Ukraine war: Blinken questions China peace push over Russia help
WEB4 days ago · US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday questioned China’s sincerity in seeking peace in Ukraine as he directly pressed his counterpart over exports that boost Russia’s military ...
Hong Kong journalist jailed 1 year, 9 months for sedition
WEB6 days ago · Ex-editor of Hong Kong’s Stand News Chung Pui-kuen jailed for 1 year, 9 months for sedition in landmark case. Stand News’ former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen, 55, and former acting editor-in ...
HK's 2014 Umbrella Movement, 10 years on: where are the leaders …
WEB4 days ago · Student leaders of the Umbrella Movement. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. The movement began on September 28, 2014, when police fired tear gas at protesters who had gathered on Harcourt Road in Admiralty.
Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement, in pictures - Hong Kong …
WEB4 days ago · Police use pepper spray in an attempt to disperse pro-democracy protesters near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on September 28, 2014. Photo: Alex Ogle/AFP. People assembled throughout ...
HK 10th Umbrella Movement anniversary sees police deployed, …
WEB4 days ago · The former site of the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests, as seen on the 10th anniversary on Saturday, September 28, 2024. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. Police – both uniformed and in plainclothes ...
HK domestic workers unions 'dismayed' by HK$120 pay increase
WEB4 days ago · Hong Kong migrant domestic workers unions ‘dismayed,’ ‘disappointed’ by HK$120 increase to monthly salary. Research from NGO Enrich said that domestic workers were paid the equivalent of ...
Ex-editors of HK media outlet Stand News face sentencing Thursday
WEB6 days ago · 2 ex-editors of Hong Kong media outlet Stand News face sentencing Thursday in landmark sedition trial. Stand News’ former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen, 54, and former acting editor-in-chief ...
HK= cheongsam tailor prepares to hang up his measuring tape
WEB4 days ago · But after dressing generations of women ranging from housewives to movie stars like Michelle Yeoh and Shu Qi, Yan has decided he will hang up his measuring tape soon — by the end of September at ...
China releases estimated US$140b liquidity as it cuts banks' reserves
WEB5 days ago · By James Edgar. China on Friday cut the amount banks must hold in reserve, releasing an estimated US$142.6 billion in liquidity into the financial market as leaders embark on one of their biggest ...
HK gov't hails 'justice upheld' in sentencing of journalists for sedition
WEB5 days ago · It was the first such conviction and sentencing of journalists since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. Chung, 55, was jailed for one year and nine months, three months ...