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Hong Kong opposition lawmakers resign en masse over Beijing resolution reg
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 11 (ANI): All the Hong Kong's opposition lawmakers on Wednesday resigned together in the protest of China top legislative body's resolution, which gives local authorities power to unseat politicians without having to go through the city's courts, Hong Kong Free Press repo
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US sanctions 4 Chinese nationals for implementing security law, dismantlin
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI): US on Monday imposed sanctions on four Chinese nationals for implementing the contentious national security law in Hong Kong and undermining the area's autonomy, informed the US Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
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Hong Kong reports 6 new imported COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 9 (ANI): Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) reported six new imported cases of COVID-19 and no local infections on Monday.
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China exhibits caution at US election result
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 9 (ANI): Arguably the world's most important bilateral relationship is between the USA and China. With president-elect Joe Biden to replace Donald Trump in the White House, what are the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) thoughts on the change in reins?
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Chinese social media abuzz with Biden's election triumph
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], November 9 (ANI): News about the victory of Joe Biden in the recent US presidential elections, saw China's tightly controlled social media platforms buzzing.
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Trump may cause problems for China before he leaves presidency, say expert
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], November 9 (ANI): With US President Donald Trump showing no signs that he will leave office gracefully after his defeat to President-elect Joe Biden in the US Presidential elections, experts and former officials say they fear a growing risk that he could make disruptive mo
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China seeking to unilaterally alter status quo along LAC has led to deteri
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 3 (ANI): China's unusual step of seeking to unilaterally alter the status quo along LAC in eastern Ladakh has led to "deterioration of ties" between the two countries, Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla said on Tuesday and noted that India stands resolute in its reso
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5.7 magnitude quake hits 267 km off Haveluloto, Tonga
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 3 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 occurred 267 km off Haveluloto, Tonga, at 08:18:56 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Hong Kong police arrest reporter over show on last year Yuen Long attack
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 3 (ANI): Hong Kong Police on Tuesday arrested a reporter with the city public broadcaster over a programme about a mob attack at Yuen Long train station, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.
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COVID-19: Hong Kong to extend social distancing measures for another week
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The social distancing restrictions that expire on Thursday will be extended for another week because the epidemic situation in Hong Kong has not seen a better turn, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said.
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Arrest of 8 Hong Kong opposition lawmakers is "clear abuse of law enforcem
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 3 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Monday said that arrest of the eight lawmakers in Hong Kong is a "clear abuse of law enforcement for political purposes".
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Fifth Hong Kong opposition lawmaker Ted Hui arrested
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 2 (ANI): Hong Kong's Democratic Party lawmaker Ted Hui was arrested on Monday over the chaotic Legislative Council meeting in May that descended into shouting and scuffles for which seven people -opposition leaders and activists- had been previously detained.
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