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Australian-Chinese dual citizen being prosecuted for 'subversion' under Ho
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Canberra [Australia], February 9 (ANI): Canberra has revealed that an Australian-Chinese dual national is being prosecuted under Hong Kong's sweeping national security law and could face life in jail in a development that is likely to further inflame tensions between Canberra and Beijing, ac
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China tightens rules, restrictions in Macao to avoid Hong Kong-type unrest
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 7 (ANI): China is tightening its grip in Macao with the planned election and national security measures in the area, including revision of its national security law, to prevent any political crisis like that in nearby Hong Kong from taking root in the semi-autonomou
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Members of student publication resign en masse citing pressure from Hong K
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong January 31 (ANI): Members of a student publication at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have collectively resigned citing interference from the university after receiving complaints.
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Hong Kong activists to remain in custody for months due to Beijing-imposed
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 3 (ANI): Hong Kong activist Andy Li and paralegal Chan Tsz-wah will spend at least five more months in custody pending sentencing under China-imposed national security law as Beijing widens curb and forces the closure of the media organisations in the territory, a media re
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Oath-taking ceremony of newly elected members of Hong Kong Legislative Cou
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 3 (ANI): The oath-taking ceremony for 90 members of the seventh-term Legislative Council (LegCo) of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) began at 11:00 am local time Monday. The election eroded the democratic elements of Hong Kong's electoral system.
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As China intensifies crackdown on dissents, Taiwan sees rise in immigratio
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 1 (ANI): Taiwan is witnessing a rise in immigration from Hong Kong where China has intensified its crackdown under controversial national security law, a media report said.
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Over 60,000 vacancies at Hong Kong public primary, secondary schools: Repo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hongkong, December 29 (ANI): Hong Kong public primary and secondary schools have over 60,000 vacancies as reported recently by Hong Kong's public primary and secondary schools records.
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, 6 others face sedition charge
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 28 (ANI): Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and six other former staff members of the tabloid Apple Daily are set to face an additional sedition charge, under the Beijing-imposed national security law.
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Hong Kong's media is a changing landscape, no one knows where the 'red lin
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 27 (ANI): China controlled government's implementation of the National Security Law has upended Hong Kong's political environment in the past year, according to several media reports.
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Chinese people's number seeking asylum in other nations surges dramaticall
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): The number of Chinese and other people -- living in Beijing-controlled territories -- seeking asylum in foreign countries has surged dramatically in the past decade, which experts say is an indication of growing fears of Beijing's oppressive policies among
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Pro-Beijing candidates sweep Hong Kong's Legislative Council election amid
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 20 (ANI): Amid low voting turnout under amended electoral laws, pro- Beijing candidates have swept to victory in Hong Kong's Legislative Council election.
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Hong Kong Legislative Council election is an exhibition in authoritarianis
Updated : 4 years, 2 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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