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Hong Kong leader casts ballot in first parliamentary vote since electoral
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam cast her vote in Sunday elections to the Legislative Council, the first ones since the autonomous city had its electoral system massively overhauled, and called on citizens to vote actively, Chinese media report
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Hong Kong Legislative Council election is an exhibition in authoritarianis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 19 (ANI): A global alliance of parliamentarians slammed China as polling stations opened on Sunday in Hong Kong where people are voting in the patriots'-only Legislative Council election, the first one since the imposition of sweeping national security law and a shake-up
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Hong Kong residents vote in patriots'-only Legislative Election
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 19 (ANI): Polling stations opened on Sunday in Hong Kong where people are voting in the patriots'-only Legislative Council election, the first one since the imposition of sweeping national security law and a shake-up of the city's electoral system.
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China employs cyberattacks against Southeast Asian nations due to their cl
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 19 (ANI): China has repeatedly employed cyberattacks against Southeast Asian countries because of their claims on the South China Sea or their inability to give Chinese projects green signals in their respective countries, according to a report.
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Delhi Customs seize 1082-carat of diamonds worth Rs 1.56 cr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Delhi Customs on Thursday seized a consignment of diamonds weighing 1,082-carat being sent to Hong Kong under the guise of 'plastic hot fix' in what was one of the largest seizures of polished diamonds at Air Cargo Export in the national capital.
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Chinese envoy urges Japan to not join US-led diplomatic boycott of Beijing
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 17 (ANI): Chinese ambassador to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, on Thursday urged Japan not to join the US-led diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights issues.
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China is struggling to establish military bases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 14 (ANI): There are recurring claims that China is building, or attempting to create, a string of military bases around the world. To date, only one has been officially confirmed, but that is doing nothing to reduce speculation that more are on the way.
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 7 others jailed over banned Tiananmen Ma
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 13 (ANI): Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 13-month imprisonment on Monday for participating in last year's banned Tiananmen Massacre vigil.
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Hong Kong reports 2 additional cases of Omicron COVID variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 13 (ANI): Hong Kong on Monday reported two additional cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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China makes Mandarin mandatory for teachers
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 13 (ANI): The Chinese government has made the Mandarin language mandatory for teachers.
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Study analyses impact of lockdown over non-COVID deaths
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Pok Fu Lam [Hong Kong], December 12 (ANI): An international team of researchers led by Dr Guojun He, Associate Professor in Economics and Management & Strategy at HKU Business School, investigated how China's strict lockdown affected non-COVID mortality.
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Japan to urge China to act responsibly in South China Sea, Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Liverpool [UK], December 12 (ANI): Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa said on Saturday (local time) that Tokyo intends to urge China to act responsibly in the East and South China Seas, Hong Kong, and its Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
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