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Japan expresses concern over economic security amid US-China rivalry
Tokyo [Japan], June 29 (ANI): In a white paper released on Tuesday, the Japanese government said that it should diversify suppliers and cooperate with the United States and other countries…
Apple Daily editorial writer arrested at Hong Kong airport
Hong Kong, June 28 (ANI): Fung Wai-kong, a senior editorial writer of Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was arrested at the city airport on Sunday on charges of collusion,…
Apple Daily’s shutdown signals all-out attack by China on Hong Kong media, free speech
Hong Kong, June 27 (ANI): The recent shutdown of the 26-year-old Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily has signalled an all-out Chinese attack against media and free speech in the…
Tech, media, banks in Hong Kong fear end to their business after Apple Daily closure
Beijing [China], June 26 (ANI): With closure of Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong, businesses including tech, media and banks are in fear of the possible end of…
China dismisses Biden’s remarks on Apple Daily closure, asks Washington not to meddle in ‘internal affairs’
Beijing [China], June 26 (ANI): China's foreign ministry has dismissed US President Joe Biden's statement on the closure of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper and asked Washington to stop…
Free Taiwan will continue to support freedom in Hong Kong, says President Tsai Ing-wen
Taipei [Taiwan], June 25 (ANI): Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday expressed regret over the closure of the Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong and said a free Taiwan will…
People throng overnight to buy last edition of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper
Hong Kong, June 24 (ANI): Scores of Hongkongers rushed overnight to buy a copy of Hong Kong's Apple Daily pro-democracy newspaper's last-ever edition which is to be closed its final…
Dozens of Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hongkongers stage protest in US against Beijing Winter Olympics
By Reena Bhardwaj Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): Dozens of Uyghur, Tibetan and Hong Kong activists gathered outside the White House to protest against the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing…
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper to print its last edition on Thursday
Hong Kong, June 23 (ANI): Hong Kong's Apple Daily pro-democracy newspaper on Wednesday announced that it is shutting its operations earlier than expected and will stop publishing online from midnight.…
Counter to Xi Jinping’s Gamble
Counter to Xi Jinping's Gamble Prof MD Nalapat General Secretary Xi Jinping, the head of the Communist Party of China since 2012, is playing a game of poker with the…
Committee to Protect Journalists confer press freedom award on Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai
New York [US], June 23 (ANI): The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said it will honour Jimmy Lai, the imprisoned founder of Hong Kong's Next Digital media company and…
China opposes UN rights chief’s remarks on Hong Kong, Xinjiang
Geneva [Switzerland], June 22 (ANI): The Chinese Mission to the United Nations has opposed the remarks made by the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights on Hong Kong…
