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Human rights group call for independent inquiry into death of Karima Baloc
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 24 (ANI): Human rights group based in Hong Kong has asked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to initiate an independent inquiry into the abduction and mysterious death of 37-year-old Banuk Karima Baloch.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai granted bail
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 24 (ANI): Media tycoon and Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner -- who was charged under the draconian National Security Law -- has been granted bail and allowed to return to his home.
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Can China dominate the Indian Ocean?
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 23 (ANI): Today it is legally indisputable that the high seas belong to all. This means China's navy has as much right to ply the Indian Ocean as any other nation, even though it might make countries like India feel a creeping sense of dread.
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China mulls curbing Opposition's influence in Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 22 (ANI): Beijing authorities are working to scrap 117 seats in Hong Kong which are likely to be controlled by opposition district councillors in the 2022 elections.
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Fitch assigns TCS first-time A-minus IDR with negative outlook
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 22 (ANI): Fitch Ratings has assigned Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) long-term foreign-currency and local-currency issuer default ratings (IDRs) of A-minus with a negative outlook.
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Hong Kong court dismisses petition seeking to label police treatment of sc
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], December 21 (ANI): Hong Kong's High Court on Monday threw out a bid from the area's oldest journalists' union which sought to formally label the police force's treatment of industry workers during last year's anti-government protests as unconstitutional.
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Taiwan building submarine fleet to mitigate Chinese threat
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 20 (ANI): In order to bolster its defensive capabilities, Taiwan is building a submarine fleet to mitigate Chinese nefarious designs to invade the island or install a naval blockade.
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5.1-magnitude quake hits 244 km SE of Katsuura, Japan - USGS
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 244 km SE of Katsuura, Japan at 0154 GMT on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.
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Hong Kong lambasts Pompeo over calling for release of 12 Hong Kongers
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 20 (ANI): Hong Kong has slammed the United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo and accused him of "totally disregarding the facts" while backing the case of 12 Hong Kongers arrested while they were trying to flee to Taiwan.
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US Govt advises citizens to reconsider travel to Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): The United States has expressed deep concern over the conditions in Hong Kong since the imposition of the authoritarian National Security Law by the Chinese Communist Party saying that Americans must reconsider travel to Hong Kong.
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CCP turning Hong Kong into East Berlin of yesteryear: Pompeo
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): The United States has called for the release of 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists who were detained in China for fleeing to Taiwan in order to escape Beijing's exercise of the draconian National Security Law, the US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo sai
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Quad member states meet to review strategic developments in Indo-Pacific
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): Senior officials from the United States, Australia, India, and Japan met virtually on Friday (local time) and reviewed recent strategic developments throughout the Indo-Pacific region, including the South China Sea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Mekong sub-re
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