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China crackdown on Hong Kong under spotlight as leading democrat goes on trial

A long-awaited national security trial opens in Hong Kong on Monday for leading China critic and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who faces

China crackdown on Hong Kong under spotlight as leading democrat goes on trial
Asia|News

Hong Kong's legal clampdown on China critic Jimmy Lai

A landmark Hong Kong national security trial against the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and its founder, Jimmy Lai, begins this

Hong Kong's legal clampdown on China critic Jimmy Lai
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Landmark trial for 47 Hong Kong democrats enters final stretch before sentencing

Mitigation pleas for Hong Kong's biggest ever national security trial against the city's democratic opposition kicked off on Tuesday, in what is

Landmark trial for 47 Hong Kong democrats enters final stretch before sentencing
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Top British judge hears Hong Kong protest case amid foreign judges row

A senior British judge on Monday heard a protest-related case in Hong Kong involving seven high profile democrats, adding to the debate over

Top British judge hears Hong Kong protest case amid foreign judges row
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Hong Kong retailers bank on duty-free quota hike to boost sales

An increase in the duty-free quota for Chinese tourists to Hong Kong may go some way to support the city's retailers, but visitors from the mainland

Hong Kong retailers bank on duty-free quota hike to boost sales
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Hong Kong journalist group head says she was fired by WSJ amid press freedom row

The head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) said she was fired by the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday after she refused demands

Hong Kong journalist group head says she was fired by WSJ amid press freedom row
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China's Communist Party removes ex-foreign, defence ministers from top body

China's Communist Party removed its former foreign and defence ministers, Qin Gang and Li Shangfu, from its Central Committee on Thursday

China's Communist Party removes ex-foreign, defence ministers from top body
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Hong Kong activist convicted of getting complaint form out of prison without authorisation

A Hong Kong court on Monday convicted pro-democracy activist Owen Chow and his solicitor Phyllis Woo of getting a complaint form meant for the

Hong Kong activist convicted of getting complaint form out of prison without authorisation
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Hong Kong activist gets three days in jail in prison complaint form case

A Hong Kong court jailed pro-democracy activist Owen Chow for three days on Wednesday and fined his solicitor, Phyllis Woo, for taking a document out

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Hong Kong court expected to hand down landmark sedition verdict against two journalists

A Hong Kong court on Thursday is expected to hand down verdicts against two editors of a now-defunct online media outlet for conspiring to

Hong Kong court expected to hand down landmark sedition verdict against two journalists
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Hong Kong jury convicts 1, acquits 6 in landmark UN anti-terrorism trial

A Hong Kong jury on Thursday convicted one person and acquitted six others over an alleged plan to detonate explosives and use firearms against

Asia|News

Hong Kong court convicts former Stand News editors of sedition

A Hong Kong court on Thursday found two editors of the now-defunct Stand News media outlet guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles in a

Hong Kong court convicts former Stand News editors of sedition
Asia|News

"A point of no return": the fall of Stand News, Hong Kong's once leading online media outlet

After Hong Kong police raided Stand News and arrested two editors, its staff decided that to avoid more arrests they had to shut down the online

"A point of no return": the fall of Stand News, Hong Kong's once leading online media outlet
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Hong Kong’s first transgender singer-songwriter seeks voice through music

By Lam Yik and Jessie Pang HONG KONG - Xavian Wu, Hong Kong's first high-profile transgender singer-songwriter, sought to use the city's annual LGBTQ Pink Dot HK carnival on Sunday to share his story

Hong Kong’s first transgender singer-songwriter seeks voice through music
Asia|Science|Technology

Chinese researchers develop AI model for military use on back of Meta's Llama

Top Chinese research institutions linked to the People's Liberation Army have used Meta's publicly available Llama model to develop an AI tool for potential

Chinese researchers develop AI model for military use on back of Meta's Llama
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US bill targets Hong Kong trade offices, drawing ire from city's government

The U.S.

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Two Hong Kong men jailed for seditious acts under new security law

A Hong Kong judge on Thursday jailed two men in the city's first sedition cases under a new national security law - one for wearing a shirt with a protest slogan

Asia

Hong Kong court jails former editor for sedition, releases another on health grounds

A Hong Kong court on Thursday night sentenced a former editor to jail for 21 months and immediately released another after they had earlier been found guilty of

Hong Kong court jails former editor for sedition, releases another on health grounds
World

First conviction under Hong Kong's new national security law for wearing "seditious" T-shirt

A Hong Kong man on Monday pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan, becoming the first person convicted under the city's new national

First conviction under Hong Kong's new national security law for wearing "seditious" T-shirt
Asia|World

Hong Kong protester shot by police sentenced to nearly four years jail

A man who was shot by Hong Kong police during mass pro-democracy protests in 2019 was sentenced to 47 months imprisonment by a district court on Wednesday on

Hong Kong protester shot by police sentenced to nearly four years jail
Asia|News

Hong Kong press group says dozens of journalists harassed

Dozens of Hong Kong

Hong Kong press group says dozens of journalists harassed
Asia|News

'Hong Kong 47': Court wraps up mitigation hearing in city’s largest national security case

The last batch of 45 Hong Kong activists entered their final pleas on Tuesday for light sentences in a landmark national security trial over charges that they had

'Hong Kong 47': Court wraps up mitigation hearing in city’s largest national security case
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Activist in landmark Hong Kong security trial says he has no remorse

The first Hong Kong activist to defend himself in person in a landmark national security trial against 47 pro-democracy campaigners said on Tuesday he had no

Activist in landmark Hong Kong security trial says he has no remorse
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Hong Kong court dismisses bid by media tycoon Jimmy Lai to overturn conviction

Hong Kong's top court on Monday unanimously dismissed the bid to overturn the convictions of media tycoon Jimmy Lai and six other pro-democracy campaigners for an

Hong Kong court dismisses bid by media tycoon Jimmy Lai to overturn conviction
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Hong Kong court dismisses tycoon Jimmy Lai's bid to end trial

A Hong Kong court dismissed on Thursday a bid by the legal team for jailed democrat Jimmy Lai to end his national security trial, saying prosecutors appeared to

Hong Kong court dismisses tycoon Jimmy Lai's bid to end trial

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