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Hong Kong media group Next Digital says it aims to wind down, board quits
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong media group Next Digital Ltd announced on Sunday that it aimed to go into liquidation and its board of directors had resigned to facilitate…
Hong Kong activists jailed for illegal assembly in 2019 protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Seven Hong Kong democracy activists were sentenced on Wednesday to up to 16 months in jail for their role in an unauthorised assembly at the height…
Row erupts in Hong Kong’s biggest opposition party as vice-chairman quits city
Hong Kong, August 11 (ANI): A bitter row has erupted within Hong Kong's biggest opposition party after its vice-chairman and its former lawmaker Lee Wing-tat left the city for the…
Biden signs memorandum giving temporary safe haven to Hong Kong residents: White House
Washington DC [US], August 5 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has signed a memorandum that provides a temporary safe haven to residents of Hong Kong, the White House said on…
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen massacre museum reopens online
Hong Kong, August 5 (ANI): A Hong Kong museum that commemorates the victims of China's 1989 crackdown on protesters at Tiananmen Square re-opened online on Wednesday months after it was…
Hong Kong activist handed 9-year jail term in first national security case
Hong Kong, July 30 (ANI): A Hong Kong activist, who is the first person to be convicted under the contentious national security law, has been jailed for nine years on…
US ‘undeterred’ by China’s new sanctions: White House
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): Hours after the latest sanctions announced by China targeting several American citizens, the US said it is "undeterred" and added that it is "fully committed"…
China imposes sanctions on seven US individuals, entity
Beijing [China], July 24 (ANI): China on Friday imposed sanctions on seven US individuals and entity, under Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, in response to the US penalties imposed on the Hong…
London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan issues message to support Hong Kong migrants
London [UK], July 23 (ANI): London's Mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday sent a message of support to Hong Kong residents fleeing China's crackdown on democracy to seek new lives in…
Three top staff of defunct Apple Daily arrested under Hong Kong security law
Hong Kong, July 21 (ANI): The Hong Kong Police on Wednesday arrested three senior employees of now-defunct pro-democracy Apple Daily under Hong Kong's controversial national security law. The Hong Kong National…
Beijing opposes US sanctions against HK-based Chinese officials
Beijing [China], July 17 (ANI): China has opposed the latest sanctions imposed by the United States on Hong Kong-based Chinese central government officials. "We despise US' move and firmly believe their…
US sanctions seven Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown
Washington DC [US], July 16 (ANI): The United States on Friday imposed Hong Kong-related sanctions on seven individuals and warned companies of the risks of doing business in the territory.…
