Hong Kong police say the 12 who tried to flee by boat to Taiwan will be tried by the mainland China legal system. ( read original story ...)
American diplomats in Hong Kong want to meet local officials or politicians? Get permission from Beijing’s foreign ministry, new directive demands
American diplomats must obtain approval from Beijing's foreign ministry before they can meet with Hong Kong government officials or personnel from the city's educational institutions and societies, ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong construction crew quarantined as colleague sole locally transmitted infection among six new Covid-19 cases
Hong Kong recorded six new coronavirus infections on Sunday, with a construction worker the city's sole locally transmitted case and a number of his colleagues placed in quarantine as a precaution. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong journalists warn of new threat to media freedom
Police have announced a new definition of what constitutes recognised media after China imposed controversial and widely condemned security law. ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s Assault on Hong Kong Shows Need for US Refugee Program
Since Hong Kong’s long-standing freedoms are are under assault from Beijing, now is a good time for Team Trump to revisit its approach to the refugee resettlement program.Foreigners who have ... ( read original story ...)
Cargo Ferry Service To Strengthen Maldives-India Friendship: PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Maldives-India Cargo Ferry Service would boost the economies and strengthen the friendship between the two countries. ( read original story ...)
Cyprus turns to Russia after rejecting EU bailout
The President of Cyprus has called an emergency meeting of party leaders Wednesday in a frantic search for a viable plan B after MPs rejected the terms of an EU bailout aimed at saving Cyprus from ... ( read original story ...)
EuroAtlantic Airways discusses possibility of monthly Lisbon – Observador flight with Timorese government
Portuguese airline euroAtlantic Airways has presented the Timorese government with a proposal to operate a monthly charter flight between Lisbon and Dili, at least during the Covid-19 pandemic, the ... ( read original story ...)
The six political states of Georgia
In defeat, Hillary Clinton had won more raw votes out of Georgia than any Democratic nominee in history, and she had carried the GOP’s longtime stronghold — the fast-growing counties just outside of ... ( read original story ...)
With Georgia in dead heat, Trump and Biden woo Black voters
Polls show that Georgia, which President Trump won by nearly five points in 2016, has emerged as a hotly contested state with Biden and Trump battling it out for the Black vote. Meanwhile, officials ... ( read original story ...)