's 'fact-distorting' remarks on trial of 12
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 29 (ANI): China on Tuesday reacted sharply to the UK Foreign Minister Dominic Raab's remarks on the case of 12 Hong Kongers facing charges for illegal border crossing and urged London to stop interfering in China's internal matters, the CGTN reported
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China jails citizen journalist Zhang Zhan for 4 years over Wuhan COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 28 (ANI): Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who was detained in May for her live stream reporting from Wuhan over COVID-19, has been sentenced to four years of imprisonment on Monday, Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) reported.
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Hong Kong police launches search for 30 pro-democracy activists living ove
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 27 (ANI): Hong Kong police have launched a search for 30 pro-democracy activists, including former lawmakers Ted Hui Chi-fung and Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang, living abroad over violation of the city's draconian National Security Law.
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Experts believe Australia-China ties likely to worsen in 2021
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 26 (ANI): The experts on Australia-China relations have predicted that the ties between the two nations will worsen in the coming 2021.
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