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Hong Kong plans to lift lockdown placed on densely populated area on Monda
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, January 24 (ANI): Hong Kong plans to lift the COVID-19 lockdown that was imposed on one of its most densely populated districts on Monday, Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung informed on Sunday.
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China's dam-building over Brahmaputra risks water war with India
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, January 24 (ANI): China's plan to dam the Yarlung Zangbao, the world's highest river, threatens to spark conflict with downstream India, reported Asia Times.
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COVID-19: Hong Kong imposes first lockdown due to surge in cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, January 23 (ANI): In view of the rising number of coronavirus cases, the Hong Kong government has imposed its first COVID-19 lockdown in Jordan, a neighbourhood on the Kowloon Peninsula.
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EU risks losing credibility with China deal amid crackdown in Hong Kong, s
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], January 23 (ANI): The European Union risks losing credibility as a human rights actor by signing an investment deal with China and not taking concrete action against serious and ongoing human rights violations in Hong Kong, according to a resolution in the European Parlia
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New Hong Kong Bar Association head calls mass Opposition arrests as 'obvio
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, January 23 (ANI): The new head of Hong Kong's Bar Association Paul Harris said the arrest of 55 opposition figures by the police under the draconian National Security Law is an attempt to intimidate the city's democratic movement.
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China deliberates on British overseas passport, HK's electoral system in N
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, January 23 (ANI): Top Beijing officials discussed proportionate ways to retaliate against London's new pathway for Hong Kong (HK) residents to acquire British citizenship through British overseas passport, as well as overhauling the city's electoral system on Friday ahead of it
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Hong Kong pushes for surveillance cameras in classrooms to monitor teacher
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, January 22 (ANI): In order to further clamp down on dissent against the draconian National Security Law in Hong Kong, pro-establishment lawmakers argued on Friday that surveillance cameras should be installed in Hong Kong schools to monitor teachers' speech.
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Top Republicans urge Biden to hit back at China over sanctions on US offic
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, January 22 (ANI): Top Republicans have urged US President Joe Biden on Friday to take tougher action against China after Beijing announced sanctions on outgoing American officials just minutes into Biden taking office, reported South China Morning Post (SCMP).
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London slams Beijing for threatening to withdraw recognition of British ov
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, January 21 (ANI): London has lambasted Beijing over its threat to stop recognising the British National (Overseas) [BN (O)] passport as a valid travel document, a proposed reprisal against the Western nation for offering Hongkongers a pathway to citizenship in order to escape the
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India's labour, agricultural reforms can spur medium-term growth: Fitch
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, January 20 (ANI): India's reform agenda may help to support medium-term growth and partially offset downside pressures to investment from renewed asset-quality challenges in the financial sector and damaged corporate balance sheets, Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday.
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Secure Connection announces major expansion for its Honeywell product rang
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Hong Kong-based electronic products manufacturer 'Secure Connection' announced a major expansion for its Honeywell branded product range of 'Electronic Essentials'.
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China announces sanctions on US officials for 'blatantly intervening' in H
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): Reacting to the US' sanctions imposed on the Chinese and Hong Kong officials, Bejing on Monday (local time) announced sanctions on American officials and lawmakers for having "blatantly intervened" in Hong Kong.
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