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Xi promises to preserve 'one country, two systems' in Hong Kong
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Oct 1 (Sputnik/ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that his country will stay committed to the "one country, two systems" principle with regard to Hong Kong.
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Demonstrators set streets ablaze in central Hong Kong
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sept 30 (ANI): Several parts of Hong Kong' commercial streets were set ablaze by the protesters here on Sunday as the pro-democracy protests turned violent in the city.
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Hong Kong: Protests turn violent ahead of National Day celebrations in Chi
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sep 29 (ANI): The pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong turned violent on Sunday after the demonstrators snarled major roads, threw bricks and firebombs at the police in an open challenge to Beijing just two days before the country commemorates 70 years of Communist rule.
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Delhi: Man detained at IGI for attempting to smuggle phone, watches
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 29 (ANI): Officials at Delhi Airport on Sunday arrested one person from Delhi's IGI Airport for allegedly trying to smuggle commercial items worth 20 lakhs into the country.
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Hong Kong: Thousands of protestors gather to mark 5th anniversary of Umbre
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sept 28 (ANI): Thousands of protestors on Saturday gathered here to mark the fifth anniversary of Umbrella Revolution.
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Tax cuts may bolster growth eventually but fiscal impact comes sooner: Fit
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sep 26 (ANI): India's corporate tax cuts support efforts to stimulate investment and GDP growth in the medium term but will cause the fiscal deficit to widen in the near term, Fitch Ratings said on Thursday.
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China prepares massive military parade for Oct 1 celebrations
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Sept 25 (ANI): Despite a damaging year of trade tensions with the US and ongoing pro-democracy unrest in Hong Kong, China is preparing for a massive military parade on October 1 to mark 70 years of Communist rule in the country.
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Hong Kong to tone down Chinese National Day celebrations due to ongoing pr
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sept 24 (ANI): Hong Kong is set to tone down Chinese National Day celebrations to avoid potentially chaotic disruptions by anti-government protesters in the city.
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Hong Kong: Protests takes a violent turn on 16th consecutive weekend
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sep 23 (ANI): Protesters here on Sunday night vandalised a subway station, set fires and trampled on Chinese flags as the pro-democracy demonstrations once again took a violent turn for the 16th consecutive weekend.
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Hong Kong protestors trample Chinese national flag, throw it into river
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Sept 22 (ANI): A group of protestors in Hong Kong on Sunday trampled on the Chinese national flag and threw it into the Shing Mun river.
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Geneva: Activists from Hong Kong, Xinjiang raise concerns over human right
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 21 (ANI): Activists from Hong Kong and Xinjiang shared a platform to raise their voice against human rights violations by China on the sidelines of the 42nd session of UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday.
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Geneva: Tibetan, Uighur flags unveiled at UNHRC, protestors call for 'just
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 20 (ANI): Experts and human rights activists on Friday unveiled the flags of Tibet and East Turkestan, also known as Uyghuristan, outside the headquarters of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) here and called for the return of the Buddhist spiritual lea
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